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2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body	Mississippi Legislature
Jurisdiction	Mississippi,  United States
Meeting place	Mississippi State Capitol
Term	7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) – 2 January 2024 (2024-01-02)
Election	2019 Mississippi elections
Mississippi State Senate
Republican (36)   Democratic (16)
Members	52
President	Delbert Hosemann
President pro tempore	Dean Kirby
Party control	Republican
Mississippi House of Representatives
Republican (76)   Democratic (40)   Independent (3)   Vacant (3)
Members	122
Speaker	Phillip Gunn
Speaker pro tempore	Jason White
Party control	Republican

The 2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature was composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives.

General elections for the Senate and the House were held on November 5, 2019. The first session was held from January 7, 2020 to October 10, 2020. In July and August of that session, a COVID-19 outbreak happened among the legislators. Another session was held from January 5, 2021 to April 1, 2021. The 2022 session was scheduled to meet from January 4, 2022 to April 5, 2022. The 2023 session met from January 3, 2023 to April 2, 2023.

Senate

Party composition

Leadership

As the Lieutenant Governor, Republican Delbert Hosemann served ex officio as the Senate's President. Republican Dean Kirby, senator from the 30th District, served as the Senate's President pro tempore.

Members

House

Leadership

Phillip Gunn, a Republican from the 56th District, served as Speaker of the House. Jason White, Republican from the 48th District, served as the Speaker pro tempore.

Party composition

List of members

References

1. Elected to finish the term of Democrat Sampson Jackson, who resigned on June 30, 2021.
2. Elected to finish the term of Democrat Tammy Witherspoon, who resigned on June 30, 2021.
3. Two members who were elected in November 2019 as Democrats, Kevin Horan and Michael Evans, began their terms as unaffiliated Independents.
4. At some point prior to April 2021 Kevin Horan changed his affiliation from Independent to Republican. Exact date unknown.
5. Jon Ray Lancaster switched parties from Democratic to Republican.
6. Shanda Yates changed her affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
7. ^ Debra Gibbs resigned on December 29, 2022 to become a Circuit Court Judge for Hinds County.
8. ^ Kenneth Walker announced as Assistant Chief for the Natural Resources Conservation Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on March 23, 2023. Exact resignation date unknown.
9. ^ Mac Huddleston died on August 27, 2023.

1. ^ "2020-2024 Mississippi Blue Book | Michael Watson Secretary of state". www.sos.ms.gov. pp. 224, 241, 556. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
2. "Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
3. "Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
4. https://www.sunherald.com/news/coronavirus/article244854672.html
5. "2022 Mississippi legislative session". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
6. "2023 Mississippi legislative session". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
7. ^ "Governor sets special elections in November to fill 2 empty seats in Mississippi Senate". The Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
8. Harrison, Bobby (January 7, 2020). "Two House Democrats become independents as new four-year term begins". Mississippi Today. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
9. Pettus, Emily (April 22, 2021). "Mississippi governor agrees to expand possibility of parole". Associated Press. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
10. Harrison, Bobby (November 1, 2021). "Another Democratic defection adds to Republican supermajority in Legislature". Mississippi Today. Nonprofit Mississippi News. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
11. Pettus, Emily (January 14, 2022). "'Toxic environment, North Jackson lawmaker gives up party affiliation following redistricting vote". wlbt.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
12. Mennefield, Marie (December 29, 2022). "Two new judges join Hinds County bench". WJTV. Hinds County, Miss.: Nexstar Media Inc. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
13. "U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments". Washington: U.S. Department of Agriculture. March 23, 2023. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
14. "House of Representatives 2020-2024". Mississippi Legislature. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
15. Vance, Taylor (August 27, 2023). "Mac Huddleston, longtime state lawmaker from Pontotoc, dies at 79". Mississippi Today. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
16. Vance, Taylor (August 28, 2023). "Mac Huddleston, longtime state lawmaker from Pontotoc, dies at 79". Mississippi Today. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
17. "State legislator named new assistant NRCS chief | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc". www.agri-pulse.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
18. "Obituary for Lynn Wright at Skelton Funeral Home". www.skeltonfuneralhome.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
19. WLOX Staff (May 2, 2022). "Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes announces resignation". Wlox.com. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

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