The 2012–2016 Mississippi Legislature met in multiple sessions in the 2012-2016 term. They were from: January 3, 2012 – May 3, 2012; January 8, 2013 – April 4, 2013; April 26, 2013; June 27–28, 2013; January 7, 2014 – April 6, 2014; May 8, 2014; and January 6, 2015 – April 5, 2015.Historical and Statistical Information The next session, the 2016–2020 Mississippi Legislature started on January 6, 2016.
Officers Senate Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyDistrictPresidentTate ReevesRepublican Partyn/a (Lieut. Gov.)President Pro TemporeTerry W. BrownRepublican Party17Giles WardRepublican Party18
House of Representatives
Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyDistrictSpeaker of the HousePhillip GunnRepublican Party56Speaker Pro TemporeGreg SnowdenRepublican Party83
Composition The following composition reflects the balance of power after the 2011 elections, which was the first election since Reconstruction to give a majority of seats in the State House to the Republicans.
House AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanVacantEnd of previous legislature (2011)6755122Begin58641220July 20, 2012631211November 19, 2012Republican Kevin McGee (District 59) resigned due to an ethic investigation. 621202November 27, 2012Republican Bill Kinkade elected to succeed Woods.631211December 10, 2012Democrat Jason White (District 48) switched to the Republican Party.5764121January 11, 2013Republican Brent Powell elected to succeed McGee.651220January 13, 2013Democrat David Gibbs (District 36) died.561211February 4, 2013Democrat Joe Gardner (District 11) died.551202March 24, 2013Republican Jessica Upshaw (District 95) died.641193April 4, 2013Democrat Karl Gibbs elected to succeed Gibbs.561202April 26, 2013Democrat Lataisha Jackson elected to succeed Gardner.571211June 10, 2013Republican Patricia Willis elected to succeed Upshaw.651220July 1, 2013Democrats Kelvin Buck (District 5), George Flaggs, Jr. (District 55) and Billy Broomfield (District 110) all resigned when they assumed office as Mayors of Holly Springs, Vicksburg and Moss Point, respectively.541193January 2014Democrats John Faulkner (District 5), Oscar Denton (District 55) and Jeramey Anderson (District 110) are elected in the House of Representatives.571220September 15, 2014Democrat Randall Patterson of Biloxi (District 115) switched to the Republican Party.5666February 12, 2015Democrat Bennett Malone of Carthage (District 45) announced his resignation due to health problems. 551211April 6, 2015Jay Mathis won special election in District 45 a walkover to fill the vacancy. 671220June 10, 2015Democrat Esther Harrison of Columbus (District 41) died.541211November 5, 2015Democrat Jody Steverson of Ripley (District 4) switched to the Republican Party.5368Latest voting share
Senate DistrictNamePartyResidenceGender1Chris MasseyRepNesbitM2Bill StoneDemHolly SpringsM3Nickey BrowningRepPontotocM4Rita Potts ParksRepCorinthF5J. P. WilemonDemBelmontM6Nancy Adams CollinsRepF7Hob BryanDemAmoryM8Russell JollyDemHoustonM9Gray TollisonRepOxfordM10Steve HaleDemSenatobiaM11Robert L. JacksonDemMarksM12Derrick SimmonsDemGreenvilleM13Willie Lee SimmonsDemClevelandM14Lydia ChassaniolRepWinonaF15Gary JacksonRepFrench CampM16Angela TurnerDemWest PointF17Charles YoungerRepColumbusM18Giles WardRepLouisvilleM19David ParkerRepOlive BranchM20Josh HarkinsRepFlowoodM21Kenneth Wayne JonesDemCantonM22Eugene S. ClarkeRepHollandaleM23Briggs HopsonRepVicksburgM24David Lee JordanDemGreenwoodM25Will LongwitzRepMadisonM26John A. HorhnDemJacksonM27Hillman Terome FrazierDemJacksonM28Sollie NorwoodDemJacksonM29David BlountDemJacksonM30Dean KirbyRepPearlM31Terry Clark BurtonRepNewtonM32Sampson Jackson IIDemPrestonM33Videt CarmichaelRepMeridianM34Haskins MontgomeryDemBay SpringsM35Perry LeeRepMendenhallM36Albert ButlerDemPort GibsonM37Melanie SojournerRepNatchezF38Kelvin ButlerDemMcCombM39Sally DotyRepBrookhavenF40Angela Burks HillRepPicayuneF41Joey FillinganeRepSumrallM42Chris McDanielRepEllisvilleM43Phillip A. GandyRepWaynesboroM44John A. PolkRepHattiesburgM45Billy HudsonRepHattiesburgM46Philip MoranRepKilnM47Tony SmithRepPicayuneM48Deborah Jeanne DawkinsDemPass ChristianF49Sean TindellRepGulfportM50Thomas Arlin GollotRepBiloxiM51Michael WatsonRepPascagoulaM52Brice WigginsRepPascagoulaM
House
DistrictNamePartyResidence1RepBurnsville2DemCorinth3RepBooneville4RepRipley5DemHolly Springs6RepOlive Branch7RepSouthaven8RepSenatobia9DemTunica10RepSardis11DemComo12RepOxford13RepHickory Flat14RepNew Albany15RepPontotoc16DemPlantersville17RepTupelo18RepBaldwyn19RepMantachie20RepAberdeen21RepFulton22DemOkolona23RepBruce24DemGrenada25RepWells26DemClarksdale27DemCarthage28RepBoyle29DemMound Bayou30DemSumner31DemIndianola32DemGreenwood33DemCharleston34DemSchlater35RepAckerman36DemWest Point37RepColumbus38DemStarkville39RepColumbus40RepSouthaven41Vacant42DemMacon43DemPhiladelphia44RepPhiladelphia45Due to Bennett Malone's retirement on February 12, a special election was called for District 45, which was won by Jay Mathis by acclimation, changing the party holding the seat from Democrat to Republican. RepCarthage46RepKilmichael47DemPickens48RepWest49DemGreenville50DemGreenville51DemBelzoni52RepByhalia53DemBogue Chitto54RepVicksburg55DemVicksburg56RepClinton57DemCanton58RepMadison59RepBrandon60RepBrandon61RepPearl62RepFlorence63DemRaymond64RepJackson65DemJackson66DemJackson67DemJackson68DemJackson69DemJackson70DemJackson71DemCanton72DemJackson73DemJackson74RepBrandon75DemForest76DemHazlehurst77RepBraxton78RepDecatur79DemTaylorsville80DemLaurel81RepMeridian82DemMeridian83RepMeridian84RepQuitman85DemPort Gibson86DemWaynesboro87DemMontrose88RepLaurel89RepEllisville90DemMount Olive91DemMonticello92RepBrookhaven93RepPoplarville94DemNatchez95RepDiamondhead96DemMagnolia97RepMcComb98DemMcComb99RepTylertown100RepMorgantown101RepSumrall102RepHattiesburg103DemHattiesburg104RepPetal105Rep106RepPoplarville107Rep108RepPicayune109Rep110DemMoss Point111RepPascagoula112RepGautier113RepOcean Springs114RepOcean Springs115RepBiloxi116RepBiloxi117RepBiloxi118RepGulfport119DemGulfport120RepLong Beach121RepPass Christian122DemBay St. Louis
With the February 2009 party switch of Billy Nicholson from Democrat to Republican, the composition became 73 Democrats and 49 Republicans. This also meant that for the first time in the history of Mississippi, the majority of the Democratic members of the House were African-Americans.Brown, Jennifer Jacob. "State Rep. Nicholson switches parties" Meridian Star February 26, 2009
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