RepublicanIn office since Nov 2023

Beth Waldo

Mississippi State Representative, District 15 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 15

In office
2 yrs
Since 2023
Bills became law
0
23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
8.0%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
99%
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
  • Agriculture
  • County Affairs
  • Education
  • Judiciary A
  • Public Health and Human Services
  • Tourism
  • Workforce Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 23 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Waldo sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Waldo is closer to the center than 43% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianWaldoMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Ken Morgan, Jeff Hale, Hank Zuber

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

With Waldo’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Waldo’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillWaldoRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 29, 2026HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.YesYesNoPassed 79–37
Mar 29, 2026HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.YesYesYesPassed 92–27
Mar 29, 2026SB 3088: Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.YesYesYesPassed 89–20
May 28, 2025HB 28: Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.Not votingYesYesPassed 90–6
May 28, 2025HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.Not votingYesYesPassed 88–6

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Waldo 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 House of Representatives, District 15Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Waldo

One person, matched across every source we use.

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