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D Mississippi Senate · District 12

Sen. Derrick Simmons

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Total votes
9,101
all sessions
Attendance
97%
282 missed
Lower than 95% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Lower than 81% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 78% of chamber peers
Sponsored
587
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
9
assignments
9,101 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
8,380
voted in favor
Nay
477
voted against
Absent
282
missed votes
Total cast
9,101
across all sessions
Crossed party
159
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SN 8
James C. (Chris) Cook, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, remainder of a three year term effective upon confirmation and ending July 31, 2027.
Yea
Passed
47–0
Jan 8, 2026
SN 11
Wendi Founds Hill, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, remainder of a three year term effective upon confirmation and ending July 31, 2027.
Yea
Passed
47–0
Jan 8, 2026
SN 12
Myrtis Stuart McElreath, Oxford, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, remainder of four year term effective upon confirmation and ending July 31, 2028.
Yea
Passed
47–0
Jan 8, 2026
SN 9
Wesley Todd Freeman, Ridgeland, Mississippi, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, remainder of a two year term effective upon confirmation and ending July 31, 2026.
Yea
Passed
47–0
Jan 8, 2026
SB 2003
Retired educators; revise provisions regarding return to work as teachers.
Yea
Passed
50–2
Jan 7, 2026
SB 2004
Mississippi PERS Stability Act; enact.
Yea
Passed
52–0
Jan 7, 2026
SB 2001
School teachers, assistant teachers, and college faculty; raise pay of.
Yea
Passed
52–0
Jan 7, 2026
SB 2002
Student transfers; remove requirement for current district of attendance to approve release.
Nay
Passed
33–19
Jan 7, 2026
HB 41
Appropriation; Arts Commission. Against party
Nay
Passed
35–5
May 29, 2025
HB 38
Appropriation; Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and trial judges services.
Yea
Passed
45–0
May 29, 2025
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