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Joseph Thomas
MS Senate District 22
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Government Operations & Budget 49Transportation & Infrastructure 29Economy & Taxes 6Healthcare 6Civil Rights & Liberties 4Housing 4Social Services & Welfare 4Banking & Finance 3Education 3Criminal Justice & Policing 2Elections & Voting 2Other 2Environment & Energy 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Gun Policy 1Labor & Employment 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MS Senate District 22 current
Mississippi |
Democratic | Jan 7, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,062 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 1965
Lee County; authorize assessments on convictions for maintenance to historic county courthouse.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ab25f1a6-66ab-4bbc-983f-11bef09e5228 | Mar 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab25f1a6-66ab-4bbc-983f-11bef09e5228 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 3257
Marshall County; authorize contributions to 501(c)(3) organizations operating food pantries.
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Passage as Amended | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll dfa69312-42fd-4dcd-98fb-003f297fccc7 | Mar 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dfa69312-42fd-4dcd-98fb-003f297fccc7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1961
City of Verona; authorize a tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c44071b8-f05e-459e-a122-d5158e58abcb | Mar 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c44071b8-f05e-459e-a122-d5158e58abcb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1988
Coahoma County; authorize contribution to Clarksdale-Coahoma County Ministries, Inc.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2bb450d8-b8ec-4844-a1e2-e0e179b5dda1 | Mar 28, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2bb450d8-b8ec-4844-a1e2-e0e179b5dda1 CC0-1.0 |
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SN 4
Chief Cyrus L. Ben, Philadelphia, Mississippi, MS Department of Archives and History Board of…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9fbd9a59-bd86-46ed-b47b-6d6771a4a13a | Mar 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9fbd9a59-bd86-46ed-b47b-6d6771a4a13a CC0-1.0 |
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SN 55
William Alonzo (Billy) Morehead, Madison, Mississippi, Public Procurement Review Board, four year…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 616fb502-8ee6-4f7f-a252-e4eeec43a89f | Mar 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/616fb502-8ee6-4f7f-a252-e4eeec43a89f CC0-1.0 |
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SN 2
David Banister Russell, Jackson, Mississippi, Public Procurement Review Board, term effective July…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e260d50-589f-45bd-ad35-d35d0af4e6be | Mar 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e260d50-589f-45bd-ad35-d35d0af4e6be CC0-1.0 |
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SN 16
Fredie Videt Carmichael, Sr., Meridian, Mississippi, Mississippi Community College Board, six year…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 54309105-a75e-406e-a2b5-39d0b4ba4dc7 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54309105-a75e-406e-a2b5-39d0b4ba4dc7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 3265
City of Water Valley; authorize to enact a tax on restaurants for tourism and parks and recreation.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4c98cbef-4562-4de1-a670-2acb0695e6eb | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c98cbef-4562-4de1-a670-2acb0695e6eb CC0-1.0 |
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SB 3275
Madison County; increase the amount of bonds that may be issued for the Madison County Economic…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 575995f6-f4d3-4841-8739-d653d7a195d7 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/575995f6-f4d3-4841-8739-d653d7a195d7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 3269
Chickasaw County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5a3e5f61-6224-4031-95fa-33af7691244b | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a3e5f61-6224-4031-95fa-33af7691244b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 3056
Calhoun County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 11647404-d328-400b-b248-04d1ef9d8dc4 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11647404-d328-400b-b248-04d1ef9d8dc4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 3061
Lincoln County; authorize assessments on convictions for improvements to courthouses and pretrial…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 590329a9-34db-4679-ac17-c5af76e9abea | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/590329a9-34db-4679-ac17-c5af76e9abea CC0-1.0 |
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SN 7
Anna Sue (Sue) Stedman, Natchez, Mississippi, Mississippi Home Corporation as a resident of the…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 77535023-0917-4ff7-aa78-1001c3ab5449 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/77535023-0917-4ff7-aa78-1001c3ab5449 CC0-1.0 |
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SN 41
David Allen Williams, Pearl, Mississippi, MS Hospital Equipment and Facilities Authority as the…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3f3a61ff-2b5b-46c5-b852-a8a7cfc01c3e | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3f3a61ff-2b5b-46c5-b852-a8a7cfc01c3e CC0-1.0 |
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SN 18
Cheryl Jean Thurmond, Ripley, Mississippi, Mississippi Community College Board, six year term…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a61d059-938f-4244-98be-1c9c510b2ba1 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a61d059-938f-4244-98be-1c9c510b2ba1 CC0-1.0 |
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SN 78
John Alan (Alan) Lange, Ridgeland, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as an…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 04bced61-9d55-4bc0-9787-7c0481913666 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/04bced61-9d55-4bc0-9787-7c0481913666 CC0-1.0 |
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SN 60
John M. Robinson, Tupelo, Mississippi, State Tax Appeals Board as an Associate Member, six year…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f88dd4db-5117-4609-891b-eb1ac678a145 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f88dd4db-5117-4609-891b-eb1ac678a145 CC0-1.0 |
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SN 87
Amy Bland Arrington, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 211dae21-910a-4b13-bb1c-d1c209462c96 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/211dae21-910a-4b13-bb1c-d1c209462c96 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1777
City of Ridgeland; authorize to levy tax on restaurants, hotels and motels to promote tourism…
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 994c00c9-d48b-4e7f-9ee1-404e14c99d6e | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/994c00c9-d48b-4e7f-9ee1-404e14c99d6e CC0-1.0 |
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SN 70
Charles Tyler (Tyler) Norman, Meridian, Mississippi, Board of Directors of the College Savings…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1250b791-2480-4e39-ae9f-907e795a9294 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1250b791-2480-4e39-ae9f-907e795a9294 CC0-1.0 |
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SN 17
John Raymond Pigott, Carriere, Mississippi, Mississippi Community College Board, six year term…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 362f2d14-a710-440b-9017-a7f12637e564 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/362f2d14-a710-440b-9017-a7f12637e564 CC0-1.0 |
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SN 13
Leonard H. (Len) Blanton, Jr., Tupelo, Mississippi, Board of Directors of the College Savings Plans…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5d38fda0-0a22-47db-8161-bf5a7d3d95df | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5d38fda0-0a22-47db-8161-bf5a7d3d95df CC0-1.0 |
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SN 77
Brandi Irvin Hough, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Finance Corporation as an…
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Appointment Confirmation | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c9550aa1-9ef7-4a70-9b23-3585499c6707 | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c9550aa1-9ef7-4a70-9b23-3585499c6707 CC0-1.0 |
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SR 120
Commemorate Clinton Massacre on 150th Anniversary of the tragedy and remember the lives lost.
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Passage | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 219e8bc2-ec4c-436a-9678-b2bb3a8d609a | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/219e8bc2-ec4c-436a-9678-b2bb3a8d609a CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (43 as lead sponsor)
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SB 2132
MS · —
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds; FY2026 appropriation to City of Rolling Fork for improvement of water system.
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SB 2135
MS · —
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to Sharkey County for certain infrastructure projects and initiatives.
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SB 2120
MS · —
Bonds; authorize to assist Serenity on the Bayou in Anguilla renovate and equip building for Emmanuel Community Center.
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SB 2136
MS · —
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to MDA for the West Central Mississippi Incubator Grant Program.
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SB 2130
MS · —
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to City of Canton for redevelopment of public housing units.
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SB 2137
MS · —
General Fund; FY2026 appropriation to Town of Rolling Fork for certain infrastructure projects.
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SB 2122
MS · —
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for repair and renovation of Triangle Cultural Center in Yazoo City.
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SB 3121
MS · —
Capital Expense Fund; FY2026 appropriation to the Midway Community Water Association for improvements to its water system.
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SB 2129
MS · —
Bonds; authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for repair and renovation of Oakes African American Cultural Center.
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SR 60
MS · —
Extend congratulations of Mississippi Senate to Philadelphia Eagles Running Back Kenneth Gainwell for Super Bowl Championship.
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