Mississippi Senate · District 1

Michael McLendon

Republican

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore 72% On 306 contested votes where both voted · 96% on all votes Votes with own party 84% Partisan rank: 46 of 51 in the Senate Didn't vote at roll call 0.4% 9 of 2,512 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 1 72 sponsored · 1 became law · Rank 36 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) Local and private bills passed 1 2 sponsored · 1 became law

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Michael McLendon'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

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More conservative than 80% of the Mississippi Senate.

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11th most conservative of 51

The scores

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Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore

72%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Michael McLendon.

On 306 contested votes where both voted96% on all 2,489 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

84%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Michael McLendon.

On 179 party-line votesPartisan rank: 46 of 51 in the Senate45 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Michael McLendon sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Michael McLendon
	Statewide	Local and private
Sponsored	72	2
Passed both chambers	1	1
Became law	1	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 36 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) · 31 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

Bills that passed both chambers: Michael McLendon
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
SB 3386 (2026 Regular Session) DeSoto County; authorize the use of golf carts and low-speed vehicles on certain public roads	Local and private	Became law	April 8, 2026
SB 2840 (2024 Regular Session) Building Fund for the Arts; authorize Mississippi Arts Commission to retain monies for administrative costs	Statewide	Became law	April 3, 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

86 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 72 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Michael McLendon
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Senate President Pro Tempore	Most of their party
April 15, 2026	HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General Veto Override	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2026	HB 4120: Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2026	HB 4118: Suffrage; restore to Mary Wayne Prater of Oktibbeha County Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 1, 2026	HB 4164: Suffrage; restore to Krisi M. Weining-Cox of Marshall County Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2026	SB 2643: Memorial bridge, highway or road; designate various segments on the state highway system as Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2026	HB 1752: Judges' salaries; increase and delete provision setting at level recommended by State Personnel Board Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 29, 2026	HB 1944: Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 25, 2026	SB 3404: Suffrage; restore suffrage to Pamela Null Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 17, 2026	HB 1944: Taxation; revise credits authorized for contributions to certain eligible charitable organizations Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 10, 2026	HB 895: Medical cannabis; eliminate mandatory follow-up visit and extend validity periods of certification and ID cards to 24 months Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 10, 2026	HB 1152: Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	—
March 5, 2026	HB 547: Check cashers and MS Credit Availability licensees; authorize to pass credit/debit card fees to customers Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 25, 2026	SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 18, 2026	HB 814: Dept. of Health; authorize to increase fees by certain percentage during next three fiscal years Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2026	SB 2587: In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2445: DMH; require to promulgate performance standards and perform periodic audits to assess Community Mental Health Centers Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2026	SB 2679: Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 2566: State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; revise various provisions related to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2026	SB 2589: Campaign finance; modify the reporting process and make reports accessible to the public via a website run by the SOS Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2679: Mississippi Land Bank Act; local government transfer vacant and abandoned property to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 10, 2026	SB 2257: Housing authorities; enable participation in mixed-finance projects and self-insurance pooling arrangements Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 9, 2026	SB 2909: PERS Tier 5; reduce creditable service requirement for retirement regardless of age from 35 to 30 years Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 2232: Vehicle safety equipment; increase sanctions for failure to use and divert funds to driver safety programs Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 2660: Catfish; classify those in the Mississippi River as a game fish and require certain daily harvest and length limits for Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2026	SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and privacy regarding unionization decisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 4, 2026	SB 2041: Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 19: Appropriation; Health, Department of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 20: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 23: Appropriation; Medicaid, Division of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 37: Appropriation; State Public Defender, Office of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 2050: Special funds; revise and create certain within the State Treasury and transfer funds to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 2046: Appropriation; Development Authority, Mississippi Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 2044: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 2042: Appropriation; Audit, Department of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 2, 2025	SB 2248: Fresh Start Act; revise Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 18, 2025	HB 1: "Build Up Mississippi Act"; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2025	HB 1902: Taxation; revise various tax credits Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 18, 2025	HB 919: Sales tax; revise definition of "hotel" and "motel" for purposes of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1450: Small Loan Regulatory Law; authorize licensee to charge fee for nonrecording insurance in lieu of recording cost Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1062: Dental hygienists; authorize to provide services to patients under the general supervision of dentists under certain conditions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2025	HB 1502: MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 11, 2025	HB 1502: MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
March 11, 2025	HB 1502: MS Hemp Cultivation Act; revise provisions of and legalize manufacture and sale of hemp beverages Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 11, 2025	HB 924: Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 10, 2025	SB 2280: Mississippi Wild Turkey Stamp; establish Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	HB 924: Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2025	HB 565: Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training; require law enforcement agencies to report terminated officers to Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 5, 2025	JR 1: MS House of Representatives; revise composition of Districts 16, 22, 36, 39 and 41 Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2025	JR 202: Mississippi State Senate; revise composition of Districts 1, 2, 10, 11, 19, 34, 41, 42, 44 and 45 Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 2499: Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 2449: ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026 Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 14, 2025	SB 2499: Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 2798: County boards of supervisors; require to regulate county and municipal cemeteries Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Feb. 13, 2025	SB 2449: ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026 Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 2439: PERS; create a fifth tier, and terminate SLRP, for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026 Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 2883: Welcome centers; authorize MDA to contract with and award grants to counties for staffing Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2025	SB 2867: Medicaid; make various amendments to the provisions of the program Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 11, 2025	SB 2654: In-person early voting; allow Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 10, 2025	SB 2860: Construction contracts; modify "construction manager at risk" provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 3, 2024	HB 1988: Children's Promise Act; increase amount of tax credits that may be allocated under, bring forward various tax credit sections of law Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 3, 2024	HB 1406: Absentee voting; revise various provisions of Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 2, 2024	HB 4111: Suffrage; restore to Leon Coleman of Jackson County Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 1, 2024	SB 2466: Alcoholic beverages; revise certain provisions relating to sales to persons under the age of 21 Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 29, 2024	HCR 64: Legislature; extend 2024 Regular Session, suspend deadline for certain bills, and set date of sine die adjournment Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 29, 2024	SB 3058: Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund; FY2025 reappropriate to certain agencies Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 29, 2024	HB 1406: Absentee voting; revise various provisions of Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 24, 2024	SB 2015: Suffrage; restore suffrage to Vedo Kyles Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 23, 2024	SB 2448: "Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; extend repealer on Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2024	HB 1676: Mississippi Intoxicating Hemp Regulation Act and Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; revise certain provisions of Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2024	HB 1408: Residential roofing contractors; revise requirements under Insurance Benefits Roofing Repair Consumer Protection Act Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 9, 2024	HB 1035: Justice court judges; include in the "Nonpartisan Judicial Election Act" Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2024	HB 331: Counties and municipalities; authorize to choose not to be subject to requirement for permitting as a condition to construction Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 3, 2024	HB 1149: Counties; authorize to only maintain electronic format of law books in county courtrooms and public county law libraries Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 28, 2024	HB 1725: Medicaid; seek federal waiver for plan to allow Medicaid coverage for persons described in the federal Affordable Care Act Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 28, 2024	HB 1725: Medicaid; seek federal waiver for plan to allow Medicaid coverage for persons described in the federal Affordable Care Act Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 14, 2024	SB 2770: Ballot initiative process; revise statutory implementation Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 14, 2024	SB 2638: Cottage foods; further define and increase seller's allowed annual gross sales amount to $50,000.00 Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2575: Campaign finance; reform Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2823: Medicaid; revise various technical provisions related thereto, including reimbursement levels and facility eligibility Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2715: Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science; relocate to the campus of Mississippi State University Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 13, 2024	SB 2886: Nicotine vapor device directory; require manufacturers to provide certification, set penalties and other provisions Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 12, 2024	SB 2500: Homeless encampments; prohibit on public property and define as public nuisance on private property Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 7, 2024	SB 2448: "Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act"; extend repealer on Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 2260: Right to counsel; authorize State Defender to provide where there is a constitutional right Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 6, 2024	SB 2626: Firearms and weapons; authorize nonviolent felons to possess and use Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 6, 2024	SB 2567: On-premises tobacco permit; authorize Department of Revenue to issue Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Michael McLendon voted on each of the 2,512 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Michael McLendon
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
Email: mmclendon@senate.ms.gov
Capitol office: State Capitol 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-3237
District office: P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215

Committees

Labor Chair
Highways and Transportation Vice chair
Appropriations
Education
Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources
Gaming
Insurance
State Library
Veterans and Military Affairs

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