Mississippi House of Representatives

Mississippi House of Representatives
Mississippi State Legislature
Type
Type Lower house
Term limits None
New session started January 4, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, (R)
since November 2011
Speaker pro Tempore TBA, (R)
since November 2011
Majority Leader TBA, (R)
since November 2011
Minority Leader TBA, (D)
since November 2011
Structure
Members 122
Political groups Democratic Party (58)
Republican Party (64)
Length of term 4 years
Authority Article IV, Mississippi Constitution
Salary $10,000/year + per diem
Elections
Last election November 8, 2011
(122 seats)
Next election November 5, 2015
(122 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
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 US state of Mississippi.

According to the state constitution of 1890, this body is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms (Art. 4, Sec. 34). To qualify as a member of the house candidates must (a) be at least 21 years old, (b) have been a resident of Mississippi for at least four years, and (c) have resided in the district in which he/she is running for at least two years (Art. 4, Sec. 41, Secs. 44 and 45). Current state law provides for the maximum number of members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

The Constitution also specifies that the legislature shall meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in all other years (Art 4, Sec. 36).

The House also has the duty under the Mississippi Constitution to select the Governor of Mississippi if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. This has occurred only one time, in 1999 when Ronnie Musgrove was selected (Musgrove had the most votes statewide, but fell a fraction of a point shy of a majority).

The following composition reflects the balance of power after the 2011 elections, which was the first election since Reconstruction to give a majority of seats in the State House to the Republicans.[1]

Contents

Composition

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature (2011) 67 55 122
Beginning session, 2012 58 64 122
Latest voting share 47.5% 52.4%

Current members

District Name Party Residence
1 Lester Carpenter Rep Burnsville
2 Nick Bain Dem Corinth
3 William "Tracy" Arnold Rep Booneville
4 Jody Steverson Dem Tippah
5 Kelvin Buck Dem Holly Springs
6 Eugene Hamilton Rep Olive Branch
7 Wanda Jennings Rep Southaven
8 Terry Lamar Rep Senatobia
9 Clara Burnett Dem Tunica
10 Nolan Mettetal Rep Sardis
11 Joe Gardner Dem Batesville
12 Brad Mayo Rep Oxford
13 Steve Massengill Rep Hickory Flat
14 Margaret Rogers Rep New Albany
15 Mac Huddleston Rep Pontotoc
16 Stephen Holland Dem Plantersville
17 Brian Aldridge Rep Tupelo
18 Jerry Turner Rep Baldwin
19 Randy Boyd Rep Mantachic
20 Chris Brown Rep Aberdeen
21 Donnie Bell Rep Fulton
22 Preston Sullivan Dem Okolona
23 Charles Beckett Rep Bruce
24 Kevin Horan Dem Grenada
25 W.E. Alday Rep Wells
26 Chuck Espy Dem Clarksdale
27 Ferr Smith Dem Carthage
28 Tommy Taylor Rep
29 Linda Coleman Dem Mound Bayou
30 Robert Huddleston Dem Sumner
31 Sara Thomas Dem Indianola
32 Willie Perkins, Sr. Dem Greenwood
33 Thomas Reynolds II Dem Charleston
34 Linda Whittington Dem Schlater
35 Joey Hood Rep Ackerman
36 David Gibbs Dem West Point
37 Gary Chism Rep Columbus
38 Tyrone Ellis Dem Starkville
39 Jeffrey Smith Rep Columbus
40 Pat Nelson Rep Southaven
41 Esther Harrison Dem Columbus
42 Reecy Dickson Dem Macon
43 Michael Evans Dem Philadelphia
44 C. Scott Bounds Rep Philadelphia
45 Bennett Malone Dem Carthage
46 Bobby Howell Rep Kilmichael
47 Bryant Clark Dem Pickens
48 Jason White Dem  ?
49 Willie Bailey Dem Greenville
50 John Hines Dem Greenville
51 Rufus Straughter Dem Belzoni
52 Thomas Woods Rep Byhalia
53 Robert Moak Dem Bogue Chitto
54 Alex Monsour Rep Vicksburg
55 George Flaggs, Jr. Dem Vicksburg
56 Philip Gunn Rep Clinton
57 Edward Blackmon, Jr. Dem Canton
58 Rita Martinson Rep Madison
59 Kevin McGee Rep Brandon
60 John Moore Rep Brandon
61 Ray Rogers Rep Pearl
62 Thomas Weathersby, Sr. Rep Florence
63 Deborah Butler Dixon Dem
64 William Denny, Jr. Rep Jackson
65 Mary Coleman Dem Jackson
66 Cecil Brown Dem Jackson
67 Earle Banks Dem Jackson
68 Credell Calhoun Dem Jackson
69 Alyce Clarke Dem Jackson
70 James Evans Dem Jackson
71 Adrienne Wooten Dem Canton
72 Kimberly Campbell Buck Dem Jackson
73 Jim Ellington Rep Raymond
74 Mark Baker Rep Brandon
75 Tom Miles Dem Forest
76 Gregory Holloway, Sr. Dem Hazlehurst
77 J. Andrew Gipson Rep Braxton
78 Randy Rushing Rep
79 Blaine Eaton II Dem Taylorville
80 Omeria Scott Dem Laurel
81 Stephen Horne Dem Meridian
82 Charles Young Dem Meridian
83 Greg Snowden Rep Meridian
84 William Shirley Rep
85 Chuck Middleton Dem Port Gibson
86 Sherra Lane Dem Waynesboro
87 Johnny Stringer Dem Montrose
88 Gary Staples Rep Laurel
89 Bobby Shows Rep Ellisville
90 Joseph Warren Dem Mount Olive
91 Robert Evans Dem Monticello
92 Becky Currie Rep Brookhaven
93 Timmy Ladner Rep
94 Robert Johnson III Dem Natchez
95 Jessica Upshaw Rep Diamondhead
96 Angela Cockerham Dem Magnolia
97 Sam Mims V Rep McComb
98 David Myers Dem McComb
99 Bill Pigott Rep Tylertown
100 Ken Morgan Rep Morgantown
101 Hank Lott Rep
102 Toby Barker Rep Hattiesburg
103 Percy Watson Dem Hattiesburg
104 Larry Byrd Rep Petal
105 Dennis DeBar Rep
106 Herbert Frierson Rep Poplarville
107 Doug McLeod Rep
108 Mark Formby Rep Picayune
109 Manly Barton Rep
110 Billy Broomfield Dem Moss Point
111 Charles Busby Rep
112 John Read Rep Gaultier
113 Henry Zuber III Rep Ocean Springs
114 Jeffrey S. Guice Rep Ocean Springs
115 Randall Patterson Dem Biloxi
116 Casey Eure Rep Biloxi
117 Scott DeLano Rep Biloxi
118 Greg Haney Rep Gulfport
119 Sonya Williams-Barnes Dem
120 Richard Bennett Rep Long Beach
121 Carolyn Crawford Rep Pass Christian
122 David Baria Dem Bay St. Louis

With the February 2009 party switch of Billy Nicholson from Democrat to Republican, the composition became 73 Democrats and 49 Republicans. This also meant that for the first time in the history of Mississippi, the majority of the Democratic members of the House were African-Americans.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "GOP takes Miss. House for 1st time in years". Boston.Com. November 14, 2011. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/11/14/gop_takes_miss_house_for_1st_time_in_years/. 
  2. ^ Brown, Jennifer Jacob. "State Rep. Nicholson switches parties" Meridian Star February 26, 2009

External links

Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Speaker of the House: William McCoy (D) • Speaker pro Tempore: J. P. Compretta (D) • Majority Leader: Tyrone Ellis (D) • Minority Leader: Mark H. Baker (R)
   
  1.    Lester Carpenter (R)
  2.    Harvey Moss (D)
  3.    William McCoy (D)
  4.    Greg Ward (D)
  5.    Kelvin Buck (D)
  6.    Eugene Hamilton (R)
  7.    Wanda Jennings (R)
  8.    Larry Baker (R)
  9.    Clara Burnett (D)
  10.    Warner McBride (D)
  11.    Joe Gardner (D)
  12.    Noal Akins (R)
  13.    Jack Gadd (D)
  14.    Margaret Rogers (R)
  15.    Mac Huddleston (R)
  16.    Stephen Holland (D)
  17.    Brian Aldridge (R)
  18.    Jerry Turner (R)
  19.    Mark DuVall (D)
  20.    Jimmy Puckett (D)
  21.    Donnie Bell (D)
  22.    Preston Sullivan (D)
  23.    Charles Beckett (R)
  24.    Sid Bondurant (R)
  25.    John Mayo (D)
  1.    Chuck Espy (D)
  2.    Ferr Smith (D)
  3.    S. David Norquist (D)
  4.    Linda Coleman (D)
  5.    Robert Huddleston (D)
  6.    Sara Thomas (D)
  7.    Willie Perkins, Sr. (D)
  8.    Thomas Reynolds II (D)
  9.    Linda Whittington (D)
  10.    Dannie Reed (R)
  11.    David Gibbs (D)
  12.    Gary Chism (R)
  13.    Tyrone Ellis (D)
  14.    Jeff Smith (R)
  15.    W.T. Mayhall, Jr. (R)
  16.    Esther Harrison (D)
  17.    Reecy Dickson (D)
  18.    Russ Nowell (R)
  19.    Scott Bounds (D)
  20.    Bennett Malone (D)
  21.    Bobby Howell (R)
  22.    Bryant Clark (D)
  23.    Mary Stevens (D)
  24.    Willie Bailey (D)
  25.    John Hines (D)
  1.    Rufus Straughter (D)
  2.    Tommy Woods (R)
  3.    Robert Moak (D)
  4.    Alex Monsour (R)
  5.    George Flaggs (D)
  6.    Philip Gunn (R)
  7.    Edward Blackmon (D)
  8.    Rita Martinson (R)
  9.    Kevin McGee (R)
  10.    John Moore (R)
  11.    Ray Rogers (R)
  12.    Thomas Weathersby (R)
  13.    Walter Robinson, Jr. (D)
  14.    William Denny, Jr. (R)
  15.    Mary Coleman (D)
  16.    Cecil Brown (D)
  17.    Earle Banks (D)
  18.    Credell Calhoun (D)
  19.    Alyce Clarke (D)
  20.    James Evans (D)
  21.    Adrienne Wooten (D)
  22.    Kimberly Campbell Buck (D)
  23.    James Ellington (R)
  24.    Mark Baker (R)
  25.    Tracy Arinder (D)
  1.    Gregory Holloway (D)
  2.    Andrew Gipson (R)
  3.    Billy Nicholson (R)
  4.    Blaine Eaton II (D)
  5.    Omeria Scott (D)
  6.    Stephen Horne (R)
  7.    Wilbert Jones (D)
  8.    Elton Gregory Snowden (R)
  9.    Tad Campbell (R)
  10.    Chuck Middleton (D)
  11.    Sherra Lane (D)
  12.    Johnny Stringer (D)
  13.    Gary Staples (R)
  14.    Bobby Shows (R)
  15.    Joseph Warren (D)
  16.    Robert Evans (D)
  17.    Becky Currie (R)
  18.    Dirk Dedeaux (D)
  19.    Robert Johnson III (D)
  20.    Jessica Upshaw (R)
  21.    Angela Cockerham (D)
  22.    Sam Mims V (R)
  23.    David Myers (D)
  24.    Bill Pigott (R)
  25.    Ken Morgan (R)
  1.    Harvey Fillingane (R)
  2.    Toby Barker (R)
  3.    Percy Watson (D)
  4.    Larry Byrd (R)
  5.    J. Shaun Walley (D)
  6.    Herbert Frierson (R)
  7.    Deryk Parker (D)
  8.    Mark Formby (R)
  9.    Frank Hamilton (R)
  10.    Billy Broomfield (D)
  11.    Brandon Jones (D)
  12.    John Read (R)
  13.    Henry Zuber III (R)
  14.    Jeffrey S. Guice (R)
  15.    Randall Patterson (D)
  16.    Casey Eure (R)
  17.    Scott DeLano (R)
  18.    Roger Ishee (R)
  19.    Frances Fredericks (D)
  20.    Richard Bennett (R)
  21.    Diane Peranich (D)
  22.    J. P. Compretta (D)
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