2004–2008 Mississippi Legislature

The last election for the Mississippi Legislature was held in November, 2003, with the election winners meeting in January 2004, to begin their four year terms of office.

Contents

Party Breakdown

Senate

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 27
  Republican Party 25
  Other party* 0
  Seat Vacant** 0
 Total 52

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 74
  Republican Party 47
  Other party* 0
  Seat Vacant** 1
 Total 122

Officers

Senate

Presiding Officer

Position Name Party District
  President Phil Bryant Republican Party n/a
  President Pro Tempore Billy Hewes, III Republican Party 49

House of Representatives

Presiding Officer

Position Name Party District
  Speaker of the House William J. McCoy Democratic Party 3
  Speaker Pro Tempore Joseph Patrick Compretta Democratic Party 122

Members of the Mississippi State Senate, 2004-2008

District Name Party
1 Doug E. Davis R
2 Bill Stone D
3 Nickey Browning D
4 Eric Powell D
5 J. P. Wilemon D
6 Alan Nunnelee R
7 Hob Bryan D
8 Carl Jackson Gordon, Jr. D
9 Gray Tollison D
10 H. Nolan Mettetal R
11 Robert L. Jackson D
12 Johnnie E. Walls, Jr. D
13 Willie Lee Simmons D
14 Lydia Chassaniol R
15 Gary Jackson R
16 Bennie L. Turner D
17 Terry W. Brown R
18 Giles Ward R
19 Merle Flowers R
20 Lee Yancey R
21 Kenneth W. Jones D
22 Eugene S. Clarke R
23 W. Briggs Hopson, III R
24 David Lee Jordan D
25 J. Walter Michel R
26 John A. Horhn D
27 Hillman Terome Frazier D
28 Alice Varnado Harden D
29 David Blount D
30 Dean Kirby R
31 Terry Clark Burton R
32 Sampson Jackson II D
33 Fredie Videt Carmichael R
34 Haskins Montgomery D
35 Perry Lee R
36 E. Vincent Davis D
37 Bob M. Dearing D
38 Kelvin Butler D
39 Cindy Hyde-Smith D
40 Sidney Albritton R
41 Joey Fillingane R
42 Chris McDaniel R
43 Tommy "Two-Dog" Dickerson D
44 Thomas E. King, Jr. R
45 Billy Hudson R
46 David Baria D
47 Ezell Lee D
48 Deborah Dawkins D
49 William Gardner Hewes, III R
50 Thomas Arlin Gollot R
51 Michael Watson, Jr. R
52 Tommy O. Moffatt R

Members of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 2004-2008

District Name Party Entered Office Residence
1 Ricky Cummings D 1996 Iuka
2 Harvey Moss D 1984 Corinth
3 William J. McCoy D 1980 Rienzi
4 Greg Ward D 2000 Ripley
5 Kelvin O. Buck D 2000 Holly Springs
6 E. Forrest Hamilton R 2004 Olive Branch
7 Wanda Taylor Jennings R 1998 Southaven
8 Larry Baker R 2000 Senatobia
9 Clara Henderson Burnett D 2004 Tunica
10 Warner F. McBride D 1992 Courtland
11 Dr. Joe Gardner D 2007 Batesville
12 Noal Akins R 2004 Oxford
13 Jack Gadd D 1992 Hickory Flat
14 Margaret Ellis Rogers D 2004 New Albany
15 Pat Montgomery D 2000 Pontotoc
16 Steve Holland D 1984 Plantersville
17 Brian Aldridge R 2004 Tupelo
18 Jerry R. Turner R 2004 Baldwin
19 James R. "Jamie" Franks, Jr. D 1996 Mooreville
20 J. B. Markham D 1997 Greenwood Springs
21 Bill Miles D 1996 Fulton
22 Preston E. Sullivan D 2004 Okolona
23 Jim Beckett R 2004 Bruce
24 Sid Bondurant D 2004 Grenada
25 John Mayo D 2000 Clarksdale
26 Chuck Espy D 2000 Clarksdale
27 Ferr Smith D 1993 Carthage
28 David Norquist D 2005 Cleveland
29 Linda F. Coleman D 1992 Mound Bayou
30 Robert E. Huddleston D 1996 Sumner
31 Sara Richardson Thomas D 1998 Indianola
32 Willie J. Perkins, Sr. D 1993 Greenwood
33 Tommy Reynolds D 1980 Charleston
34 Linda Whittington D 2007 Schlater
35 Dannie Reed R 2004 Ackerman
36 David Gibbs D 1993 West Point
37 Gary A. Chism R 2004 Columbus
38 Tyrone Ellis D 1980 Starkville
39 Jeffery C. Smith D 1992 Columbus
40 Ted Mayhall R 2004 Southaven
41 Esther M. Harrison D 2000 Columbus
42 Reecy L. Dickson D 1993 Macon
43 Gale Gregory R 2004 Louisville
44 C. Scott Bounds D 2004 Philadelphia
45 Bennett Malone D 1980 Carthage
46 Bobby B. Howell R 1992 Kilmichael
47 Bryant W. Clark D 2004 Pickens
48 Mary Ann Stevens D 1981 West
49 Willie L. Bailey D 1995 Greenville
50 John W. Hines D 2001 Greenville
51 Rufus E. Straughter D 1996 Belzoni
52 Tommy Woods R 1988 Byhalia
53 Bobby Moak D 1984 Bogue Chitto
54 Dr. Chester Masterson R 2000 Vicksburg
55 George Flaggs, Jr. D 1988 Vicksburg
56 Philip Gunn R 2004 Clinton
57 Edward Blackmon, Jr. D (1979–1980), 1984 Canton
58 Rita Martinson R 1992 Madison
59 Clayton Smith R 1998 Brandon
60 John L. Moore R 1996 Brandon
61 Ray Rogers R 1984 Pearl
62 Tom Weathersby R 1992 Florence
63 Walter L. Robinson D 1984 Bolton
64 William C. Denny, Jr. R 1988 Jackson
65 Mary H. Coleman D 1994 Jackson
66 Cecil Brown D 2000 Jackson
67 Earle S. Banks D 1993 Jackson
68 Credell Calhoun D 1980–1992; 2004–present Jackson
69 Alyce Griffin Clarke D 1985 Jackson
70 James "Jim" Evans D 1992 Jackson
71 John Reeves R 1984 Jackson
72 Erik Fleming D 1999 Jackson
73 Jim Ellington R 1988 Raymond
74 Mark Baker R 2004 Brandon
75 Tracy Arinder D 2004 Morton
76 Greg Holloway, Sr. D 2000 Hazlehurst
77 Clint Rotenberry R 1992 Mendenhall
78 Billy R. Nicholson D 2000 Little Rock
79 Blaine "Bo" Eaton D 1996 Taylorville
80 Omeria Scott D 1993 Laurel
81 Steve Horne R 2004 Meridian
82 Charles Young D 1980 Meridian
83 Greg Snowden R 2000 Meridian
84 Eric Robinson R 1993 Mississippi
85 America "Chuck" Middleton D 1996 Mississippi
86 Sherra Hillman Lane D 2005 Waynesboro
87 Johnny W. Stringer D 1980 Montrose
88 Gary V. Staples R 1988–1992; 2004–present Laurel
89 Bobby Shows D 1992 Ellisville
90 J. L. Warren D 1980 Mount Olive
91 Joey Hudson D 1996 Monticello
92 Jim C. Barnett, M.D. R 1992 Brookhaven
93 Dirk Dedeaux D 1996 Perkinston
94 Robert L. Johnson, III D 2004 Natchez
95 Jessica Sibley Upshaw R 2004 Diamondhead
96 Angela Cockerham D 2005 Magnolia
97 Sam C. Mims, V R 2004 McComb
98 David W. Myers D 1996 McComb
99 Robert E. Vince D 1980–2000, 2004 Sandy Hook
100 Ken Morgan R 2007 Morgantown
101 Harvey Fillingane R 2007 Hattiesburg
102 Lee Jarrell Davis R 1992 Hattiesburg
103 Percy W. Watson D 1980 Hattiesburg
104 Mike Lott R 2000 Petal
105 J. Shaun Walley D 2005 Leakesville
106 Herb Frierson R 1992 Poplarville
107 Deryk Parker D 2004 Lucedale
108 Mark Formby R 1993 Picayune
109 Frank Hamilton R 1992 Hurley
110 Billy Broomfield D 1992 Moss Point
111 Carmel Wells-Smith R 1993 Pascagoula
112 John O. Read R 1993 Gaultier
113 H.B. "Hank" Zuber, III R 2000 Ocean Springs
114 Danny Guice, Jr. R 1984 Ocean Springs
115 Randall H. Patterson D 2004 Biloxi
116 Steven Palazzo R 2007 Biloxi
117 Michael W. Janus R 1996 Biloxi
118 Roger G. Ishee R 1998 Gulfport
119 Frances Fredericks D 1990 Gulfport
120 James C. Simpson, Jr. R 1995 Gulfport
121 Diane C. Peranich D 1988 Pass Christian
122 J. P. Compretta D (1976–1984), 1988 Bay St. Louis

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