DemocratIn office since Nov 2015

Angela Turner-Ford

Mississippi State Senator, District 16 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Senator, District 16

In office
11 yrs
Since 2015
Bills became law
4
42 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
2.0%
Chamber median 1.2%
With party
56%
On votes splitting the parties
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.

  • Drug Policy · chair
  • Executive Contingent Fund · vice chair
  • Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  • Appropriations
  • County Affairs
  • Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources
  • Judiciary, Division A
  • Local and Private
  • Public Health and Welfare
  • Redistricting and Reapportionment Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 42 sponsored · 4 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 3394 Suffrage; restore to Jerlean Cummings.
Judiciary B · Became law Apr 2026
SB 2056 Controlled substances; provide for automatic scheduling of certain substance if federal scheduling occurs.
Drug Policy · Became law Mar 2026
SB 2117 Uniform Controlled Substances Act; revise Schedule I.
Drug Policy · Became law Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Turner-Ford sits in the Mississippi State Senate

Turner-Ford is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianTurner-FordMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Sarita Simmons, David Blount, Gary Brumfield

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

With Turner-Ford’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats56%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills80%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Mississippi State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

DateBillTurner-FordDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Feb 5, 2026SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and…NoNoYesPassed 27–25
May 29, 2025HB 15: Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.YesNoYesPassed 35–6
May 29, 2025HB 34: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.YesNoYesPassed 35–8
May 29, 2025HB 32: Appropriation; Attorney General.NoNoYesPassed 33–9
May 29, 2025HB 33: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.YesNoYesPassed 34–6

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

Career

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

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.

YearRaceResultMargin
2023Mississippi State Senate, District 16Won—
2019Mississippi State Senate, District 16Won—
2015Mississippi State Senate, District 16Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Turner-Ford has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Turner-Ford

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET