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2024–2028 Mississippi Legislature
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State Seal
Overview
Legislative body	Mississippi Legislature
Jurisdiction	Mississippi,  United States
Meeting place	Mississippi State Capitol
Term	2 January 2024 (2024-01-02) –
Election	2023 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 (79)   Democratic (41)   Independent (2)
Members	122
Speaker	Jason White
Party control	Republican

The 2024–2028 Mississippi Legislature first met in January 2024. It is composed of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Senate

Leadership

The president of the Senate is Mississippi lieutenant governor Delbert Hosemann, who is Republican. The president pro tempore is Republican Dean Kirby. The minority leader is Democrat Derrick Simmons.

Party composition

As of January 2024, the Mississippi State Senate has 36 Republican members and 16 Democratic members.

Members

House

Leadership

The Speaker of the House is Jason White, and the Speaker pro tempore is Manly Barton. The minority leader is Robert Johnson III.

Party Composition

The following composition reflects the balance of power after the 2023 elections. Republicans secured a majority for the fourth time since 2011, the first year when Republicans won the majority of seats in the State House since 1870. The 2023 elections were marked by new leadership, as the past speaker Phillip Gunn retired, allowing his chief lieutenant, then-Speaker Pro Tempore Jason White to become the new speaker. The 2023 elections saw the seating of 25 new members.

Members

References

1. "Home". MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
2. "Dean Kirby elected Senate president pro tempore". WJTV. Jackson. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
3. Criss, Jack (October 10, 2022). "Senator Derrick Simmons". Delta Business Journal. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
4. "Mississippi Election Results". The New York Times. November 7, 2023. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
5. "Representatives". MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
6. "Leadership". MS House Democrats. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
7. Wilkinson, Kaija (November 10, 2011). "GOP takes House; Busby leads Jones as of last count, but margin still very thin". gulflive.com. The Press-Register. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
8. ^ Corder, Frank (January 2, 2024). "Mississippi Legislature Gavels in for New Term". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
9. Republican Andy Stepp died on December 5, 2024
10. Democrat Charles Young died on December 19, 2024

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