Mississippi Senate · District 49
Joel Carter
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Joel Carter'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 Joel Carter.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Joel Carter.
Bills
The bills Joel Carter sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local and private | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 43 | 2 |
| Passed both chambers | 6 | 1 |
| Became law | 6 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 1 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 19 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 18 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 3402 (2026 Regular Session) Suffrage; restore to Corderro Martin |
Local and private | Vetoed | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 2527 (2026 Regular Session) Solar decommissioning; create provisions concerning |
Statewide | Became law | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 2787 (2026 Regular Session) School districts; require to test liquefied petroleum gas piping systems in their facilities |
Statewide | Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| SB 2308 (2026 Regular Session) Energy efficiency standards for building construction; extend date of repeal |
Statewide | Became law | March 19, 2026 |
| SB 2368 (2025 Regular Session) Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Standard; amend penalties |
Statewide | Became law | March 12, 2025 |
| SB 2283 (2024 Regular Session) Public Service Commission; extend date of repeal on |
Statewide | Became law | April 30, 2024 |
| SB 2603 (2024 Regular Session) Excavation; revise procedures and required white lining in certain stances |
Statewide | Became law | April 15, 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
19 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 14 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Joel Carter 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
- jcarter@senate.ms.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 215, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-2395 - District office
- P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215
Committees
- Energy Chair
- Housing Vice chair
- Business and Financial Institutions
- Economic and Workforce Development
- Finance
- Highways and Transportation
- Municipalities
- Ports and Marine Resources
- 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