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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 2113
Voting equipment; require certification by the United States Election Assistance Commission.
Yea
Passed
45–1
Feb 4, 2021
SB 2816
Public officials and employees; allow Department of Revenue appraisers to receive same pay increases as county tax assessors.
Yea
Passed
46–0
Feb 4, 2021
SB 2553
State offenders in county jail; MDOC to pay increased rate to county to expedite removal of.
Yea
Passed
44–0
Feb 4, 2021
SB 2728
Department of Revenue; allow retiring law enforcement officers to keep one issued sidearm each.
Yea
Passed
46–0
Feb 4, 2021
SB 2527
Mississippi Critical Teacher Shortage Act; extend repealer on.
Yea
Passed
46–0
Feb 4, 2021
SB 2283
Freedom of Roadway Act; increase penalties for the obstruction of public passageways.
Yea
Passed
36–10
Feb 4, 2021
SB 2603
Salvage or abandoned vehicles; authorize disposition by auction firms on behalf of insurers.
Yea
Passed
46–0
Feb 4, 2021
SN 25
Elizabeth Ashley (Beth) Harkins, Madison, Mississippi, Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission as the Commissioner representing the employee interest, six year term effective immediately and ending December 31, 2026.
Yea
Passed
46–0
Feb 4, 2021
SB 2305
William F. Winter and Jack Reed, Sr., Teacher Loan Repayment Program; create. Against party
Nay
Passed
44–2
Feb 4, 2021
SB 2087
Cemetery owners; authorize to disinter dead human remains for reinterment, reburial or delivery to a carrier for transportation.
Yea
Passed
46–0
Feb 4, 2021
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