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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

MS Scorecard 2022

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Mississippi Legislature in 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

1. Vaccine Mandate

Good Vote: Yes
HB1509 Vaccine Mandate (Passed 36 to 15 on 3/9/2022). Prohibits any state or local official, school or university from refusing services, health care access or employment opportunities to a person based on their Covid-19 vaccination status.

2. Equal Pay for Equal Work

Good Vote: No
HB770 Equal Pay for Equal Work (Passed 49 to 9 on 3/9/2022).  Requires that no employer shall pay an employee a wage at a rate less than the rate of an employee of the opposite sex.

3. ARPA Funds

Good Vote: No

SB3062 ARPA Funds (Passed 51 to 0 on 2/17/2022).  Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds to the Department of Finance and Administration Bureau of Building, Grounds, and Real Property Management.

4. Tech Tax

Good Vote: No
SB2831 Tech Tax (Passed 52 to 0 on 2/9/2022). Creates the taxation of remote and internet-based computer software products and creates a service study commission to recommend how products should be taxed.

5. Healthy Food & Families Program

Good Vote: No

SB2077 Healthy Food & Families Program (Passed 47 to 5 on 2/9/2022). Permits the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to increase the purchasing power of Mississippi residents with limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables and support local farmers by providing matching dollar incentives.

6. Establishes Grant

Good Vote: No

SB2822 Establishes Grant (Passed 52 to 0 on 2/8/2022). Administers Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds under the Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to the Department of Environemtal Quality to create a grant to help government comply with regulations and environmental policy.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Juan Barnett D SD-034 0% .-----
Jason Barrett R SD-039 17% +-----
Barbara Blackmon D SD-021 17% -+----
Kevin Blackwell R SD-019 17% +-----
David Blount D SD-029 0% ------
Nicole Boyd R SD-009 17% +-----
Jennifer Branning R SD-018 20% +.----
Hob Bryan D SD-007 0% ------
Angela Burks Hill R SD-040 33% +---+-
Kelvin Butler D SD-038 17% -+----
Albert Butler D SD-036 0% ------
Joel Carter R SD-049 17% +-----
Chris Caughman R SD-035 17% +-----
Lydia Chassaniol R SD-014 17% +-----
Kathy Chism R SD-003 50% ++--+-
Dennis DeBar R SD-043 17% +-----
Scott DeLano R SD-050 17% +-----
Jeremy England R SD-051 17% +-----
Joey Fillingane R SD-041 17% +-----
Hillman Frazier D SD-027 0% ------
Josh Harkins R SD-020 17% +-----
Rod Hickman D SD-032 0% ------
Briggs Hopson R SD-023 17% +-----
John Horhn D SD-026 17% -+----
Robert Jackson D SD-011 0% ------
Chris Johnson R SD-045 17% +-----
David Jordan D SD-024 0% ------
Dean Kirby R SD-030 17% +-----
Tyler McCaughn R SD-031 17% +-----
Chris McDaniel R SD-042 50% ++--+-
Michael McLendon R SD-001 17% +-----
Chad Mcmahan R SD-006 17% +-----
Walter Michel R SD-025 17% +-----
Philip Moran R SD-046 17% +-----
Sollie Norwood D SD-028 0% ------
David Parker R SD-002 17% +-----
John Polk R SD-044 33% ++----
Rita Potts Parks R SD-004 17% +-----
Joseph Seymour R SD-047 17% +-----
Sarita Simmons D SD-013 0% ------
Willie Simmons D SD-013 NA ......
Derrick Simmons D SD-012 0% ------
Melanie Sojourner R SD-037 50% ++--+-
Daniel Sparks R SD-005 17% +-----
Benjamin Suber R SD-008 17% +-----
Jeff Tate R SD-033 50% ++--+-
Joseph Thomas D SD-022 0% ------
Mike Thompson R SD-048 20% +-.---
Angela Turner-Ford D SD-016 17% -+----
Neil Whaley R SD-010 17% +-----
Brice Wiggins R SD-052 17% +-----
Bart Williams R SD-015 17% +-----
Charles Younger R SD-017 17% +-----

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Democrat 4.3%
Republican 21.7%