Mississippi Senate · District 31

Tyler McCaughn

Republican

Where they sit

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

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McCaughn
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Tyler McCaughn'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

Mississippi Senate84thpercentile
More conservative than 84% of the Mississippi Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
9th most conservative of 51
Votes with the Senate President Pro Tempore
88%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tyler McCaughn.

On 302 contested votes where both voted99% on all 2,472 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
95%
Democrats Republicans 35%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Tyler McCaughn.

On 173 party-line votesPartisan rank: 9 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 6 others)8 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Tyler McCaughn
StatewideLocal and private
Sponsored882
Passed both chambers72
Became law72
Vetoed by the Governor00

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 16 of 51 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 15 of 34 Republicans (tied with 2 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: Tyler McCaughn
BillTypeResultFinal action
SB 2258 (2026 Regular Session)
Mississippi Ireland Trade Commission; establish
Statewide Became law March 13, 2026
SB 3273 (2025 Regular Session)
Sebastapol Natural Gas; authorize to expand territory
Local and private Became law April 10, 2025
SB 2019 (2025 Regular Session)
Forestry Facility Grant Program; amend the fund amount and expand potential recipients of
Statewide Became law March 13, 2025
SB 2766 (2025 Regular Session)
Adoption petitions; clarify that attached certificate may be executed by any physician
Statewide Became law March 12, 2025
SB 3083 (2024 Regular Session)
Suffrage; restore to Larry Sills
Local and private Became law May 14, 2024
SB 2696 (2024 Regular Session)
Mississippi Main Street Grant Program; amend administration of and qualifications for
Statewide Became law May 8, 2024
SB 2232 (2024 Regular Session)
Newton Municipal School District; require election of board of trustees by population of the school district
Statewide Became law May 8, 2024
SB 2519 (2024 Regular Session)
Mississippi Foreign Land Ownership Act; create
Statewide Became law April 15, 2024
SB 2059 (2024 Regular Session)
Biomass and Bioenergy with carbon capture technology; define
Statewide Became law March 22, 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

35 against the Senate President Pro Tempore; 31 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Tyler McCaughn
DateBill and motion Their voteSenate President Pro TemporeMost of their party
July 15, 2026 SB 2001: The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact
Passage
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 27, 2026 HB 4135: City of Waynesboro; authorize assessments on convictions obtained in municipal court for maintenance of city building infrastructure
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Nay
March 27, 2026 HB 4113: Perry County; authorize assessments on civil cases filed and convictions obtained in justice court for operation and maintenance of justice court building
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 25, 2026 SB 3404: Suffrage; restore suffrage to Pamela Null
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Nay
March 11, 2026 HB 1941: Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund; increase amount of monies in fund that may be used to defray board of trustees expenses in carrying out duties
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (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) —
Feb. 13, 2026 SB 2587: In-person absentee voting; to amend the process of
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2026 SB 2728: The Mississippi Chancery Youth Court Act of 2026; enact to provide uniform youth court and extend automatic repealer on related sections
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. 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 2390: Mississippi Conveyance Safety Act; clarify inspections of private residence elevators
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 9, 2026 SB 2031: Age of majority; revise
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2026 SB 2232: Vehicle safety equipment; increase sanctions for failure to use and divert funds to driver safety programs
Passage
Yea Yea Nay (split)
Feb. 4, 2026 SB 2041: Study on Dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
April 2, 2025 SB 2248: Fresh Start Act; revise
Conference Committee Report
Yea Yea Nay (split)
March 29, 2025 HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to
Conference Committee Report
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 6, 2025 HB 924: Creating Logic for Efficiency and Accountability (CLEAR) Act; create
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 6, 2025 HB 1174: Public adjusters licensure; revise provisions related to
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 14, 2025 SB 2499: Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction
Passage
Yea Yea Nay (split)
Feb. 13, 2025 SB 2438: Mississippi State Employees Paid Parental Leave Act; enact
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 13, 2025 SB 2145: Alcoholic beverages; authorize the direct shipment of wine
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 1406: Absentee voting; revise various provisions of
Conference Committee Report
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 24, 2024 SB 2015: Suffrage; restore suffrage to Vedo Kyles
Passage
Yea Yea Nay (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 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
Yea Yea Nay (split)
March 12, 2024 SB 2580: In-person early voting; allow
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 2756: State and School Employees' Health Insurance Board; require board to determine applicable insurance benefits and exclusions
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Tyler McCaughn
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate President Pro TemporeYeas–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
tmccaughn@senate.ms.gov
Capitol office
State Capitol Room 407, 400 High St., Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-2220
District office
P.O. Box 1018, Jackson, MS 39215

Committees

  • Government Structure Chair
  • Cybersecurity Select Co-chair
  • Judiciary, Division A Vice chair
  • Agriculture
  • Appropriations
  • Energy
  • Forestry
  • Highways and Transportation
  • Judiciary, Division B
  • 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