DemocratIn office since Nov 2015

Cedric Burnett

Mississippi State Representative, District 9 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 9

Wikipedia

In office: 11 yrs; Since 2015
Bills became law: 1; 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.6%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 36%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +42.4; Won 2023
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.

Interstate Cooperation · chair
Banking and Financial Services
Energy
Gaming
Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 22 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 561 Lottery tickets; authorize alcohol package retailer's permit holders to be lottery retailers and sell.
Finance · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

HB 359 Appropriation; Department of Revenue for making upgrades to homestead exemption system.
Appropriations A · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 296 Appropriation; Tunica County for repaving and repairing traffic lights on Casino Strip Resort Boulevard.
Appropriations A · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 297 Mobile sports wagering; authorize.
Gaming · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 299 Retired judges; authorize to solemnize marriages.
Judiciary 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 Burnett sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Burnett is closer to the center than 95% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Carl Mickens, Stephanie Foster, Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes

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

With Burnett’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats36%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%

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

Date	Bill	Burnett	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.	Yes	No	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 Burnett was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 9

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 9	Won	D+42.4
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 9	Won	—
2015	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 9	Won	D+40.7