2023 MS Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Mississippi Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors

Bans, through the Regulate Experimental Adolescent Procedures (REAP) Act, "gender transition" surgeries and drugs for minor children.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1125 Roll Call 1233443

2. Prohibiting Ballot Harvesting

Prohibits a person from knowingly collecting and transmitting a ballot that was mailed to another person, with certain exceptions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB2358 Roll Call 1271323

3. Continuing Government Health Care

Makes an appropriation for the purpose of continuing to provide medical assistance under the Mississippi Medicaid Law.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1624 Roll Call 1285964

4. Restoring Sound Money

Exempts sales of coins, currency, and bullion from sales taxes.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB2862 Roll Call 1285938

5. Authorizing Firearm Suppressors

Provides that firearms suppressors manufactured and possessed in Mississippi are not subject to federal laws and regulations governing firearm suppressors.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB912 Roll Call 1286775

6. Increasing Funds for Public Schools

Gives, as part of the Mississippi Department of Education appropriations bill, an additional $117 million in funding for K-12 public schools during Fiscal Year 2024.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1613 Roll Call 1290979

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Shane Aguirre R 67%
Brent Anderson R 67%
Jeramey Anderson D 20%
Otis L. Anthony D 40%
William Tracy Arnold R 67%
Perry Van Bailey R 60%
Willie L. Bailey D 17%
Nick Bain R 67%
Earle S Banks D 17%
Shane Barnett R 67%
Manly Barton R 67%
Christopher Bell D 17%
Donnie Bell R 67%
Richard Bennett R 67%
Edward Blackmon D 17%
Joel Bomgar R 100%
C. Scott Bounds R 67%
Andy Boyd N 67%
Randy P. Boyd R 67%
Chris Brown R 100%
William R. Brown D 17%
Cedric Burnett D 40%
Charles Busby R 67%
Larry Byrd R 67%
Billy Adam Calvert R 67%
Lester Carpenter R 67%
Bryant Wandrick Clark D 17%
Alyce Griffin Clarke D 17%
Angela Cockerham D 40%
Carolyn Crawford R 67%
Sam J. Creekmore R 67%
Dana Criswell R 100%
Ronnie Crudup D 20%
Becky Currie R 67%
Jerry Darnell R 67%
Oscar Denton D 20%
Clay Deweese R 67%
Dan Eubanks R 67%
Casey Eure R 67%
Bob Evans D 0%
Michael T. Evans D 60%
John Gary Faulkner D 17%
Kevin W. Felsher R 67%
Jill Ford R 67%
Kevin Ford R 67%
Stephanie Mckenzie Foster D 33%
Karl Gibbs D 40%
Dale Goodin R 67%
Jeffrey S. Guice R 67%
Philip Gunn R 67%
Jeff Hale R 67%
Greg Haney R 67%
Jeffery Harness D 17%
John W Hines D 20%
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes R 83%
Gregory Holloway D 33%
Joey Hood R 67%
Steve Hopkins R 100%
Kevin Horan R 67%
Stephen A. Horne R 80%
Jeffrey Hulum D 40%
Lataisha M. Jackson D 17%
Hester Jackson-McCray D 40%
Robert L Johnson D 20%
Kabir Karriem D 17%
Bill Kinkade R 67%
Timmy Ladner R 67%
John Thomas Lamar R 67%
Jon Lancaster D 67%
Vince Mangold R 67%
Steve E. Massengill R 67%
Kent McCarty R 60%
Jay McKnight R 67%
Doug McLeod R 67%
Carl Mickens D 33%
Tom Miles D 50%
Sam C. Mims R 80%
Ken Morgan R 67%
Gene Newman R 67%
Karl Oliver R 67%
Solomon Osborne D 17%
Jansen Owen R 60%
Orlando Paden D 17%
Randall H. Patterson R 67%
Bill Pigott R 80%
Daryl L. Porter D 17%
Brent Powell R 67%
John O. Read R 67%
Thomas U Reynolds D 25%
Rob Roberson R 67%
Robin Robinson R 67%
Tracey Rosebud D 17%
Randal Rushing R 67%
Robert L. Sanders D 17%
Noah Sanford R 67%
Donnie Scoggin R 67%
Omeria Scott D 17%
Fred L. Shanks R 67%
Troy Smith R 67%
De'Keither Stamps D 50%
Jody Steverson R 67%
Rufus E. Straughter D 17%
Zakiya Summers D 0%
Cheikh A. Taylor D 33%
Rickey W. Thompson D 17%
Joseph Tubb R 67%
Mark K. Tullos R 67%
Jerry R. Turner R 67%
Dana Underwood McLean R 60%
Kenneth Walker D N/A
Price Wallace R 60%
Missy Warren McGee R 67%
Percy W. Watson D 17%
Tom Weathersby R 67%
Jason M. White R 67%
Brady Williamson R 83%
Lee Yancey R 67%
Shanda M. Yates D 40%
Charles Young D 20%
Henry B. Zuber R 67%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat25.5%
N67%
Republican69.3%
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