The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi, the upper house being the Mississippi Senate. 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 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. Bills must undergo three readings in each house, unless two-thirds of the house dispenses with the rules.
Leadership
The permanent position of Speaker pro tempore was established in a House vote on January 9, 1987. (It had been previously used in temporary situations if the Speaker was not available.) The Speaker Pro Tempore acts as Speaker in the Speaker's absence. The Speaker Pro Tempore also serves ex officio as the Chair of the House Management Committee and as a member of the House Rules Committee.
Salary
State representatives earn $23,500 per year.
Current composition
The following composition reflects the balance of power after the 2023 elections. Republicans secured a majority for the fourth time since 2011, the first year when Republicans won the majority of seats in the State House since 1870. The 2023 elections were marked by new leadership, as the past speaker Phillip Gunn retired, allowing his chief lieutenant, then-Speaker Pro Tempore Jason White to become the new speaker. Candidates are required to be at least 21 years of age and a resident of the state and district for which they are campaigning.
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List of members
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Assumed office
!Residence
!Notes
|-
|1
|Lester Carpenter
| |Republican
|2008
|Burnsville
|
|-
|2
|Brad Mattox
| |Republican
|2024
|Corinth
|
|-
|3
|William Tracy Arnold
| |Republican
|2012
|Booneville
|
|-
|4
|Jody Steverson
| |Republican
|2012
|Ripley
|
|-
|5
|John Faulkner
| |Democratic
|2014
|Holly Springs
|
|-
|6
|Justin Keen
| |Republican
|2024
|Byhalia
|
|-
|7
|Kimberly Remak
| |Republican
|2024
|Olive Branch
|
|-
|8
|Trey Lamar
| |Republican
|2012
|Senatobia
|
|-
|9
|Cedric Burnett
| |Democratic
|2016
|Tunica
|
|-
|10
|Josh Hawkins
| |Republican
|2024
|Batesville
|
|-
|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
|Beth Luther Waldo
| |Republican
|2024
|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
|Rodney Hall
| |Republican
|2024
|Southaven
|
|-
|21
|Donnie Bell
| |Republican
|2008
|Fulton
|
|-
|22
|Justin Crosby
| |Democratic
|2026
|Aberdeen
|
|-
|23
|Perry Van Bailey
| |Republican
|2025
|Calhoun City
|
|-
|24
|Jeff Hale
| |Republican
|2016
|Nesbit
|
|-
|25
|Dan Eubanks
| |Republican
|2016
|Walls
|
|-
|26
|Otha Williams
| |Democratic
|2025
|Lyon
|
|-
|27
|Kenji Holloway
| |Democratic
|2024
|Carthage
|
|-
|28
|Doc Harris
| |Republican
|2024
|Hernando
|
|-
|29
|Robert L. Sanders
| |Democratic
|2021
|Cleveland
|
|-
|30
|Tracey Rosebud
| |Democratic
|2018
|Tutwiler
|
|-
|31
|Otis Anthony
| |Democratic
|2019
|Indianola
|
|-
|32
|Solomon Osborne
| |Democratic
|2019
|Greenwood
|
|-
|33
|Jim Estrada
| |Republican
|2024
|Saucier
|
|-
|34
|Kevin Horan
| |Republican
|2012
|Grenada
|
|-
|35
|Joey Hood
| |Republican
|2012
|Ackerman
|
|-
|36
|Karl Gibbs
| |Democratic
|2013
|West Point
|
|-
|37
|Andy Boyd
| |Republican
|2023
|Columbus
|
|-
|38
|Cheikh Taylor
| |Democratic
|2018
|Starkville
|
|-
|39
|Dana McLean
| |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
|Keith Jackson
| |Democratic
|2024
|Preston
|
|-
|46
|Karl Oliver
| |Republican
|2016
|Winona
|
|-
|47
|Bryant Clark
| |Democratic
|2004
|Pickens
|
|-
|48
|Jason White
| |Republican
|2012
|West
|Speaker of the House
|-
|49
|Willie Bailey
| |Democratic
|1995
|Greenville
|
|-
|50
|John Hines
| |Democratic
|2001
|Greenville
|
|-
|51
|Timaka James-Jones
| |Democratic
|2024
|Belzoni
|
|-
|52
|Bill Kinkade
| |Republican
|2013
|Byhalia
|
|-
|53
|Vince Mangold
| |Republican
|2016
|Brookhaven
|
|-
|54
|Kevin Ford
| |Republican
|2018
|Vicksburg
|
|-
|55
|Oscar Denton
| |Democratic
|2014
|Vicksburg
|
|-
|56
|Clay Mansell
| |Republican
|2024
|Clinton
|
|-
|57
|Lawrence Blackmon
| |Democratic
|2024
|Canton
|
|-
|58
|Jonathan McMillan
| |Republican
|2024
|Madison
|
|-
|59
|Brent Powell
| |Republican
|2013
|Brandon
|
|-
|60
|Fred Shanks
| |Republican
|2018
|Brandon
|
|-
|61
|Gene Newman
| |Republican
|2020
|Pearl
|
|-
|62
|Lance Varner
| |Republican
|2024
|Florence
|
|-
|63
|Stephanie Foster
| |Democratic
|2020
|Jackson
|
|-
|64
|Shanda Yates
| |Independent
|2020
|Jackson
|
|-
|65
|Chris Bell
| |Democratic
|2016
|Jackson
|
|-
|66
|Fabian Nelson
| |Democratic
|2024
|Byram
|
|-
|67
|Earle S. Banks
| |Democratic
|1993
|Jackson
|
|-
|68
|Zakiya Summers
| |Democratic
|2020
|Jackson
|
|-
|69
|Tamarra Butler-Washington
| |Democratic
|2024
|Jackson
|
|-
|70
|Bo Brown
| |Democratic
|2020
|Jackson
|
|-
|71
|Ronnie Crudup Jr.
| |Democratic
|2019
|Jackson
|
|-
|72
|Justis Gibbs
| |Democratic
|2024
|Jackson
|
|-
|73
|Jill Ford
| |Republican
|2020
|Madison
|
|-
|74
|Lee Yancey
| |Republican
|2020
|Brandon
|
|-
|75
|Celeste Hurst
| |Republican
|2024
|Sandhill
|
|-
|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
|Gregory Elliott
| |Democratic
|2025
|Meridian
|
|-
|83
|Billy Adam Calvert
| |Republican
|2020
|Meridian
|
|-
|84
|Troy Smith
| |Republican
|2020
|Enterprise
|
|-
|85
|Jeffery Harness
| |Democratic
|2019
|Fayette
|
|-
|86
|Shane Barnett
| |Republican
|2016
|Waynesboro
|
|-
|87
|Joseph Tubb
| |Republican
|2021
|Purvis
|
|-
|88
|Charles Blackwell
| |Republican
|2024
|Ellisville
|
|-
|89
|Donnie Scoggin
| |Republican
|2017
|Ellisville
|
|-
|90
|Noah Sanford
| |Republican
|2016
|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
|Jay McKnight
| |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
|Elliot Burch
| |Republican
|2024
|Lucedale
|
|-
|106
|Jansen Owen
| |Republican
|2020
|Poplarville
|
|-
|107
|Steve Lott
| |Republican
|2024
|Lucedale
|
|-
|108
|Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
| |Republican
|2017
|Picayune
|
|-
|109
|Manly Barton
| |Republican
|2012
|Moss Point
|Speaker pro tempore
|-
|110
|Jeramey Anderson
| |Democratic
|2014
|Escatawpa
|
|-
|111
|Jimmy Fondren
| |Republican
|2024
|Pascagoula
|
|-
|112
|John Read
| |Republican
|1993
|Gautier
|
|-
|113
|Henry Zuber III
| |Republican
|2000
|Ocean Springs
|
|-
|114
|Jeffrey S. Guice
| |Republican
|2008
|Ocean Springs
|
|-
|115
|Zachary Grady
| |Republican
|2024
|D'Iberville
|
|-
|116
|Casey Eure
| |Republican
|2011
|Saucier
|
|-
|117
|Kevin Felsher
| |Republican
|2020
|Biloxi
|
|-
|118
|Greg Haney
| |Republican
|2012
|Gulfport
|
|-
|119
|Jeffrey Hulum III
| |Democratic
|2022
|Gulfport
|
|-
|120
|Richard Bennett
| |Republican
|2008
|Long Beach
|
|-
|121
|Carolyn Crawford
| |Republican
|2012
|Pass Christian
|
|-
|122
|Brent Anderson
| |Republican
|2020
|Bay St. Louis
|
|}
List of speakers
The House has elected a speaker 63 times since 1817:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center"
|- style="height:2em"
!
! colspan="2" | Name
!Party
! County/District
! class = unsortable | Term
!Session
|-
|01
|125px
|Thomas Barnes
|
|Claiborne
|October 6, 1817
–
February 8, 1818
|1st
|-
| rowspan="2" |02
| rowspan="2" |125px
| rowspan="2" |Edward Turner
| rowspan="2" |
|Adams
|January 4, 1819
–
February 1819
|2nd
|-
|Adams (Natchez)
|January 3, 1820
–
February 12, 1820
|3rd
|-
|03
|125px
|Beverly R. Grayson
|
|Adams
|January 1, 1821
–
February 12, 1821
|4th
|-
|04
|186x186px
|Cowles Mead
|
|Jefferson
|November 5, 1821
–
June 30, 1822
|5th
|-
|05
|125px
|Gerard C. Brandon
|
|Wilkinson
|December 23, 1822
–
January 21, 1823
|6th
|-
| rowspan="2" |06
| rowspan="2" |186x186px
| rowspan="2" |Cowles Mead
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |Jefferson
|December 22, 1823
–
January 23, 1824
|7th
|-
|January 3, 1825
–
February 4, 1825
|8th
|-
| rowspan="2" |07
| rowspan="2" |125px
| rowspan="2" |Isaac R. Nicholson
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |Copiah
|January 2, 1826
–
January 31, 1826
|9th
|-
|January 1, 1827
–
February 8, 1827
|10th
|-
|08
|125px
|Charles B. Green
|
|Adams
|January 7, 1828
–
February 16, 1828
|11th
|-
|09
|128x128px
|William L. Sharkey
|
|Warren
|January 5, 1829
–
February 6, 1829
|12th
|-
|10
|125px
|Joseph Dunbar
|
|Jefferson
|January 4, 1830
–
February 13, 1830
|13th
|-
| rowspan="2" |11
| rowspan="2" |125px
| rowspan="2" |M. F. Degraffenreid
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |Wilkinson
|November 15, 1830
–
December 16, 1830
|14th
|-
|November 21, 1831
–
December 20, 1831
|15th
|-
|12
|125px
|David Pemble
|
|Amite
|January 7, 1833
–
March 2, 1833
|16th
|-
|13
|125px
|A. L. Bingaman
|
|Adams
|November 18, 1833
–
January 30, 1835
|17th
|-
|14
|125px
|John Irvin
|
|Carroll
|1836–1837
|
|-
|15
|125px
|William Vannerson
|
|Lawrence
|1837–1838
|
|-
|16
|125px
|J. W. King
|
|Rankin
|1838–1840
|
|-
|17
|125px
|Jesse Speight
|Democratic
|Lowndes
|1840–1841
|
|-
|18
|170x170px
|James A. Ventress
|
|Wilkinson
|1841–1842
|
|-
|19
|125px
|Robert W. Roberts
|Democratic
|Scott
|1842–1844
|
|-
|20
|125px
|J. L. Totten
|Democratic
|Marshall
|1844–1846
|
|-
|21
|125px
|James Whitfield
|Democratic
|Lowndes
|1846–1848
|
|-
|22
|125px
|John J. McRae
|Democratic
|Clarke
|1848–1852
|
|-
|23
|125px
|William S. Patton
|
|Lauderdale
|1852–1854
|
|-
|24
|125px
|Hiram Cassedy
|
|Franklin
|1854–1856
|
|-
|25
|157x157px
|William S. Barry
|Democratic
|Lowndes
|1856–1858
|
|-
|26
|190x190px
|James L. Autry
|
|Marshall
|1858–1859
|
|-
|27
|168x168px
|J. A. P. Campbell
|
|Attala
|1859–1861
|
|-
|28
|125px
|William A. Lake
|
|Warren
|1861–1862
|
|-
|29
|125px
|J. P. Scales
|Democratic
|Carroll
|1862–1863
|
|-
|30
|125px
|Lock E. Houston
|
|Monroe
|1863–1865
|
|-
|31
|151x151px
|Samuel J. Gholson
|Democratic
|Monroe
|1865–1866
|
|-
|32
|125px
|Freeman E. Franklin
|Republican
|Yazoo
|1870
|
|-
|33
|184x184px
|Henry Waterman Warren
|Republican
|Leake
|1871–1872
|
|-
|34
|125px
|John R. Lynch
|Republican
|Adams
|1872–1873
|
|-
|35
|125px
|Hugh M. Street
|Democratic
|Prentiss
|1873–1874
|
|-
|36
|125px
|Isaac D. Shadd
|
|Warren
|1874–1876
|
|-
|37
|125px
|Hugh M. Street
|Democratic
|Prentiss
|1876–1878
|
|-
|38
|163x163px
|William A. Percy
|Democratic
|Washington
|1878–1880
|
|-
|39
|125px
|Benjamin F. Johns
|Democratic
|Amite
|1880–1882
|
|-
|40
|165x165px
|W. H. H. Tison
|Democratic
|Lee
|1882
|
|-
|41
|170x170px
|William M. Inge
|Democratic
|Alcorn
|1884–1886
|
|-
|42
|153x153px
|Jacob H. Sharp
|
|Lowndes
|1886–1888
|
|-
|43
|172x172px
|Charles B. Mitchell
|Democratic
|Pontotoc
|1888–1890
|
|-
|44
|125px
|James S. Madison
|Democratic
|Noxubee
|January 7, 1890
–
February 24, 1890
|1890–1892
|-
|45
|125px
|Hugh M. Street
|Democratic
|Lauderdale
|January 5, 1892
–
January 2, 1894
| rowspan="2" |1892–1896
|-
|46
|125px
|J. K. Vardaman
|Democratic
|Leflore
|January 2, 1894
–
February 10, 1894
|-
|47
|165x165px
|James F. McCool
|Democratic
|Attala
|January 7, 1896
–
February 11, 1898
|1896–1900
|-
|48
|125px
|A. J. Russell
|Democratic
|Lauderdale
|January 2, 1900
–
March 5, 1902
|1900–1904
|-
|49
|125px
|Emmet Thomas
|Democratic
|Washington
|January 5, 1904
–
April 21, 1906
|1904–1908
|-
|50
|125px
|Hugh M. Street
|Democratic
|Lauderdale
|January 7, 1908
–
November 15, 1911
|1908–1912
|-
|51
|156x156px
|Hillrie M. Quin
|Democratic
|Hinds
|January 2, 1912
–
March 28, 1914
|1912–1916
|-
| rowspan="2" |52
| rowspan="2" |125px
| rowspan="2" |Mike Conner
| rowspan="2" |Democratic
| rowspan="2" |Covington
|January 1916
–
March 1918
|1916–1920
|-
|1920–1924
|
|-
|53
|125px
|Thomas L. Bailey
|Democratic
|
|1924–1936
|
|-
|54
|168x168px
|Horace Stansel
|Democratic
|Sunflower
|1936–1936
|
|-
|55
|125px
|Fielding L. Wright
|Democratic
|
|1936–1940
|
|-
|56
|125px
|Samuel Lumpkin
|Democratic
|Lee
|1940–1944
|
|-
|57
|125px
|Walter Sillers Jr.
|Democratic
|Bolivar
|1944–1966
|
|-
|58
|125px
|John R. Junkin
|Democratic
|Adams
|1966–1976
|
|-
|59
|125px
|Buddie Newman
|Democratic
|
|1976–1988
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |60
| rowspan="2" |170x170px
| rowspan="2" |Tim Ford
| rowspan="2" |Democratic
|18
|January 5, 1988
–
December 20, 1991
|1988–1992
|-
|
|1992–2004
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |61
| rowspan="2" |125px
| rowspan="2" |William J. McCoy
| rowspan="2" |Democratic
|3
|January 6, 2004
–
May 18, 2007
|2004–2008
|-
|
|2008–2012
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |62
| rowspan="3" |125px
| rowspan="3" |Philip Gunn
| rowspan="3" |Republican
| rowspan="3" |56
|January 3, 2012
–
April 5, 2015
|2012–2016
|-
|January 6, 2016
–
March 29, 2019
|2016–2020
|-
|January 2, 2020
–
April 2, 2023
|2020–2024
|-
|63
|177x177px
|Jason White
|Republican
|48
|January 2, 2024
–
Present
|2024–2028
|}
List of speakers pro tempore
Source for session dates:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center"
|- style="height:2em"
!
! colspan="2" | Name
!Party
! County/District
! class="unsortable" | Term
!Session
|-
| rowspan="2" |1st
| rowspan="2" |157x157px
| rowspan="2" |Cecil L. Simmons
| rowspan="2" |Democratic
| rowspan="2" |37th
|January 14, 1987
| rowspan="4" |Democratic
| rowspan="4" |47th
|January 7, 1992
–
September 16, 1992
|1992
|-
|January 5, 1993
–
April 11, 1995
|1993–1996
|-
|January 2, 1996
–
July 22, 1999
|1996–2000
|-
|January 4, 2000
–
April 16, 2003
|2000–2004
|-
| rowspan="2" |3rd
| rowspan="2" |182x182px
| rowspan="2" |J. P. Compretta
| rowspan="2" |Republican
| rowspan="2" |83rd
|January 3, 2012
–
April 5, 2015
|2012–2016
|-
|January 6, 2016
–
March 19, 2019
|2016–2020
|-
|5th
|177x177px
|Jason White
|Republican
|48th
|January 2, 2020
–
April 2, 2023
|2020–2024
|-
|6th
|125px
|Manly Barton
|Republican
|109th