Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi House of Representatives | |
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Mississippi Legislature | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 7, 2020 |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Speaker pro Tempore | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 122 |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Article IV, Mississippi Constitution |
Salary | $10,000/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2019 (122 seats) |
Next election | November 7, 2023 (122 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
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House of Representatives Chamber Mississippi State Capitol Jackson, Mississippi | |
Website | |
Mississippi State Legislature |
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms. To qualify as a member of the House candidates must be at least 21 years old, a resident of Mississippi for at least four years, and a resident in the district in which he or she is running for at least two years. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Membership, qualifications, and apportionment[]
Article 4, Section 36 of the Mississippi Constitution specifies that the state legislature must meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in other years. The Mississippi House of Representatives has the authority to determine rules of its own proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with a two-thirds vote of its membership.[1] Bills must undergo three readings in each house, unless two-thirds of the house dispenses with the rules.[1] They cannot be amended to a new purpose.[1] Amendments to bills must be approved by both houses.[1]
The governor has the power to veto legislation, but legislators can override the veto with a two-thirds decision.[1] From 1890 to 2020, State representatives were authorized under the Mississippi Constitution to elect the Governor of Mississippi if no candidate had received 62 of the 122 electoral votes (one per district) and more than 50% of the popular vote. This occurred only once, in 1999, when Ronnie Musgrove had the most votes statewide, but was one electoral vote and 2936 votes (0.38%) shy of a majority: Musgrove was elected on the first ballot.
List of members[]
District | Representative | Party | Assumed Office | Residence | Notes |
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1 | Lester Carpenter | Republican | 2008 | Burnsville | |
2 | Nick Bain | Republican | 2012 | Corinth | |
3 | William Tracy Arnold | Republican | 2012 | Booneville | |
4 | Jody Steverson | Republican | 2012 | Ripley | |
5 | John Faulkner | Democratic | 2014 | Holly Springs | |
6 | Dana Criswell | Republican | 2016 | Olive Branch | |
7 | Steve Hopkins | Republican | 2016 | Southaven | |
8 | Trey Lamar | Republican | 2012 | Senatobia | |
9 | Cedric Burnett | Democratic | 2016 | Tunica | |
10 | Brady Williamson | Republican | 2020 | Oxford | |
11 | Lataisha Jackson | Democratic | 2013 | Como | |
12 | Clay Deweese | Republican | 2020 | Oxford | |
13 | Steve Massengill | Republican | 2012 | Hickory Flat | |
14 | Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | 2020 | New Albany | |
15 | Mac Huddleston | Republican | 2008 | Pontotoc | |
16 | Rickey W. Thompson | Democratic | 2020 | Shannon | |
17 | Shane Aguirre | Republican | 2016 | Tupelo | |
18 | Jerry Turner | Republican | 2004 | Baldwyn | |
19 | Randy Boyd | Republican | 2012 | Mantachie | |
20 | Chris Brown | Republican | 2012 | Nettleton | |
21 | Donnie Bell | Republican | 2008 | Fulton | |
22 | Jon Ray Lancaster | Democratic | 2020 | Houston | |
23 | Charles Beckett | Republican | 2004 | Bruce | |
24 | Jeff Hale | Republican | 2016 | Nesbit | |
25 | Dan Eubanks | Republican | 2016 | Walls | |
26 | Orlando Paden | Democratic | 2016 | Clarksdale | |
27 | Kenneth Walker | Democratic | 2016 | Carthage | |
28 | Jerry Darnell | Republican | 2020 | Hernando | |
29 | Vacant | ||||
30 | Tracey Rosebud | Democratic | 2016 | Tutwiler | |
31 | Otis Anthony | Democratic | 2018 | Indianola | |
32 | Solomon Osborne | Democratic | 2019 | Greenwood | |
33 | Thomas Reynolds II | Democratic | 1980 | Charleston | |
34 | Republican | 2012 | Grenada | ||
35 | Joey Hood | Republican | 2012 | Ackerman | |
36 | Karl Gibbs | Democratic | 2013 | West Point | |
37 | Republican | 2020 | Columbus | ||
38 | Cheikh Taylor | Democratic | 2017 | Starkville | |
39 | Republican | 2020 | Columbus | ||
40 | Hester Jackson-McCray | Democratic | 2020 | Horn Lake | |
41 | Kabir Karriem | Democratic | 2016 | Columbus | |
42 | Carl Mickens | Democratic | 2016 | Brooksville | |
43 | Rob Roberson | Republican | 2016 | Starkville | |
44 | C. Scott Bounds | Republican | 2004 | Philadelphia | |
45 | Michael Evans | Independent | 2012 | Monticello | |
46 | Karl Oliver | Republican | 2016 | Winona | |
47 | Bryant Clark | Democratic | 2004 | PIckens | |
48 | Jason White | Republican | 2012 | West | Speaker pro tempore since 2020 |
49 | Willie Bailey | Democratic | 1995 | Greenville | |
50 | John Hines | Democratic | 2001 | Greenville | |
51 | Rufus Straughter | Democratic | 1996 | Belzoni | |
52 | Bill Kinkade | Republican | 2013 | Byhalia | |
53 | Vince Mangold | Republican | 2016 | Brookhaven | |
54 | Republican | 2017 | Vicksburg | ||
55 | Oscar Denton | Democratic | 2013 | Vicksburg | |
56 | Philip Gunn | Republican | 2004 | Clinton | Speaker of the House since 2012 |
57 | Edward Blackmon Jr. | Democratic | 1984 | Canton | |
58 | Joel Bomgar | Republican | 2016 | Madison | |
59 | Brent Powell | Republican | 2013 | Brandon | |
60 | Republican | 2018 | Brandon | ||
61 | Republican | 2020 | Pearl | ||
62 | Thomas Weathersby Sr. | Republican | 1992 | Florence | |
63 | Stephanie Foster | Democratic | 2020 | Jackson | |
64 | Shanda Yates | Democratic | 2020 | Jackson | |
65 | Chris Bell | Democratic | 2016 | Jackson | |
66 | De'Keither Stamps | Democratic | 2020 | Jackson | |
67 | Earle S. Banks | Democratic | 1993 | Jackson | |
68 | Zakiya Summers | Democratic | 2020 | Jackson | |
69 | Alyce Clarke | Democratic | 1985 | Jackson | |
70 | Democratic | 2020 | Jackson | ||
71 | Ronnie Crudup Jr. | Democratic | 2019 | Jackson | |
72 | Debra Gibbs | Democratic | 2016 | West Point | |
73 | Republican | 2020 | Madison | ||
74 | Lee Yancey | Republican | 2020 | Brandon | |
75 | Tom Miles | Democratic | 2012 | Forest | |
76 | Gregory Holloway Sr. | Democratic | 2000 | Hazlehurst | |
77 | Price Wallace | Republican | 2018 | Mendenhall | |
78 | Randy Rushing | Republican | 2012 | Decatur | |
79 | Mark Tullos | Republican | 2016 | Raleigh | |
80 | Omeria Scott | Democratic | 1993 | Laurel | |
81 | Stephen Horne | Republican | 2004 | Meridian | |
82 | Charles Young | Democratic | 2012 | Meridian | |
83 | Republican | 2020 | Meridian | ||
84 | Republican | 2020 | Enterprise | ||
85 | Jeffery Harness | Democratic | 2018 | Fayette | |
86 | Shane Barnett | Republican | 2016 | Waynesboro | |
87 | Republican | 2020 | Purvis | ||
88 | Republican | 2020 | Laurel | ||
89 | Republican | 2017 | Ellisville | ||
90 | Republican | 2017 | Collins | ||
91 | Bob Evans | Democratic | 2008 | Monticello | |
92 | Becky Currie | Republican | 2008 | Brookhaven | |
93 | Timmy Ladner | Republican | 2012 | Poplarville | |
94 | Robert Johnson III | Democratic | 2004 | Natchez | Minority leader |
95 | Republican | 2020 | Gulfport | ||
96 | Angela Cockerham | Independent | 2005 | Magnolia | |
97 | Sam Mims V | Republican | 2004 | McComb | |
98 | Daryl Porter Jr. | Democratic | 2020 | Summit | |
99 | Bill Pigott | Republican | 2008 | Tylertown | |
100 | Ken Morgan | Republican | 2007 | Morgantown | |
101 | Kent McCarty | Republican | 2019 | Hattiesburg | |
102 | Missy McGee | Republican | 2017 | Hattiesburg | |
103 | Percy Watson | Democratic | 1980 | Hattiesburg | |
104 | Larry Byrd | Republican | 2008 | Petal | |
105 | Republican | 2020 | Richton | ||
106 | Jansen Owen | Republican | 2020 | Poplarville | |
107 | Doug McLeod | Republican | 2012 | Lucedale | |
108 | Republican | 2017 | PIcayune | ||
109 | Manly Barton | Republican | 2012 | Moss Point | |
110 | Jeramey Anderson | Democratic | 2013 | Escatawpa | |
111 | Republican | 2012 | Pascagoula | ||
112 | John Read | Republican | 1994 | Gautier | |
113 | Henry Zuber III | Republican | 2000 | Ocean Springs | |
114 | Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | 2008 | Ocean Springs | |
115 | Randall Patterson | Republican | 2004 | Biloxi | |
116 | Casey Eure | Republican | 2011 | Saucier | |
117 | Republican | 2020 | Bilxoi | ||
118 | Greg Haney | Republican | 2012 | Gulfport | |
119 | Sonya Williams-Barnes | Democratic | 2012 | Gulfport | |
120 | Richard Bennett | Republican | 2008 | Long Beach | |
121 | Carolyn Crawford | Republican | 2012 | Pass Christian | |
122 | Republican | 2020 | St. Louis |
Salary and benefits[]
State representatives earn $23,500 per year.[2]
List of speakers[]
The House has elected a speaker 61 times since 1817:[3][4]
Name | County/District | Term of service | |
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Claiborne | 1817–1819 | |
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Edward Turner | Adam | 1819–1821 |
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Adams | 1821–1822 | |
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Gerald C. Brandon | Wilkinson | 1822–1823 |
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Cowles Mead | Jefferson | 1823–1827 |
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Copiah | 1827–1829 | |
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Adams | 1829–1830 | |
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Warren | 1830–1831 | |
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Jefferson | 1831–1832 | |
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Wilkinson | 1832–1833 | |
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Adams | 1833–1834 | |
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A. L. Bingaman | Adams | 1834–1836 |
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Carroll | 1836–1837 | |
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Lawrence | 1837–1838 | |
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Rankin | 1838–1840 | |
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Jesse Speight | Lowndes | 1840–1841 |
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Wilkinson | 1841–1842 | |
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Scott | 1842–1844 | |
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Marshall | 1844–1846 | |
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James Whitfield | Lowndes | 1846–1848 |
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John J. McRae | Clarke | 1848–1852 |
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Lauderdale | 1852–1854 | |
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Franklin | 1854–1856 | |
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William S. Barry | Lowndes | 1856–1858 |
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Marshall | 1858–1859 | |
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J. A. P. Campbell | Attala | 1859–1861 |
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William A. Lake | Warren | 1861–1862 |
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Carroll | 1862–1863 | |
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Monroe | 1863–1865 | |
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Monroe | 1865–1870 | |
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Yazoo | 1870–1871 | |
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Leake | 1871–1872 | |
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John R. Lynch | Adams | 1872–1873 |
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Hugh M. Street | Prentiss | 1873–1874 |
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Warren | 1874–1876 | |
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Hugh M. Street | Prentiss | 1876–1878 |
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Washington | 1878–1880 | |
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Amite | 1880–1882 | |
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W. H. H. Tison | Lee | 1882 |
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Alcorn | 1884–1886 | |
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Lowndes | 1886–1888 | |
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Pontotoc | 1888–1890 | |
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Noxubee | 1890–1892 | |
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Hugh M. Street | Lauderdale | 1892–1894 |
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J. K. Vardaman | Leflore | 1894–1896 |
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Attala | 1896–1900 | |
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Lauderdale | 1900–1902 | |
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Washington | 1904–1908 | |
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Hugh M. Street | Lauderdale | 1908–1912 |
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Hinds | 1912–1916 | |
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Mike Conner | Covington | 1916–1924 |
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Thomas L. Bailey | 1924–1936 | |
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Horace Stansel | Sunflower | 1936–1936 |
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Fielding L. Wright | 1936–1940 | |
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Samuel Lumpkin | Lee | 1940–1944 |
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Walter Sillers Jr. | Bolivar | 1944–1966 |
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John R. Junkin | Adams | 1966–1976 |
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Buddie Newman | 1976–1988 | |
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Tim Ford | 18 | 1988–2004 |
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William J. McCoy | 3 | 2004–2012 |
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Philip Gunn | 56 | 2012–Present |
Latest election results and current party standings[]
The following composition reflects the balance of power after the 2019 elections, which was the third election since Reconstruction to give a majority of seats in the State House to the Republicans.[5] State representatives are elected every four years by the qualified electors of the district for which they are running.[6] Candidates are required to be at least 21 years of age and a resident of the state and district for which they are campaigning.[7]
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Democratic | Republican | Independent | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature (2019) | 44 | 74 | 2 | 120 | 2 |
Begin | 46 | 75 | 1 | 122 | 0 |
January 7, 2020[8] | 44 | 75 | 3 | 122 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 36.1% | 61.5% | 2.5% |
Past composition of the House of Representatives[]
See also[]
- Mississippi State Senate
- Mississippi State Capitol
- Mississippi Legislature
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Constitutional Provisions The Legislature And Legislation Rules of Procedure, Mississippi Legislature (accessed May 31, 2013)
- ^ "Comparison of state legislative salaries". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 187–188.
- ^ https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/BlueBook16-20/16%20Historical%20and%20Statistical%20Info%20Section%20707-738.pdf
- ^ "GOP takes Miss. House for 1st time in years". Boston.Com. November 14, 2011.
- ^ Article 4, Section 34, Oklahoma Constitution (accessed May 31, 2013)
- ^ Article 4, Section 41 Archived June 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Constitution (accessed May 31, 2013)
- ^ Harrison, Bobby (January 7, 2020). "Two House Democrats become independents as new four-year term begins". mississippitoday.org. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
External links[]
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