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R Mississippi Senate · District 37 · Former member

Sen. Melanie Sojourner

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Total votes
4,031
all sessions
Attendance
94%
238 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
93%
of cast votes
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
4%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 95% of chamber peers
Sponsored
117
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
4,031 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
3,527
voted in favor
Nay
272
voted against
Absent
238
missed votes
Total cast
4,031
across all sessions
Crossed party
258
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2765
Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create. Against party
Nay
Failed
29–19
Feb 11, 2021
SB 2261
Perpetual care cemetaries; authorize counties and cities to clean property of those not properly maintained and seek reimbursement.
Yea
Passed
49–0
Feb 11, 2021
SB 2426
Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks and SNAP incentives. Against party
Nay
Passed
34–15
Feb 11, 2021
SB 2419
State Medical Examiner fees; extend repealer on.
Yea
Passed
49–0
Feb 11, 2021
SB 2877
Net lottery proceeds; allocate to counties and municipalities for road and bridge repairs, instead of to State Highway Fund. Against party
Yea
Failed
10–38
Feb 11, 2021
SB 2536
Athletics; provide that schools designate teams by biological sex.
Yea
Passed
33–7
Feb 11, 2021
SB 2727
Department of Archives and History; revise appointing authority for members of the board of trustees.
Yea
Passed
33–12
Feb 10, 2021
SB 2076
Mississippi Fair Commission; remove repealer and revise advisory council composition.
Yea
Passed
49–0
Feb 10, 2021
SB 2627
Home inspector license; require applicants to undergo certain background checks.
Yea
Passed
49–0
Feb 10, 2021
SB 2797
Department of Public Safety; revise authority, make various amendments.
Yea
Passed
49–0
Feb 10, 2021
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