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Mississippi State Missed
Votes Scorecard

4%
In Mississippi, the average Senate missed 4% of the vote.
State Dist Party Member % Missed Votes # Missed Votes # Total Votes Most Absent Rank
MS SD-41 R Joey Fillingane
40%
309 772 1
MS SD-50 R Scott DeLano
17%
135 772 2
MS SD-18 R Jenifer Branning
16%
127 772 3
MS SD-20 R Josh Harkins
13%
103 772 4
MS SD-40 R Angela Burks Hill
11%
85 772 5
MS SD-26 D John Horhn
9%
71 772 6
MS SD-04 R Rita Potts Parks
8%
63 772 7
MS SD-37 R Melanie Sojourner
6%
48 772 8
MS SD-44 R John Polk
6%
44 772 9
MS SD-14 R Lydia Chassaniol
6%
43 772 10
MS SD-42 R Chris McDaniel
5%
39 772 11
MS SD-16 D Angela Turner-Ford
5%
37 772 12
MS SD-03 R Kathy Chism
4%
30 772 13
MS SD-38 D Tammy Witherspoon
4%
29 772 14
MS SD-49 R Joel Carter
4%
28 772 15
MS SD-06 R Chad McMahan
3%
26 772 16
MS SD-13 D Sarita Simmons
3%
21 772 17
MS SD-17 R Charles Younger
3%
20 772 18
MS SD-21 D Barbara Blackmon
2%
18 772 19
MS SD-36 D Albert Butler
2%
18 772 19
MS SD-24 D David Jordan
2%
18 772 19
MS SD-35 R Chris Caughman
2%
16 772 22
MS SD-12 D Derrick Simmons
2%
15 772 23
MS SD-23 R W. Briggs Hopson
2%
13 772 24
MS SD-27 D Hillman Frazier
1%
11 772 25
MS SD-32 D Sampson Jackson
1%
11 772 25
MS SD-08 R Benjamin Suber
1%
11 772 25
MS SD-34 D Juan Barnett
1%
9 772 28
MS SD-39 R Jason Barrett
1%
9 772 28
MS SD-29 D David Blount
1%
8 772 30
MS SD-46 R Philip Moran
1%
8 772 30
MS SD-19 R Kevin Blackwell
1%
6 772 32
MS SD-07 D Hob Bryan
1%
6 772 32
MS SD-43 R Dennis DeBar
1%
6 772 32
MS SD-31 R Tyler McCaughn
1%
6 772 32
MS SD-01 R Michael McLendon
1%
5 772 36
MS SD-02 R David Parker
1%
5 772 36
MS SD-33 R Jeff Tate
1%
5 772 36
MS SD-25 R Walter Michel
1%
4 772 39
MS SD-45 R Chris Johnson
0%
3 772 40
MS SD-30 R Dean Kirby
0%
3 772 40
MS SD-51 R Jeremy England
0%
2 772 42
MS SD-47 R Joseph Seymour
0%
2 772 42
MS SD-10 R Neil Whaley
0%
2 772 42
MS SD-52 R Brice Wiggins
0%
2 772 42
MS SD-09 R Nicole Boyd
0%
1 772 46
MS SD-05 R Daniel Sparks
0%
1 772 46
MS SD-22 D Joseph Thomas
0%
1 772 46
MS SD-11 D Robert Jackson
0%
0 772 49
MS SD-28 D Sollie Norwood
0%
0 772 49
MS SD-48 R Mike Thompson
0%
0 772 49
MS SD-15 R Bart Williams
0%
0 772 49
Methodology

The 2021 Mississippi Missed Votes Scorecard

MISSED VOTES METHODOLOGY – MISSISSIPPI 2021

The Club for Growth Foundation publishes the “Missed Votes” scorecard so the public can see how often Mississippi’s elected state lawmakers show up to vote on legislation.

The Foundation looked at 772 votes in the Mississippi Senate and 773 votes in the Mississippi House during the 2021 regular session. The votes were cast from 1/5/2021 – 3/31/2021. This is not an exhaustive list of votes. These floor votes include roll call votes on legislative bills and excludes attendance votes and votes cast in committee.

On any single roll call vote, if the lawmaker voted YEA (“Y”) or NAY (“N”), then the scorecard counted the lawmaker as casting a vote (+).  If the lawmaker abstained or was not present or did not vote, then the scorecard labeled the lawmaker as missing the vote (-).

The Club for Growth Foundation makes no judgment on why a lawmaker misses votes. Lawmakers miss votes for a whole host of reasons, including medical issues, family concerns, prior commitments, purely political motivations, or other reasons. The Club for Growth Foundation has not analyzed why any lawmaker has missed a vote, and is simply publishing this quantified information for educational purposes only.

Due to situations such as retirements, personal issues, special elections, and appointments, there may be included lawmakers who have not served from start to finish. Their records are kept to showcase all members who voted during the legislative year.

There are inherent limitations in judging the overall qualifications of any legislator based on how many votes he or she has missed, and the Club for Growth Foundation does not endorse or oppose any legislator for public office.

Any mathematical discrepancies for these scores are due to rounding. 

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