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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
321
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
28
votes against own party
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Bill
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Vote
Result
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Date
SN 65
Dason Colin Maloney, Tupelo, Mississippi, Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, five year term effective July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2029, representing the 1st Congressional District as it existed on July 1, 1994, vice Mr. Bill Cossar.
Yea
Passed
50–0
Mar 31, 2025
HB 1896
Excise tax; impose on kratom products and revise provisions relating to purchase of tobacco products from outside MS.
Yea
Passed
45–4
Mar 31, 2025
SN 3
Carrie K. Coggins, LMSW, Tupelo, Mississippi, MS State Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists, four year term ending June 30, 2028.
Absent
Passed
45–0
Mar 29, 2025
SN 26
Sherry A. Bouldin, Madison, Mississippi, State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, remainder of a five year term effective July 2, 2024 and ending June 30, 2028, representing the 2nd Congressional District, vice Dr. Kerri McKnatt.
Absent
Passed
45–0
Mar 29, 2025
SN 27
Dr. Shelbi R. Bradley, Gulfport, Mississippi, State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors, remainder of five year term effective July 2, 2024 and ending June 30, 2028, vice Dr. Lewis A. Bullock.
Absent
Passed
45–0
Mar 29, 2025
SN 83
Henry Presley Posey, Flora, Mississippi, State Board of Rehabilitation Services as the vocational rehabilitation client or client's parent representative, five year term effective July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2029.
Absent
Passed
45–0
Mar 29, 2025
SN 44
Elizabeth JeanMarie (Liz) McLain, Ridgeland, Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy as a Licensed Massage Therapist, four year term effective September 24, 2024 and ending June 30, 2028, vice Mr. Michael Scott Parker.
Absent
Passed
45–0
Mar 29, 2025
SN 51
Beverly Eaves Oliver, MBA, MSN, FNP, Clinton, Mississippi, MS Board of Nursing as the Registered Nurse Practitioner, four year term effective July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2028, vice Dr. Melissa King.
Absent
Passed
45–0
Mar 29, 2025
SN 46
Dr. Harvey Allen (Allen) Gersh, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, MS State Board of Medical Licensure to represent the Second Supreme Court District, six year term beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2030.
Absent
Passed
45–0
Mar 29, 2025
SN 57
Courtney Denton Jones, Brandon, Mississippi, BD of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, four year term effective July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2028, vice Dr William Jeffrey Hinton.
Absent
Passed
45–0
Mar 29, 2025
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