The 2016–2020 Mississippi Legislature met in Jackson, Mississippi, in six sessions between January 6, 2016, and March 29, 2019.
Timeline The general election was held on November 3, 2015. The term began when legislators were sworn in on January 6, 2016. The dates of the sessions were: January 6, 2016 – April 24, 2016; June 28, 2016 – June 29, 2016; January 3, 2017 – April 2, 2017; January 2, 2018 – March 28, 2018; August 23, 2018 (one day); and January 8, 2019 – March 29, 2019. The first session of the following term, the 2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature, started on January 7, 2020.
Senate
Party affiliations AffiliationParty(Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanVacantEnd of previous legislature2328511Begin2131520End of previous legislatureSen. Nickey Browning switched parties in early 2013 from Democrat to Republican.2032Begin2032520January 19, 2016Sen. Will Longwitz resigned to be appointed Madison County Court Judge31511March 8, 2016Walter Michel was elected to fill the vacancy left by Will Longwitz and assumed office March 22.32520July 25, 2017Sen. Bill Stone (D-10) resigns19511October 16, 2017Sen. Sean Tindell (R-49) resigns after a judicial appointment31502November 28, 2017Republican Neil Whaley elected in non-partisan election to replace Sen. Bill Stone (D-10) 32511December 19, 2017Republican Joel Carter elected in non-partisan election to replace Sen. Sean Tindell (R-49) 33520April 30, 2019Republican Videt Carmichael resigned to begin serving on the Mississippi Community College Board (R-33) 32511July 1, 2019Democrat Bob Dearing (D-37) and Republican Tommy Gollott (R-50) resigned 1831493Latest voting share
Membership The Mississippi State Senate was composed of the following 52 members. DistrictNamePartyResidenceNotes1Chris MasseyRepNesbit2David ParkerRepOlive Branch3Nickey BrowningRepPontotoc4Rita Potts ParksRepCorinth5J. P. WilemonDemBelmont6Chad McMahanRepGuntown7Hob BryanDemAmory8Russell JollyDemHouston9Gray TollisonRepOxford10Bill StoneDemHolly SpringsLeft Office July 2017Neil S. WhaleyRepHolly SpringsAssumed office December 11, 201711Robert L. JacksonDemMarks12Derrick SimmonsDemGreenville13Willie Lee SimmonsDemCleveland14Lydia ChassaniolRepWinona15Gary JacksonRepFrench Camp16Angela TurnerDemWest Point17Charles YoungerRepColumbus18Jenifer BranningRepPhiladelphia19Kevin BlackwellRepSouthaven20Josh HarkinsRepFlowood21Barbara BlackmonDemCanton22Eugene S. ClarkeRepHollandale23Briggs HopsonRepVicksburg24David Lee JordanDemGreenwood25J. Walter MichelRepRidgeland26John A. HorhnDemJackson27Hillman Terome FrazierDemJackson28Sollie NorwoodDemJackson29David BlountDemJackson30Dean KirbyRepPearl31Terry C. BurtonRepNewton32Sampson Jackson IIDemPreston33Videt CarmichaelRepMeridianLeft office April 201934Juan BarnettDemHeidelberg35Chris CaughmanRepMendenhall36Albert ButlerDemPort Gibson37Bob M. DearingDemNatchezResigned July 201938Tammy WitherspoonDemMagnolia39Sally DotyRepBrookhaven40Angela Burks HillRepPicayune41Joey FillinganeRepSumrall42Chris McDanielRepEllisville43Dennis DeBarRepLeakesville44John A. PolkRepHattiesburg45Billy HudsonRepHattiesburg46Philip MoranRepKiln47Joseph SeymourRepVancleave48Deborah Jeanne DawkinsDemPass Christian49Joel CarterRepGulfport50Tommy GollottRepBiloxiResigned July 201951Michael WatsonRepPascagoula52Brice WigginsRepPascagoula
House
Leadership The Republican Party controlled the House. Philip Gunn served as Speaker of the House and Greg Snowden served as the Speaker pro tempore.
Membership DistrictRepresentativePartyAssumed officeResidenceNotes1Lester CarpenterRepublican2008Burnsville2Nick BainRepublican2012Corinth3William Tracy ArnoldRepublican2012Booneville4Jody SteversonRepublican2012Ripley5John FaulknerDemocratic2014Holly Springs6Dana CriswellRepublican2016Olive Branch7Steve HopkinsRepublican2016Southaven8Trey LamarRepublican2012Senatobia9Cedric BurnettDemocratic2016Tunica10Nolan MettetalRepublican2012Sardis11Lataisha JacksonDemocratic2013Como12J. P. Hughes Jr.Republican2016Oxford13Steve MassengillRepublican2012Hickory Flat14Margaret Ellis RogersRepublican2004New Albany15Mac HuddlestonRepublican2008Pontotoc16Steve HollandDemocratic1984Plantersville17Shane AguirreRepublican2016Tupelo18Jerry TurnerRepublican2004Baldwyn19Randy BoydRepublican2012Mantachie20Chris BrownRepublican2012Nettleton21Donnie BellRepublican2008Fulton22Preston E. SullivanRepublican2004Okolona23Jim BeckettRepublican2004Bruce24Jeff HaleRepublican2016Nesbit25Dan EubanksRepublican2016Walls26Orlando PadenDemocratic2016Clarksdale27Kenneth WalkerDemocratic2016Carthage28Robert FosterRepublican2016Jackson29Linda F. ColemanDemocratic1992Mound BayouAbe Marshall HudsonDemocratic2017Shelby30Robert E. HuddlestonDemocratic1996Sumner31Sara Richardson ThomasDemocratic1997Indianola32Willie J. Perkins Sr.Democratic1993Greenwood33Thomas Reynolds IIDemocratic1980Charleston34Kevin HoranRepublican2012Grenada35Joey HoodRepublican2012Ackerman36Karl GibbsDemocratic2013West Point37Gary A. ChismRepublican2000Columbus38Tyrone EllisDemocratic1980Starkville39Jeff SmithRepublican1992Columbus40Ashley HenleyDemocratic2016Southaven41Kabir KarriemDemocratic2016Columbus42Carl MickensDemocratic2016Brooksville43Rob RobersonRepublican2016Starkville44C. Scott BoundsRepublican2004Philadelphia45Michael EvansIndependent2012Preston46Karl OliverRepublican2016Winona47Bryant ClarkDemocratic2004Pickens48Jason WhiteRepublican2012West49Willie BaileyDemocratic1995Greenville50John HinesDemocratic2001Greenville51Rufus StraughterDemocratic1996Belzoni52Bill KinkadeRepublican2013Byhalia53Vince MangoldRepublican2016Brookhaven54Alex MonsourRepublican2008VicksburgKevin FordRepublican2017Vicksburg55Oscar DentonDemocratic2013Vicksburg56Philip GunnRepublican2004ClintonSpeaker of the House since 201257Edward Blackmon Jr.Democratic1984Canton58Joel BomgarRepublican2016Madison59Brent PowellRepublican2013Brandon60John L. MooreRepublican1996BrandonFred ShanksRepublican2018Brandon61Ray RogersRepublican1984Pearl62Thomas Weathersby Sr.Republican1992Florence63Deborah Butler DixonDemocratic2012Raymond64William C. Denny Jr.Independent1988JacksonRepublican65Chris BellDemocratic2016Jackson66Jarvis DortchDemocratic2016Raymond67Earle S. BanksDemocratic1993Jackson68Credell CalhounDemocratic2004JacksonAlso served 1980 to 199269Alyce ClarkeDemocratic1985Jackson70Kathy SykesDemocratic2016Jackson71Adrienne WootenDemocratic2008JacksonLeft office in 2018.Ronnie Crudup Jr.Democratic2019Jackson72Debra GibbsDemocratic201673Cory WilsonRepublican2016Madison74Mark BakerRepublican2004Brandon75Tom MilesDemocratic2012Forest76Gregory Holloway Sr.Democratic2000Hazlehurst77Andy GipsonRepublican2008BraxtonAppointed Agriculture Commissioner 2018Price WallaceRepublican2018Mendenhall78Randy RushingRepublican2012Decatur79Mark TullosRepublican2016Raleigh80Omeria ScottDemocratic1993Laurel81Stephen HorneRepublican2004Meridian82Charles YoungDemocratic2012Meridian83Greg SnowdenRepublican2000MeridianSpeaker pro tempore since 201284William ShirleyRepublican2012Quitman85Chuck MiddletonDemocratic1996Port GibsonJeffery HarnessDemocratic2018Fayette86Shane BarnettRepublican2016Waynesboro87Chris JohnsonRepublican2016Hattiesburg88Gary V. StaplesRepublican2004LaurelPreviously served 1988-199289Bobby ShowsRepublican1992EllisvilleRetired July 1, 2016Donnie ScogginRepublican2017Ellisville90Noah SanfordRepublican2016Collins91Bob EvansDemocratic2008Monticello92Becky CurrieRepublican2008Brookhaven93Timmy LadnerRepublican2012Poplarville94Robert Johnson IIIDemocratic2004NatchezMinority leader95Patricia H. WillisRepublican2013Diamondhead96Angela CockerhamIndependent2005Magnolia97Sam Mims VRepublican2004McComb98David W. MyersDemocratic1996McComb99Bill PigottRepublican2008Tylertown100Ken MorganRepublican2007Morgantown101Brad A. TouchstoneRepublican2016HattiesburgKent McCartyRepublican2019Hattiesburg102Toby BarkerRepublican2008HattiesburgMissy McGeeRepublican2017Hattiesburg103Percy WatsonDemocratic1980Hattiesburg104Larry ByrdRepublican2008Petal105Roun S. McNealRepublican2016Leakesville106Herb FriersonRepublican1992PoplarvilleResigned June 30, 2016John Glen CorleyRepublican2017Lumberton107Doug McLeodRepublican2012Lucedale108Mark FormbyRepublican1993PicayuneStacey Hobgood-WilkesRepublican2017Picayune109Manly BartonRepublican2012Moss Point110Jeramey AndersonDemocratic2013Escatawpa111Charles BusbyRepublican2012Pascagoula112John ReadRepublican1994Gautier113Henry Zuber IIIRepublican2000Ocean Springs114Jeffrey S. GuiceRepublican2008Ocean Springs115Randall PattersonRepublican2004Biloxi116Casey EureRepublican2011Saucier117Scott DeLanoRepublican2010Biloxi118Greg HaneyRepublican2012Gulfport119Sonya Williams-BarnesDemocratic2012Gulfport120Richard BennettRepublican2008Long Beach121Carolyn CrawfordRepublican2012Pass Christian122David W. BariaRepublican2012Bay St. LouisServed in Senate 2008 to 2012
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