Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans
Richard Bennett'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
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 40 of 120 in the House (tied with 14 others) · 37 of 77 Republicans (tied with 11 others)
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: Richard Bennett
Bill
Type
Result
Final action
HB 556(2025 Regular Session) DFA; authorize to purchase certain real property known as the "East Hamilton Street Properties" in the City of Jackson, Mississippi
Statewide
Became law
March 21, 2025
HB 1436(2025 Regular Session) MDOT; authorize to transfer property in Harrison County to the City of Gulfport
Statewide
Became law
March 21, 2025
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
22 against the Speaker; 24 against most of their party.
State Capitol 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201 601-359-2860
District office
P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215
Committees
Public PropertyChair
Appropriations A
Appropriations C
Corrections
Education
Local and Private Legislation
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.
