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R Mississippi Senate · District 49

Sen. Joel Carter

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Total votes
9,078
all sessions
Attendance
94%
535 missed
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 96% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 99% of chamber peers
Sponsored
201
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
9
assignments
9,078 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
8,507
voted in favor
Nay
53
voted against
Absent
535
missed votes
Total cast
9,078
across all sessions
Crossed party
29
votes against own party
This page
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2018
The Mississippi National Guard Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program; create.
Yea
Passed
50–0
Jan 12, 2026
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.
Yea
Passed
33–19
Jan 7, 2026
HB 41
Appropriation; Arts Commission.
Absent
Passed
35–5
May 29, 2025
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