IndependentIn office since Nov 2007

Angela Cockerham

Mississippi State Representative, District 96 since 2007. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 96

Wikipedia

In office: 19 yrs; Since 2007
Bills became law: 2; 27 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.2%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +14.9; Won 2019
Next election: 2027; Nov 2, 2027

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations A · vice chair
Apportionment and Elections
Appropriations D
Corrections
Ethics
Judiciary A

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 27 sponsored · 2 became law

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HB 1615 Enhanced penalties for crimes against certain persons; include certain CPS employees.
Judiciary B · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1616 Baby Safety Device; remove "intent" and revise termination of parental rights.
Judiciary A · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

HB 1572 Rare Disease Task Force; create within the MS Rare Disease Advisory Council.
Public Health and Human Services · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

HB 4020 Appropriation; IHL for repairs and renovations to the T.B. Ellis Building at JSU.
Appropriations A · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 1836 Appropriation; IHL for planning and constructing to a new dormitory at Jackson State University.
Appropriations A · Failed in committee Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Cockerham sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Every member placed by roll-call votes.

Closest: Richard Bennett, Gene Newman, Greg Haney

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET

With Cockerham’s party

Cosponsorships of the other party's bills7%

Black tick: the average of independents in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Cockerham’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most independents.

Date	Bill	Cockerham	Caucus majority	Other party	Result
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 79–37
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 92–27
Mar 29, 2026	SB 3088: Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 89–20
May 28, 2025	HB 28: Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 90–6
May 28, 2025	HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 88–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Cockerham was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 96

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2023	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 96	Won	—
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 96	Won	+14.9
2015	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 96	Won	—
2011	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 96	Won	—
2007	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 96	Won	—