Mississippi Senate · District 5
Daniel Sparks
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Daniel Sparks's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Daniel Sparks.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Daniel Sparks.
Bills
The bills Daniel Sparks sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local and private | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 79 | 4 |
| Passed both chambers | 15 | 1 |
| Became law | 15 | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 7 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 7 of 34 Republicans (tied with 1 other)
A bill's sponsors are its principal authors, as the Legislature lists them; co-authors aren't counted. Local and private bills (for one county, city or district) are counted and shown apart, not ranked.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2805 (2026 Regular Session) MDCPS state central registry; revise provisions related to |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2401 (2026 Regular Session) Workforce development; extend the date of repeal of certain sections and make technical amendments |
Statewide | Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 2338 (2026 Regular Session) Statute of limitations; except felonious assistance program fraud from |
Statewide | Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| SB 2416 (2026 Regular Session) Law enforcement officers; entitled to certain follow-up drug testing before loss of certification |
Statewide | Became law | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 3057 (2025 Regular Session) City of Booneville; extend date of repeal on city's hotel, motel and restaurant tax |
Local and private | Became law | April 10, 2025 |
| SB 2290 (2025 Regular Session) One Door Policy; create study committee to evaluate reauthorization of WIOA policy |
Statewide | Became law | March 18, 2025 |
| SB 2846 (2025 Regular Session) Economic development projects; expand local government authority to enter certain agreements in support of |
Statewide | Became law | March 13, 2025 |
| SB 2286 (2025 Regular Session) Workforce Enhancement Training Fund contributions; provide for suspensions under certain circumstances |
Statewide | Became law | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 2285 (2025 Regular Session) MDES background check requirements; amend to ensure compliance with certain Internal Revenue Service regulations |
Statewide | Became law | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 2359 (2025 Regular Session) Parole; revise technical violation |
Statewide | Became law | March 6, 2025 |
| SB 2799 (2024 Regular Session) Public official appointments; revise terms of office and appointment procedures on certain state boards, districts and agencies |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| SB 2717 (2024 Regular Session) Mississippi Prison Industries Corporation; clarify conflicts in laws concerning leadership |
Statewide | Became law | May 8, 2024 |
| SB 3105 (2024 Regular Session) Tobacco excise tax; provide rate for heated tobacco products |
Statewide | Became law | May 2, 2024 |
| SB 2543 (2024 Regular Session) Consumer Alternative Installment Loan Act; create a cap adjustment based on the loan amount |
Statewide | Became law | April 18, 2024 |
| SB 2788 (2024 Regular Session) Mississippi Real Estate Commission; remove Home Inspector Board |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2024 |
| SB 2572 (2024 Regular Session) State Workforce Investment Board; amend to allow for proxy participation in meetings to meet quorum |
Statewide | Became law | April 17, 2024 |
Budget projects
Mississippi's appropriation bills don't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Mississippi legislators.
Contested votes where they split
37 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 39 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Daniel Sparks voted on each of the 2,512 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President Pro Tempore | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
- dsparks@senate.ms.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 409, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-3237 - District office
- P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215
Committees
- Economic and Workforce Development Chair
- Judiciary, Division B Vice chair
- Appropriations
- Business and Financial Institutions
- Corrections
- Drug Policy
- Finance
- Government Structure
- Ports and Marine Resources
- Redistricting and Reapportionment Select
- Universities and Colleges
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Mississippi Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Mississippi Legislature's roll-call records, Jan. 2, 2024 to July 16, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections