RepublicanIn office since Nov 2019

Billy Adam Calvert

Mississippi State Representative, District 83 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 83

Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2019
Bills became law: 0; 25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.1%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 95%; 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.

Business and Commerce · vice chair
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Conservation and Water Resources
Forestry
Universities and Colleges
Workforce Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 25 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 836 Asset forfeiture; require hearing to challenge.
Judiciary A · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 978 Newborn screening program;include cytomegalovirus (CMV) in conditions tested for.
Public Health and Human Services · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 975 Alternative nicotine; clarify prohibition on school property.
Education · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 837 Circuit court; prohibit from allowing candidates to speak to the public during court terms.
Apportionment and Elections · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 976 Drug and alcohol treatment; require 30-day minimum in-patient treatment.
Judiciary B · 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 Calvert sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Calvert is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Shanda Yates, Noah Sanford, Lance Varner

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

With Calvert’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills18%

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: Calvert’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Calvert	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 79–37
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.	No	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 Calvert was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2019202020212022202320242025202620272028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 83

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 83	Won	—
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 83	Won	—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Calvert has held

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 83 · since 2019

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Calvert

One person, matched across every source we use.

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