# 2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature

The 2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature was composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives.
General elections for the Senate and the House were held on November 5, 2019. The first session was held from January 7, 2020 to October 10, 2020. In July and August of that session, a COVID-19 outbreak happened among the legislators. Another session was held from January 5, 2021 to April 1, 2021. The 2022 session was scheduled to meet from January 4, 2022 to April 5, 2022. The 2023 session met from January 3, 2023 to April 2, 2023.

## Senate
### Party composition

| Affiliation | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature (2019) | 18 | 31 | 49 | 3 |
| Begin | 16 | 36 | 52 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 30.8% | 69.2% | | |

### Leadership

As the Lieutenant Governor, Republican Delbert Hosemann served ex officio as the Senate's President. Republican Dean Kirby, senator from the 30th District, served as the Senate's President pro tempore.

### Members

| District | Name | Party | Residence | First Elected | Counties Represented | Notes |
| 1 | Michael McLendon | Rep | Hernando | 2020 | Desoto | |
| 2 | David Parker | Rep | Olive Branch | 2013 | Desoto | |
| 3 | Kathy Chism | Rep | New Albany | 2020 | Benton, Pontotoc, Union | |
| 4 | Rita Potts Parks | Rep | Corinth | 2012 | Alcorn, Tippah | |
| 5 | Daniel Sparks | Rep | Belmont | 2020 | Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo | |
| 6 | Chad McMahan | Rep | Guntown | 2016 | Itawamba, Lee | |
| 7 | Hob Bryan | Dem | Amory | 1984 | Itawamba, Lee, Monroe | |
| 8 | Benjamin Suber | Rep | Bruce | 2020 | Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc, Yalobusha | |
| 9 | Nicole Akins Boyd | Rep | Oxford | 2020 | Lafayette, Panola | |
| 10 | Neil Whaley | Rep | Potts Camp | 2018 | Marshall, Tate | |
| 11 | Robert L. Jackson | Dem | Marks | 2004 | Coahoma, Panola, Quitman Tunica | |
| 12 | Derrick Simmons | Dem | Greenville | 2011 | Bolivar, Coahoma, Washington | |
| 13 | Sarita Simmons | Dem | Cleveland | 2020 | Bolivar, Sunflower, Tallahatchie | |
| 14 | Lydia Chassaniol | Rep | Winona | 2007 | Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha | |
| 15 | Bart Williams | Rep | French Camp | 2020 | Choctaw, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster | |
| 16 | Angela Turner-Ford | Dem | West Point | 2013 | Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha | |
| 17 | Charles Younger | Rep | Columbus | 2014 | Lowndes, Monroe | |
| 18 | Jenifer Branning | Rep | Philadelphia | 2016 | Leake, Neshoba, Winston | |
| 19 | Kevin Blackwell | Rep | Southaven | 2016 | DeSoto, Marshall | |
| 20 | Josh Harkins | Rep | Flowood | 2012 | Rankin | |
| 21 | Barbara Blackmon | Dem | Canton | 2016 | Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo | Previously served from 1992–2003 |
| 22 | Joseph C. Thomas | Dem | Yazoo City | 2020 | Sunflower, Humphreys, Madison, Sharkey, Washington, Yazoo | Previously served from 2004–2008 |
| 23 | Briggs Hopson | Rep | Vicksburg | 2008 | Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo | |
| 24 | David Lee Jordan | Dem | Greenwood | 1993 | Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie | |
| 25 | J. Walter Michel | Rep | Ridgeland | 2016 | Hinds, Madison | Previously served from 1999–2011 |
| 26 | John Horhn | Dem | Jackson | 1993 | Hinds, Madison | |
| 27 | Hillman Terome Frazier | Dem | Jackson | 1993 | Hinds | |
| 28 | Sollie Norwood | Dem | Jackson | 2013 | Hinds | |
| 29 | David Blount | Dem | Jackson | 2008 | Hinds | |
| 30 | Dean Kirby | Rep | Pearl | 1992 | Rankin | |
| 31 | Tyler McCaughn | Rep | Newton | 2020 | Lauderdale, Newton, Scott | |
| 32 | Sampson Jackson | Dem | Preston | 1992 | Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee, Winston | Resigned June 30, 2021 |
| 32 | Rod Hickman | Dem | Macon | 2021 | Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee, Winston | |
| 33 | Jeff Tate | Rep | Meridian | 2020 | Clarke, Lauderdale | |
| 34 | Juan Barnett | Dem | Heidelberg | 2020 | Forrest, Jasper, Jones | |
| 35 | Chris Caughman | Rep | Mendenhall | 2016 | Copiah, Rankin, Simpson | |
| 36 | Albert Butler | Dem | Port Gibson | 2010 | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson | |
| 37 | Melanie Sojourner | Rep | Natchez | 2020 | Adams, Amite, Franklin, Pike | Previously served from 2012–2015 |
| 38 | Tammy Witherspoon | Dem | Magnolia | 2016 | Adams, Amite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson | Resigned June 30, 2021 |
| 38 | Kelvin Butler | Dem | McComb | 2021 | Adams, Amite, Pike, Walthall, Wilkinson | |
| 39 | Jason Barrett | Rep | Brookhaven | 2020 | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Walthall | |
| 40 | Angela Burks Hill | Rep | Picayune | 2012 | Marion, Pearl River | |
| 41 | Joey Fillingane | Rep | Sumrall | 2007 | Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Smith | |
| 42 | Chris McDaniel | Rep | Ellisville | 2008 | Forrest, Jones | |
| 43 | Dennis DeBar | Rep | Leakesville | 2016 | George, Greene, Wayne | |
| 44 | John A. Polk | Rep | Hattiesburg | 2012 | Lamar, Pearl River | |
| 45 | Chris Johnson | Rep | Hattiesburg | 2020 | Forrest, Perry | |
| 46 | Philip Moran | Rep | Kiln | 2012 | Hancock, Harrison | |
| 47 | Mike Seymour | Rep | Vancleave | 2016 | Jackson, Pearl River, Stone | |
| 48 | Mike Thompson | Rep | Long Beach | 2020 | Harrison | |
| 49 | Joel Carter | Rep | Gulfport | 2018 | Harrison | |
| 50 | Scott DeLano | Rep | Biloxi | 2020 | Harrison | |
| 51 | Jeremy England | Rep | Vancleave | 2020 | Jackson | |
| 52 | Brice Wiggins | Rep | Pascagoula | 2012 | Jackson | |

## House
### Leadership

Phillip Gunn, a Republican from the 56th District, served as Speaker of the House. Jason White, Republican from the 48th District, served as the Speaker pro tempore.

### Party composition

| Affiliation | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Independent | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous legislature (2019) | 44 | 74 | 2 | 120 | 2 |
| Begin 2020-2024 legislature | 44 | 75 | 3 | 122 | 0 |
| 2020–2021 | 44 | 76 | 2 | 122 | 0 |
| November 1, 2021 | 43 | 77 | 2 | 122 | 0 |
| January 13, 2022 | 42 | 77 | 3 | 122 | 0 |
| December 29, 2022 | 41 | 77 | 3 | 121 | 1 |
| April 2023 | 40 | 77 | 3 | 120 | 2 |
| August 27, 2023 | 40 | 76 | 3 | 119 | 3 |
| Latest voting share | 33.6% | 63.9% | 2.5% | | |

### List of members

| District | Representative | Party | Assumed Office | Residence | Notes |
| 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 | | Died August 27, 2023 |
| 15 | Vacant | Vacant | 2023 | | |
| 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 | Republican | 2020 | Houston | |
| 23 | Perry Van Bailey | Republican | 2023 | Calhoun City | |
| 24 | Jeff Hale | Republican | 2016 | Nesbit | |
| 25 | Dan Eubanks | Republican | 2016 | Walls | |
| 26 | Orlando Paden | Democratic | 2016 | Clarksdale | |
| 27 | Kenneth Walker | Democratic | 2016 | | Resigned 2023 |
| 27 | Vacant | Vacant | 2023 | | |
| 28 | Jerry Darnell | Republican | 2020 | Hernando | |
| 29 | Robert L. Sanders | Democratic | 2021 | Cleveland | |
| 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 | Kevin Horan | Republican | 2012 | Grenada | |
| 35 | Joey Hood | Republican | 2012 | Ackerman | |
| 36 | Karl Gibbs | Democratic | 2013 | West Point | |
| 37 | Lynn Wright | Republican | 2020 | Columbus | Died June 17, 2022 |
| 37 | Andy Boyd | Republican | 2022 | Columbus | |
| 38 | Cheikh Taylor | Democratic | 2017 | 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 | Michael Evans | Independent | 2012 | Preston | |
| 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 | Kevin Ford | 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 | Fred Shanks | Republican | 2018 | Brandon | |
| 61 | Gene Newman | Republican | 2020 | Pearl | |
| 62 | Thomas Weathersby Sr. | Republican | 1992 | Florence | |
| 63 | Stephanie Foster | Democratic | 2020 | Jackson | |
| 64 | Shanda Yates | Independent | 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 | Bo Brown | Democratic | 2020 | Jackson | |
| 71 | Ronnie Crudup Jr. | Democratic | 2019 | Jackson | |
| 72 | Debra Gibbs | Democratic | 2016 | | Resigned December 29, 2022 |
| 72 | Vacant | Vacant | 2022 | | |
| 73 | Jill Ford | 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 | Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | 2020 | Meridian | |
| 84 | Troy Smith | Republican | 2020 | Enterprise | |
| 85 | Jeffery Harness | Democratic | 2018 | Fayette | |
| 86 | Shane Barnett | Republican | 2016 | Waynesboro | |
| 87 | Joseph Tubb | Republican | 2020 | Purvis | |
| 88 | Robin Robinson | Republican | 2020 | Laurel | |
| 89 | Donnie Scoggin | Republican | 2017 | Ellisville | |
| 90 | Noah Sanford | 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 | 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 | Dale Goodin | Republican | 2020 | Richton | |
| 106 | Jansen Owen | Republican | 2020 | Poplarville | |
| 107 | Doug McLeod | Republican | 2012 | Lucedale | |
| 108 | Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | 2017 | Picayune | |
| 109 | Manly Barton | Republican | 2012 | Moss Point | |
| 110 | Jeramey Anderson | Democratic | 2013 | Escatawpa | |
| 111 | Charles Busby | 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 | Kevin Felsher | Republican | 2020 | Biloxi | |
| 118 | Greg Haney | Republican | 2012 | Gulfport | |
| 119 | Sonya Williams-Barnes | Democratic | 2012 | | Resigned May 8, 2022 |
| 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 | |