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vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #ededed"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Mississippi Legislature</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Mississippi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Seal of Mississippi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Seal_of_Mississippi.svg/170px-Seal_of_Mississippi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Seal_of_Mississippi.svg/255px-Seal_of_Mississippi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Seal_of_Mississippi.svg/340px-Seal_of_Mississippi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Senate</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Term limits</div></th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">October 6, 1817<span class="noprint"><br />(207 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1817-10-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceded by</th><td class="infobox-data">General Assembly of Mississippi Territory</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">President of the Senate</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Delbert Hosemann</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Republican_Party" title="Mississippi Republican Party">R</a>) <br />since January 9, 2020 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Jason_White_(politician)" title="Jason White (politician)">Jason White</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Republican_Party" title="Mississippi Republican Party">R</a>) <br />since January 2, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>174</b><br /> <ul><li>52 senators</li> <li>122 representatives</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MS_Senate_Mississippi_Nov_2019.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MS_Senate_Mississippi_Nov_2019.svg/250px-MS_Senate_Mississippi_Nov_2019.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MS_Senate_Mississippi_Nov_2019.svg/375px-MS_Senate_Mississippi_Nov_2019.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MS_Senate_Mississippi_Nov_2019.svg/500px-MS_Senate_Mississippi_Nov_2019.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Senate</a> political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Republican_Party" title="Mississippi Republican Party">Republican</a> (36)</li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Democratic_Party" title="Mississippi Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (16)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MS_Legislature_2024_Apportionment.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/MS_Legislature_2024_Apportionment.svg/250px-MS_Legislature_2024_Apportionment.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/MS_Legislature_2024_Apportionment.svg/375px-MS_Legislature_2024_Apportionment.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/MS_Legislature_2024_Apportionment.svg/500px-MS_Legislature_2024_Apportionment.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Republican_Party" title="Mississippi Republican Party">Republican</a> (79)</li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Democratic_Party" title="Mississippi Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (41)</li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DDDDBB; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (2)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$23,000/year</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Senate</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_Mississippi_State_Senate_election" title="2023 Mississippi State Senate election">November 7, 2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_Mississippi_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election">November 7, 2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Senate</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2027_Mississippi_State_Senate_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2027 Mississippi State Senate election (page does not exist)">November 2, 2027</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2027_Mississippi_House_of_Representatives_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2027 Mississippi House of Representatives election (page does not exist)">November 2, 2027</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Redistricting</th><td class="infobox-data">Legislative control</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jackson_December_2018_02_(Mississippi_State_Capitol).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Jackson_December_2018_02_%28Mississippi_State_Capitol%29.jpg/220px-Jackson_December_2018_02_%28Mississippi_State_Capitol%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Jackson_December_2018_02_%28Mississippi_State_Capitol%29.jpg/330px-Jackson_December_2018_02_%28Mississippi_State_Capitol%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Jackson_December_2018_02_%28Mississippi_State_Capitol%29.jpg/440px-Jackson_December_2018_02_%28Mississippi_State_Capitol%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Capitol" title="Mississippi State Capitol">Mississippi State Capitol</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislature.ms.gov/">legislature.ms.gov</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Constitution</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Mississippi" title="Constitution of Mississippi">Constitution of Mississippi</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Mississippi Legislature</b> is the <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">state legislature</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> Legislature is composed of the <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower</a> <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">Mississippi House of Representatives</a>, with 122 members, and the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper</a> <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Mississippi State Senate</a>, with 52 members. Both representatives and senators serve four-year terms without <a href="/wiki/Term_limits" class="mw-redirect" title="Term limits">term limits</a>. The Legislature convenes at the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Capitol" title="Mississippi State Capitol">Mississippi State Capitol</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_in_Washington,_Mississippi_(1937).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Church_in_Washington%2C_Mississippi_%281937%29.jpg/220px-Church_in_Washington%2C_Mississippi_%281937%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Church_in_Washington%2C_Mississippi_%281937%29.jpg/330px-Church_in_Washington%2C_Mississippi_%281937%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Church_in_Washington%2C_Mississippi_%281937%29.jpg/440px-Church_in_Washington%2C_Mississippi_%281937%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="912" data-file-height="669" /></a><figcaption>Methodist Meeting House – the first constitutional convention was held at Washington, Mississippi in 1817.</figcaption></figure> <p>From 1800 until 1833, the legislative body of the Mississippi Territory and the state of Mississippi was known as the "General Assembly". Thereafter, it was known as "the Legislature of the State of Mississippi".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowland1908272_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERowland1908272-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_era" title="Reconstruction era">Reconstruction era</a>, the legislature met for biennial sessions. In 1890, constitutional revisions allowed the body to regularly convene only once every four years. In 1910, the legislature reverted to biennial meetings, and in 1968 it began meeting annually.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1977, the state constitution was amended to require that legislative districts be apportioned equally in terms of population.<sup id="cite_ref-harrison2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrison2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_past_sessions">List of past sessions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of past sessions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_state_legislatures" title="List of Mississippi state legislatures">List of Mississippi state legislatures</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership">Membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mississippi Legislature has 174 elected members, with 122 members of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">Mississippi House of Representatives</a> and 52 members of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Senate">Mississippi Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members are elected to four-year terms to represent districts.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the states, Mississippi has the 14th largest lower house and fifth largest upper house.<sup id="cite_ref-harrison2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrison2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> House districts are drawn such that each encompasses about 24,000 people, while Senate districts are drawn such that each encompasses about 55,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Candidates for the House must be at least 21 years old, while candidates for the Senate must be at least 25 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-rutgers_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rutgers-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each house has the authority to judge the qualifications of its own members.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201461_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201461-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Mississippi Legislature is a <a href="/wiki/Citizen_legislature" title="Citizen legislature">citizen legislature</a>; most legislators have full-time occupations unrelated to their official roles.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members receive a base salary of $23,000 per year. As of April 2022, most legislators garnered a total compensation of $40,000 to $50,000 per year from salary, per diem payments, and other reimbursements and payments, with several collecting around $70,000 per year.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All legislators swear a state constitutionally-prescribed oath of office, which requires them to declare allegiance to the state and federal constitutions, pledge to be responsible in the exercise of their duties, and promise not to engage in <a href="/wiki/Vote_trading" title="Vote trading">vote trading</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201461_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201461-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution provides legislators with a limited <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_immunity" title="Parliamentary immunity">immunity</a> from arrest during a legislative session and 15 days before or after a session except in cases of "treason, felony, theft, or breach of the peace".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201464_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201464-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event of a vacancy in a legislative seat in between regular elections, the governor issues a <a href="/wiki/Writ_of_election" title="Writ of election">writ of election</a> to enable a contest to be held to fill the seat for the remainder of its term.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201472_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201472-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_and_process">Structure and process</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Structure and process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Mississippi" title="Constitution of Mississippi">Constitution of Mississippi</a> provides for a bicameral legislature of the state, composed of a <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Senate">Senate</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a>, in which all <a href="/wiki/Lawmaking" title="Lawmaking">lawmaking</a> authority is vested.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201459_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201459-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution requires the legislature to convene in regular annual sessions, with most lasting for 90 days and sessions on every fourth year lasting for 125 days, though the legislature can extend their sessions with the approval of two-thirds of its members.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor may also at their discretion call the legislature into a special session to a consider a specific issue of the governor's choosing.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201490–91_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201490–91-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1903, the legislature has met in the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Capitol" title="Mississippi State Capitol">Mississippi State Capitol</a> in <a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One house cannot adjourn its proceedings for over three days without the agreement of the other.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201466_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201466-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A basic majority of one house's members constitutes a <a href="/wiki/Quorum" title="Quorum">quorum</a> to do business, though a smaller group can convene and vote to compel the attendance of absent members.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201465–66_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201465–66-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each house elects their own officers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201461_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201461-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The House of Representatives is led by a speaker, who is elected among the preexisting membership in the House.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Senate is led by the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant governor of Mississippi">lieutenant governor</a>, who is popularly elected by voters in statewide elections and is <i>ex officio</i> president of the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201493–94_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201493–94-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Second to these officers in their respective houses are the speaker <i>pro tempore</i> and president of the Senate <i>pro tempore</i>. The presiding officers determine the leadership of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Legislative committee (page does not exist)">legislative committees</a> in their own houses.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event of a tied vote in a <a href="/wiki/Joint_session" title="Joint session">joint session</a>, the lieutenant governor is empowered to cast a tie-breaking vote.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201493_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201493-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution gives the state legislature 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 the membership of his or her chamber.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201466_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201466-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Legislative proceedings are open to the public unless a <a href="/wiki/Closed_session" class="mw-redirect" title="Closed session">closed session</a> for secrecy is deemed necessary, and each house has the power to punish public observers for disorderly and disruptive behavior.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201466–67_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201466–67-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each house keeps an <a href="/wiki/Journals_of_legislative_bodies" title="Journals of legislative bodies">official journal</a> to record its proceedings, including votes on bills.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201466_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201466-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A bill may originate in either house, and be amended or rejected in the other, and must be read by its title on three different days in each house, unless two-thirds of the house vote to suspend the rules. The Mississippi Constitution prohibits amending a bill to change its original purpose.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201467_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201467-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bills amended in the second house, must return it to the first for a vote to accept amendments.<sup id="cite_ref-conprovs_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-conprovs-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All bills must be considered by a committee in each house.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201471–72_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201471–72-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No bills can be introduced in the last three days of a session.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201469_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201469-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most bills are passed by a simple majority vote of each chamber.<sup id="cite_ref-harrison1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrison1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Any revenue bill or measure that alters the assessment of taxable property requires the approval of three-fifths of legislators present and voting.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201470_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201470-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Every bill passed by both houses is signed by the presiding officers of each house.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201467_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201467-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers">Powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Mississippi Legislature has the power to write state laws<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201459_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201459-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and craft appropriations to fund state government.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All bills passed by the legislature become law unless vetoed by the governor, though the body may override the veto with the approval two-thirds of the members of each House.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201470–71_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201470–71-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The legislature has the power to convene hearings to investigate any matter it desires. Unable to compel testimony from any individual in such instances, or prosecute crimes, or enforce any other desired outcome, such hearings are usually held only to gather information to aid in policy-making and budgeting decisions.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The legislature is responsible for election of the state librarian.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201480_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201480-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During instances of rebellion or foreign invasion, the legislature may suspend the writ of <i><a href="/wiki/Habeas_corpus" title="Habeas corpus">habeas corpus</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201445_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201445-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The House of Representatives is empowered to impeach any state official with the agreement of two-thirds of its members and subject them to a trial in the Senate, which can remove an official from office with the agreement of two-thirds of its members.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201464–65_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201464–65-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The legislature can pass amendments to the state constitution with the approval of two-thirds of the members of each house, subject to ratification in a popular referendum.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle2014170–171_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle2014170–171-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_dynamics">Political dynamics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Political dynamics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bills typically have to be passed out of committee before being passed by the legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A chair of a committee can choose not to bring up the bill for a vote before the committee or a full house and thus let it expire.<sup id="cite_ref-harrison1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrison1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chairs of the Finance Committee in the Senate and the Ways and Means Committee and Appropriations Committee in the House often exercise significant influence over legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-pender1_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mississippi judges have usually deferred to the legislature on legal questions involving its internal decisions and operations; such things are not subject to regular <a href="/wiki/Judicial_review" title="Judicial review">judicial review</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201461,_70_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201461,_70-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, 63% of the seats in the legislature had candidates with no significant opposition in upcoming elections. In 2023, that figure was 85%. That year the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> stated that this "raises questions about the ability of American voters to hold their elected representatives accountable."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Mississippi" title="Political party strength in Mississippi">Political party strength in Mississippi</a> for party compositions</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output 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References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERowland1908272-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERowland1908272_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRowland1908">Rowland 1908</a>, p. 272.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWinkle201460_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWinkle2014">Winkle 2014</a>, p. 60.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-harrison2-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-harrison2_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-harrison2_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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.cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHarrison2023" class="citation web cs1">Harrison, Bobby (December 10, 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/12/10/mississippi-legislature-history-size/">"Mississippi Legislature bigger than most even as population lags"</a>. <i>Mississippi Today</i>. Nonprofit Mississippi News<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 13,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Mississippi+Today&rft.atitle=Mississippi+Legislature+bigger+than+most+even+as+population+lags&rft.date=2023-12-10&rft.aulast=Harrison&rft.aufirst=Bobby&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmississippitoday.org%2F2023%2F12%2F10%2Fmississippi-legislature-history-size%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+Legislature" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pender1-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pender1_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPender2022" class="citation web cs1">Pender, Geoff (2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mississippitoday.org/legislative-guide-2022/">"Legislative Session 2022 Guide : What does the Legislature do?"</a>. <i>Mississippi Today</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 19,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Mississippi+Today&rft.atitle=Legislative+Session+2022+Guide+%3A+What+does+the+Legislature+do%3F&rft.date=2022&rft.aulast=Pender&rft.aufirst=Geoff&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmississippitoday.org%2Flegislative-guide-2022%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMississippi+Legislature" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-rutgers-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-rutgers_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cypp.rutgers.edu/mississippi/">"The Mississippi State Legislature"</a>. <i>Center for Youth Political Participation</i>. <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a>. 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Reeves lets pay raises for elected officials pass"</a>. <i>Mississippi Today</i>. Nonprofit Mississippi News<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Members of the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Mississippi State Senate</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">President of the Senate</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Delbert Hosemann</a> (R)</dd> <dt>President <i>pro tempore</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dean_Kirby" title="Dean Kirby">Dean Kirby</a> (R)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col numbered nowrap" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_McLendon" title="Michael McLendon">Michael McLendon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Parker_(Mississippi_politician)" title="David Parker (Mississippi politician)">David Parker</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Chism" title="Kathy Chism">Kathy Chism</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rita_Potts_Parks" title="Rita Potts Parks">Rita Potts Parks</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Sparks_(politician)" title="Daniel Sparks (politician)">Daniel Sparks</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chad_McMahan" title="Chad McMahan">Chad McMahan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hob_Bryan" title="Hob Bryan">Hob Bryan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Suber" title="Benjamin Suber">Benjamin Suber</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Akins_Boyd" title="Nicole Akins Boyd">Nicole Akins Boyd</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Neil_Whaley" title="Neil Whaley">Neil Whaley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Jackson_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Reginald Jackson (Mississippi politician)">Reginald Jackson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Simmons" title="Derrick Simmons">Derrick Simmons</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sarita_Simmons" title="Sarita Simmons">Sarita Simmons</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lydia_Chassaniol" title="Lydia Chassaniol">Lydia Chassaniol</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bart_Williams_(politician)" title="Bart Williams (politician)">Bart Williams</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angela_Turner-Ford" title="Angela Turner-Ford">Angela Turner-Ford</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Younger" title="Charles Younger">Charles Younger</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jenifer_Branning" title="Jenifer Branning">Jenifer Branning</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Blackwell_(politician)" title="Kevin Blackwell (politician)">Kevin Blackwell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Harkins" title="Josh Harkins">Josh Harkins</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bradford_Blackmon" title="Bradford Blackmon">Bradford Blackmon</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_C._Thomas" title="Joseph C. Thomas">Joseph C. Thomas</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Briggs_Hopson" title="Briggs Hopson">Briggs Hopson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Lee_Jordan" title="David Lee Jordan">David Lee Jordan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Michel" title="J. Walter Michel">J. Walter Michel</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Horhn" title="John Horhn">John Horhn</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hillman_Terome_Frazier" title="Hillman Terome Frazier">Hillman Terome Frazier</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sollie_Norwood" title="Sollie Norwood">Sollie Norwood</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Blount" title="David Blount">David Blount</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dean_Kirby" title="Dean Kirby">Dean Kirby</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tyler_McCaughn" title="Tyler McCaughn">Tyler McCaughn</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rod_Hickman" title="Rod Hickman">Rod Hickman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Tate_(politician)" title="Jeff Tate (politician)">Jeff Tate</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Juan_Barnett" title="Juan Barnett">Juan Barnett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andy_Berry" title="Andy Berry">Andy Berry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Rhodes_(politician)" title="Brian Rhodes (politician)">Brian Rhodes</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Albert_Butler" title="Albert Butler">Albert Butler</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Brumfield" title="Gary Brumfield">Gary Brumfield</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Barrett_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Jason Barrett (Mississippi politician)">Jason Barrett</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angela_Burks_Hill" title="Angela Burks Hill">Angela Burks Hill</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joey_Fillingane" title="Joey Fillingane">Joey Fillingane</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robin_Robinson_(politician)" title="Robin Robinson (politician)">Robin Robinson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dennis_DeBar" title="Dennis DeBar">Dennis DeBar</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_A._Polk" title="John A. Polk">John A. Polk</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Johnson_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Chris Johnson (Mississippi politician)">Chris Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Philman_Ladner" title="Philman Ladner">Philman Ladner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Seymour_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Mike Seymour (Mississippi politician)">Mike Seymour</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Thompson_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Mike Thompson (Mississippi politician)">Mike Thompson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joel_Carter" title="Joel Carter">Joel Carter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_DeLano" title="Scott DeLano">Scott DeLano</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_England_(politician)" title="Jeremy England (politician)">Jeremy England</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brice_Wiggins" title="Brice Wiggins">Brice Wiggins</a> (R)</li></ol> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Republican_Party" title="Mississippi Republican Party">Republican</a> (36)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Democratic_Party" title="Mississippi Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (16)</li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mississippi Legislature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_state_legislatures" title="List of Mississippi state legislatures">List of past legislatures</a></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/Manly_Barton" title="Manly Barton">Manly Barton</a> (R)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lester_Carpenter" title="Lester Carpenter">Lester Carpenter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brad_Mattox" title="Brad Mattox">Brad Mattox</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_Tracy_Arnold" title="William Tracy Arnold">William Tracy Arnold</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jody_Steverson" title="Jody Steverson">Jody Steverson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Faulkner_(Mississippi_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Faulkner (Mississippi politician)">John Faulkner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Justin_Keen_(politician)" title="Justin Keen (politician)">Justin Keen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Remak" title="Kimberly Remak">Kimberly Remak</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Trey_Lamar" title="Trey Lamar">Trey Lamar</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Burnett" title="Cedric Burnett">Cedric Burnett</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Hawkins_(politician)" title="Josh Hawkins (politician)">Josh Hawkins</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lataisha_Jackson" title="Lataisha Jackson">Lataisha Jackson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Clay_Deweese" title="Clay Deweese">Clay Deweese</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Massengill" title="Steve Massengill">Steve Massengill</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Creekmore_IV" title="Sam Creekmore IV">Sam Creekmore IV</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Beth_Luther_Waldo" title="Beth Luther Waldo">Beth Luther Waldo</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rickey_W._Thompson" title="Rickey W. Thompson">Rickey W. Thompson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shane_Aguirre" title="Shane Aguirre">Shane Aguirre</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Turner_(politician)" title="Jerry Turner (politician)">Jerry Turner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Boyd_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Randy Boyd (politician)">Randy Boyd</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Hall_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Rodney Hall (Mississippi politician)">Rodney Hall</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Bell" title="Donnie Bell">Donnie Bell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jon_Ray_Lancaster" title="Jon Ray Lancaster">Jon Ray Lancaster</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Stepp" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrew Stepp">Andrew Stepp</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hale" title="Jeff Hale">Jeff Hale</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Eubanks" title="Dan Eubanks">Dan Eubanks</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Paden" title="Orlando Paden">Orlando Paden</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kenji_Holloway" title="Kenji Holloway">Kenji Holloway</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Doc_Harris" title="Doc Harris">Doc Harris</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Sanders" title="Robert L. Sanders">Robert L. Sanders</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tracey_Rosebud" title="Tracey Rosebud">Tracey Rosebud</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Otis_Anthony_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Otis Anthony II">Otis Anthony II</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Osborne" title="Solomon Osborne">Solomon Osborne</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Estrada" title="Jim Estrada">Jim Estrada</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Horan" title="Kevin Horan">Kevin Horan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joey_Hood" title="Joey Hood">Joey Hood</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karl_Gibbs" title="Karl Gibbs">Karl Gibbs</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andy_Boyd" title="Andy Boyd">Andy Boyd</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cheikh_Taylor" title="Cheikh Taylor">Cheikh Taylor</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dana_McLean" title="Dana McLean">Dana McLean</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hester_Jackson-McCray" title="Hester Jackson-McCray">Hester Jackson-McCray</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kabir_Karriem" title="Kabir Karriem">Kabir Karriem</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carl_L._Mickens" title="Carl L. Mickens">Carl L. Mickens</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rob_Roberson" title="Rob Roberson">Rob Roberson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/C._Scott_Bounds" title="C. Scott Bounds">C. Scott Bounds</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson_(politician)" title="Keith Jackson (politician)">Keith Jackson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Karl_Oliver" title="Karl Oliver">Karl Oliver</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Clark" title="Bryant Clark">Bryant Clark</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_White_(politician)" title="Jason White (politician)">Jason White</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Willie_Bailey" title="Willie Bailey">Willie Bailey</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Hines_(Mississippi_politician)" title="John Hines (Mississippi politician)">John Hines</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Timaka_James-Jones" title="Timaka James-Jones">Timaka James-Jones</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Kinkade" title="Bill Kinkade">Bill Kinkade</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vince_Mangold" title="Vince Mangold">Vince Mangold</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ford_(politician)" title="Kevin Ford (politician)">Kevin Ford</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Denton" title="Oscar Denton">Oscar Denton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Clay_Mansell" title="Clay Mansell">Clay Mansell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Blackmon" title="Lawrence Blackmon">Lawrence Blackmon</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_McMillan" title="Jonathan McMillan">Jonathan McMillan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brent_Powell" title="Brent Powell">Brent Powell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Fred_Shanks" title="Fred Shanks">Fred Shanks</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gene_Newman" title="Gene Newman">Gene Newman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lance_Varner" title="Lance Varner">Lance Varner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Foster_(politician)" title="Stephanie Foster (politician)">Stephanie Foster</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shanda_Yates" title="Shanda Yates">Shanda Yates</a> (I)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Bell_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Christopher Bell (Mississippi politician)">Chris Bell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Fabian_Nelson" title="Fabian Nelson">Fabian Nelson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Earle_S._Banks" title="Earle S. Banks">Earle S. Banks</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Zakiya_Summers" title="Zakiya Summers">Zakiya Summers</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tamarra_Butler-Washington" title="Tamarra Butler-Washington">Tamarra Butler-Washington</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bo_Brown_(politician)" title="Bo Brown (politician)">Bo Brown</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Crudup_Jr." title="Ronnie Crudup Jr.">Ronnie Crudup Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Justis_Gibbs" title="Justis Gibbs">Justis Gibbs</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jill_Ford" title="Jill Ford">Jill Ford</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lee_Yancey" title="Lee Yancey">Lee Yancey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Celeste_Hurst" title="Celeste Hurst">Celeste Hurst</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Holloway_Sr." title="Gregory Holloway Sr.">Gregory Holloway Sr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Price_Wallace" title="Price Wallace">Price Wallace</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Rushing" title="Randy Rushing">Randy Rushing</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Tullos" title="Mark Tullos">Mark Tullos</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Omeria_Scott" title="Omeria Scott">Omeria Scott</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Horne" title="Stephen Horne">Stephen Horne</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Young_Jr." title="Charles Young Jr.">Charles Young Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Billy_Adam_Calvert" title="Billy Adam Calvert">Billy Adam 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href="/wiki/Robert_Evans_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Robert Evans (Mississippi politician)">Robert Evans</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Becky_Currie" title="Becky Currie">Becky Currie</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Timmy_Ladner" title="Timmy Ladner">Timmy Ladner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Johnson_III" title="Robert Johnson III">Robert Johnson III</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_McKnight_(politician)" title="Jay McKnight (politician)">Jay McKnight</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angela_Cockerham" title="Angela Cockerham">Angela Cockerham</a> (I)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Mims_V" title="Sam Mims V">Sam Mims V</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Porter_Jr." title="Daryl Porter Jr.">Daryl Porter Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Pigott" title="Bill Pigott">Bill Pigott</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Morgan_(politician)" title="Ken Morgan (politician)">Ken Morgan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kent_McCarty" title="Kent McCarty">Kent McCarty</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Missy_McGee" title="Missy McGee">Missy McGee</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Percy_Watson_(politician)" title="Percy Watson (politician)">Percy Watson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Byrd" title="Larry Byrd">Larry Byrd</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elliot_Burch" title="Elliot Burch">Elliot Burch</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jansen_Owen" title="Jansen Owen">Jansen Owen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Lott_(politician)" title="Steve Lott (politician)">Steve Lott</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stacey_Hobgood-Wilkes" title="Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes">Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Manly_Barton" title="Manly Barton">Manly Barton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeramey_Anderson" title="Jeramey Anderson">Jeramey Anderson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Fondren" title="Jimmy Fondren">Jimmy Fondren</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Read_(Mississippi_politician)" title="John Read (Mississippi politician)">John Read</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Henry_Zuber_III" title="Henry Zuber III">Henry Zuber III</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Guice" title="Jeffrey Guice">Jeffrey Guice</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Grady" title="Zachary Grady">Zachary Grady</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Casey_Eure" title="Casey Eure">Casey Eure</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Felsher" title="Kevin Felsher">Kevin Felsher</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Haney" title="Greg Haney">Greg Haney</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Hulum_III" title="Jeffrey Hulum III">Jeffrey Hulum III</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bennett_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Richard Bennett (Mississippi politician)">Richard Bennett</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Crawford" title="Carolyn Crawford">Carolyn Crawford</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brent_Anderson_(Mississippi_politician)" title="Brent Anderson (Mississippi politician)">Brent Anderson</a> (R)</li></ol> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Republican_Party" title="Mississippi Republican Party">Republican</a> (79)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Democratic_Party" title="Mississippi Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (41)</li> <li><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (2)</li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mississippi Legislature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Index_of_Mississippi-related_articles" title="Index of Mississippi-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Climate of Mississippi">Climate</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Mississippi" title="Climate change in Mississippi">Climate change</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi#Geography" title="Mississippi">Geography</a></li> <li>Government <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Mississippi" title="United States congressional delegations from Mississippi">Delegations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Mississippi" title="List of governors of Mississippi">Governors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Mississippi">Lieutenant governors</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Legislature</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Mississippi" title="History of Mississippi">History</a></li> <li>Law <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Mississippi" title="Constitution of Mississippi">Constitution</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Mississippi" title="Music of Mississippi">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_Landmarks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Mississippi Landmarks">State landmarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_state_parks" title="List of Mississippi state parks">State parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_state_symbols" title="List of Mississippi state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Mississippi" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Mississippi">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Mississippi" title="Abortion in Mississippi">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Mississippi" title="Crime in Mississippi">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Culture of Mississippi">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics of Mississippi">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Economy of Mississippi">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Mississippi" title="Education in Mississippi">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Mississippi">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Mississippi" title="Gun laws in Mississippi">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Mississippi" title="Category:Mass media in Mississippi">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Mississippi" title="List of newspapers in Mississippi">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Mississippi" title="List of radio stations in Mississippi">Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Mississippi" title="List of television stations in Mississippi">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Mississippi">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Mississippi" title="List of people from Mississippi">Mississippians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Mississippi#Politics" title="Government of Mississippi">Politics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Mississippi" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Delta" title="Mississippi Delta">The Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Triangle_(Mississippi)" title="Golden Triangle (Mississippi)">Golden Triangle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Gulf_Coast" title="Mississippi Gulf Coast">Gulf Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Alluvial_Plain" title="Mississippi Alluvial Plain">Mississippi Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natchez_District" title="Natchez District">Natchez District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Mississippi" title="North Mississippi">North Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_Belt_(Mississippi)" title="Pine Belt (Mississippi)">Pine Belt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Valley" title="Tennessee Valley">Tennessee Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_Mississippi" title="List of metropolitan areas in Mississippi">Metros</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gulfport%E2%80%93Biloxi_metropolitan_area" title="Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area">Gulfport-Biloxi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hattiesburg_metropolitan_area" title="Hattiesburg metropolitan area">Hattiesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memphis_metropolitan_area" title="Memphis metropolitan area">Memphis (TN)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pascagoula_metropolitan_area" title="Pascagoula metropolitan area">Pascagoula</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi#Major_cities_and_towns" title="Mississippi">Larger cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gulfport,_Mississippi" title="Gulfport, Mississippi">Gulfport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi" title="Jackson, Mississippi">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southaven,_Mississippi" title="Southaven, Mississippi">Southaven</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_smaller_cities_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="List of smaller cities in Mississippi">Smaller cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bay_St._Louis,_Mississippi" title="Bay St. Louis, Mississippi">Bay St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biloxi,_Mississippi" title="Biloxi, Mississippi">Biloxi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon,_Mississippi" title="Brandon, Mississippi">Brandon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brookhaven,_Mississippi" title="Brookhaven, Mississippi">Brookhaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton,_Mississippi" title="Canton, Mississippi">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarksdale,_Mississippi" title="Clarksdale, Mississippi">Clarksdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Mississippi" title="Cleveland, Mississippi">Cleveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_Mississippi" title="Clinton, Mississippi">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Mississippi" title="Columbus, Mississippi">Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corinth,_Mississippi" title="Corinth, Mississippi">Corinth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautier,_Mississippi" title="Gautier, Mississippi">Gautier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Mississippi" title="Greenville, Mississippi">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwood,_Mississippi" title="Greenwood, Mississippi">Greenwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenada,_Mississippi" title="Grenada, Mississippi">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hattiesburg,_Mississippi" title="Hattiesburg, Mississippi">Hattiesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horn_Lake,_Mississippi" title="Horn Lake, Mississippi">Horn Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indianola,_Mississippi" title="Indianola, Mississippi">Indianola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itta_Bena,_Mississippi" title="Itta Bena, Mississippi">Itta Bena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iuka,_Mississippi" title="Iuka, Mississippi">Iuka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurel,_Mississippi" title="Laurel, Mississippi">Laurel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_Mississippi" title="Long Beach, Mississippi">Long Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Mississippi" title="Louisville, Mississippi">Louisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Mississippi" title="Madison, Mississippi">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magee,_Mississippi" title="Magee, Mississippi">Magee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McComb,_Mississippi" title="McComb, Mississippi">McComb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mendenhall,_Mississippi" title="Mendenhall, Mississippi">Mendenhall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meridian,_Mississippi" title="Meridian, Mississippi">Meridian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moss_Point,_Mississippi" title="Moss Point, Mississippi">Moss Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natchez,_Mississippi" title="Natchez, Mississippi">Natchez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocean_Springs,_Mississippi" title="Ocean Springs, Mississippi">Ocean Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olive_Branch,_Mississippi" title="Olive Branch, Mississippi">Olive Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_Mississippi" title="Oxford, Mississippi">Oxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pascagoula,_Mississippi" title="Pascagoula, Mississippi">Pascagoula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pass_Christian,_Mississippi" title="Pass Christian, Mississippi">Pass Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl,_Mississippi" title="Pearl, Mississippi">Pearl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picayune,_Mississippi" title="Picayune, Mississippi">Picayune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ridgeland,_Mississippi" title="Ridgeland, Mississippi">Ridgeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starkville,_Mississippi" title="Starkville, Mississippi">Starkville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunica,_Mississippi" title="Tunica, Mississippi">Tunica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tupelo,_Mississippi" title="Tupelo, Mississippi">Tupelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vicksburg,_Mississippi" title="Vicksburg, Mississippi">Vicksburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waveland,_Mississippi" title="Waveland, Mississippi">Waveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Hattiesburg,_Mississippi" title="West Hattiesburg, Mississippi">West Hattiesburg (Oak Grove)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Point,_Mississippi" title="West Point, Mississippi">West Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yazoo_City,_Mississippi" title="Yazoo City, Mississippi">Yazoo City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Mississippi" title="List of counties in Mississippi">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_County,_Mississippi" title="Adams County, Mississippi">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alcorn_County,_Mississippi" title="Alcorn County, Mississippi">Alcorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amite_County,_Mississippi" title="Amite County, Mississippi">Amite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attala_County,_Mississippi" title="Attala County, Mississippi">Attala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton_County,_Mississippi" title="Benton County, Mississippi">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivar_County,_Mississippi" title="Bolivar County, Mississippi">Bolivar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_County,_Mississippi" title="Calhoun County, Mississippi">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Mississippi" title="Carroll County, Mississippi">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chickasaw_County,_Mississippi" title="Chickasaw County, Mississippi">Chickasaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_County,_Mississippi" title="Choctaw County, Mississippi">Choctaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claiborne_County,_Mississippi" title="Claiborne County, Mississippi">Claiborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_County,_Mississippi" title="Clarke County, Mississippi">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Mississippi" title="Clay County, Mississippi">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coahoma_County,_Mississippi" title="Coahoma County, Mississippi">Coahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copiah_County,_Mississippi" title="Copiah County, Mississippi">Copiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covington_County,_Mississippi" title="Covington County, Mississippi">Covington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeSoto_County,_Mississippi" title="DeSoto County, Mississippi">DeSoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_County,_Mississippi" title="Forrest County, Mississippi">Forrest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Mississippi" title="Franklin County, Mississippi">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_County,_Mississippi" title="George County, Mississippi">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Mississippi" title="Greene County, Mississippi">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenada_County,_Mississippi" title="Grenada County, Mississippi">Grenada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Mississippi" title="Hancock County, Mississippi">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_County,_Mississippi" title="Harrison County, Mississippi">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinds_County,_Mississippi" title="Hinds County, Mississippi">Hinds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holmes_County,_Mississippi" title="Holmes County, Mississippi">Holmes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humphreys_County,_Mississippi" title="Humphreys County, Mississippi">Humphreys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Issaquena_County,_Mississippi" title="Issaquena County, Mississippi">Issaquena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itawamba_County,_Mississippi" title="Itawamba County, Mississippi">Itawamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Mississippi" title="Jackson County, Mississippi">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Mississippi" title="Jasper County, Mississippi">Jasper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Mississippi" title="Jefferson County, Mississippi">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Davis_County,_Mississippi" title="Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi">Jefferson Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jones_County,_Mississippi" title="Jones County, Mississippi">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemper_County,_Mississippi" title="Kemper County, Mississippi">Kemper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_County,_Mississippi" title="Lafayette County, Mississippi">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_County,_Mississippi" title="Lamar County, Mississippi">Lamar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauderdale_County,_Mississippi" title="Lauderdale County, Mississippi">Lauderdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Mississippi" title="Lawrence County, Mississippi">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leake_County,_Mississippi" title="Leake County, Mississippi">Leake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Mississippi" title="Lee County, Mississippi">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leflore_County,_Mississippi" title="Leflore County, Mississippi">Leflore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Mississippi" title="Lincoln County, Mississippi">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowndes_County,_Mississippi" title="Lowndes County, Mississippi">Lowndes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Mississippi" title="Madison County, Mississippi">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Mississippi" title="Marion County, Mississippi">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Mississippi" title="Marshall County, Mississippi">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Mississippi" title="Monroe County, Mississippi">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Mississippi" title="Montgomery County, Mississippi">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neshoba_County,_Mississippi" title="Neshoba County, Mississippi">Neshoba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_County,_Mississippi" title="Newton County, Mississippi">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noxubee_County,_Mississippi" title="Noxubee County, Mississippi">Noxubee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oktibbeha_County,_Mississippi" title="Oktibbeha County, Mississippi">Oktibbeha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panola_County,_Mississippi" title="Panola County, Mississippi">Panola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_River_County,_Mississippi" title="Pearl River County, Mississippi">Pearl River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Mississippi" title="Perry County, Mississippi">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_County,_Mississippi" title="Pike County, Mississippi">Pike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontotoc_County,_Mississippi" title="Pontotoc County, Mississippi">Pontotoc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prentiss_County,_Mississippi" title="Prentiss County, Mississippi">Prentiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quitman_County,_Mississippi" title="Quitman County, Mississippi">Quitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rankin_County,_Mississippi" title="Rankin County, Mississippi">Rankin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Mississippi" title="Scott County, Mississippi">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharkey_County,_Mississippi" title="Sharkey County, Mississippi">Sharkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simpson_County,_Mississippi" title="Simpson County, Mississippi">Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smith_County,_Mississippi" title="Smith County, Mississippi">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_County,_Mississippi" title="Stone County, Mississippi">Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunflower_County,_Mississippi" title="Sunflower County, Mississippi">Sunflower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tallahatchie_County,_Mississippi" title="Tallahatchie County, Mississippi">Tallahatchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tate_County,_Mississippi" title="Tate County, Mississippi">Tate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tippah_County,_Mississippi" title="Tippah County, Mississippi">Tippah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tishomingo_County,_Mississippi" title="Tishomingo County, Mississippi">Tishomingo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunica_County,_Mississippi" title="Tunica County, Mississippi">Tunica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_Mississippi" title="Union County, Mississippi">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walthall_County,_Mississippi" title="Walthall County, Mississippi">Walthall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Mississippi" title="Warren County, Mississippi">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Mississippi" title="Washington County, Mississippi">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Mississippi" title="Wayne County, Mississippi">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster_County,_Mississippi" title="Webster County, Mississippi">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_County,_Mississippi" title="Wilkinson County, Mississippi">Wilkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_County,_Mississippi" title="Winston County, Mississippi">Winston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yalobusha_County,_Mississippi" title="Yalobusha County, Mississippi">Yalobusha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yazoo_County,_Mississippi" title="Yazoo County, Mississippi">Yazoo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_Mississippi.svg/32px-Flag_of_Mississippi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="19" class="mw-file-element" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">State legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Legislature" title="Alabama Legislature">Alabama</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alabama_House_of_Representatives" title="Alabama House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Senate" title="Alabama Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alaska_State_Legislature" title="Alaska State Legislature">Alaska</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alaska_House_of_Representatives" title="Alaska House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alaska_State_Senate" title="Alaska State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Legislature" title="Arizona State Legislature">Arizona</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_General_Assembly" title="Arkansas General Assembly">Arkansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Arkansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Senate" title="Arkansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">California</a> (<a href="/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_State_Senate" title="California State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_General_Assembly" title="Colorado General Assembly">Colorado</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_House_of_Representatives" title="Colorado House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Senate" title="Colorado Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_General_Assembly" title="Connecticut General Assembly">Connecticut</a> (<a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_General_Assembly" title="Delaware General Assembly">Delaware</a> (<a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Senate" title="Delaware Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Legislature" title="Florida Legislature">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida_Senate" title="Florida Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_General_Assembly" title="Georgia General Assembly">Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Legislature" title="Idaho Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#Territorial_and_Federal_District_Legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">Other legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">American Samoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">Guam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Commonwealth_Legislature" title="Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:State_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:State legislature elections in the United States">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2000 United States state legislative elections">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2001 United States state legislative elections">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2002 United States state legislative elections">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2003 United States state legislative elections">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2004 United States state legislative elections">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2005 United States state legislative elections">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2006 United States state legislative elections">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2007 United States state legislative elections">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2008 United States state legislative elections">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2009 United States state legislative elections">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2010 United States state legislative elections">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2011 United States state legislative elections">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2012 United States state legislative elections">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2013 United States state legislative elections">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2014 United States state legislative elections">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2015 United States state legislative elections">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2016 United States state legislative elections">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2017 United States state legislative elections">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2018 United States state legislative elections">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2019 United States state legislative elections">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2020 United States state legislative elections">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2021 United States state legislative elections">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2022 United States state legislative elections">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2023 United States state legislative elections">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2024 United States state legislative elections">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_legislators" title="List of U.S. state legislators">List of U.S. 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href="/wiki/List_of_Mississippi_state_legislatures" title="List of Mississippi state legislatures">State Legislatures <span class="nobold">(since 1817)</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1st Mississippi Legislature">1st (1817–1818)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Mississippi_Legislature" title="2nd Mississippi Legislature">2nd (1819)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Mississippi_Legislature" title="3rd Mississippi Legislature">3rd (1820)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="4th Mississippi Legislature">4th (1821)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="5th Mississippi Legislature">5th (1821–1822)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="6th Mississippi Legislature">6th (1822–1823)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="7th Mississippi Legislature">7th (1823–1824)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="8th Mississippi Legislature">8th (1825)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="9th Mississippi Legislature">9th (1826)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="10th Mississippi Legislature">10th (1827)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Mississippi_Legislature" title="11th Mississippi Legislature">11th (1828)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">12th (1829)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">13th (1830)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">14th (1830)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="15th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">15th (1831)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=16th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="16th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">16th (1833)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=17th_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="17th Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">17th (1833–1835)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1836%E2%80%931838_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1836–1838 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1836–1838</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1838%E2%80%931840_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1838–1840 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1838–1840</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1840%E2%80%931842_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1840–1842 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1840–1842</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1842%E2%80%931844_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1842–1844 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1842–1844</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%931846_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1844–1846 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1844–1846</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1846%E2%80%931848_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1846–1848 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1846–1848</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1848%E2%80%931850_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1848–1850 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1848–1850</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1850%E2%80%931852_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1850–1852 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1850–1852</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%931854_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1852–1854 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1852–1854</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1854%E2%80%931856_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1854–1856 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1854–1856</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1856%E2%80%931857_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1856–1857 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1856–1857</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1857%E2%80%931859_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1857–1859 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1857–1859</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1860%E2%80%931861_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1860–1861 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1860–1861</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1861%E2%80%931862_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1861–1862 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1861–1862</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1865%E2%80%931867_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1865–1867 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1865–1867</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1870%E2%80%931872_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1870–1872 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1870–1872</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1872%E2%80%931874_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1872–1874 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1872–1874</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1874%E2%80%931876_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1874–1876 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1874–1876</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1876%E2%80%931878_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1876–1878 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1876–1878</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1878%E2%80%931880_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1878–1880 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1878–1880</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1880%E2%80%931882_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1880–1882 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1880–1882</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1882%E2%80%931884_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1882–1884 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1882–1884</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1884%E2%80%931886_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1884–1886 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1884–1886</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1886%E2%80%931888_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1886–1888 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1886–1888</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888%E2%80%931890_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1888–1890 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1888–1890</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1890%E2%80%931892_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1890–1892 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1890–1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892%E2%80%931896_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1892–1896 Mississippi Legislature">1892–1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896%E2%80%931900_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1896–1900 Mississippi Legislature">1896–1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%931904_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1900–1904 Mississippi Legislature">1900–1904</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1904%E2%80%931908_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1904–1908 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1904–1908</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908%E2%80%931912_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1908–1912 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1908–1912</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1912%E2%80%931916_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1912–1916 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1912–1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916%E2%80%931920_Mississippi_Legislature" title="1916–1920 Mississippi Legislature">1916–1920</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920%E2%80%931924_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920–1924 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1920–1924</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924%E2%80%931928_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924–1928 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1924–1928</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928%E2%80%931932_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928–1932 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1928–1932</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1932%E2%80%931936_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1932–1936 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1932–1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936%E2%80%931940_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936–1940 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1936–1940</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940%E2%80%931944_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940–1944 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1940–1944</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944%E2%80%931948_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944–1948 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1944–1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948%E2%80%931952_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948–1952 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1948–1952</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%931956_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952–1956 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1952–1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956%E2%80%931960_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956–1960 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1956–1960</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960%E2%80%931964_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960–1964 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1960–1964</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964%E2%80%931968_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964–1968 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1964–1968</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968%E2%80%931972_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968–1972 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1968–1972</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972%E2%80%931976_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972–1976 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1972–1976</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976%E2%80%931980_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976–1980 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1976–1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980%E2%80%931984_Mississippi_Legislature&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980–1984 Mississippi Legislature (page does not exist)">1980–1984</a></li> <li><a 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