DemocratIn office since Nov 2019

Daryl Porter

Mississippi State Representative, District 98 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 98

In office
7 yrs
Since 2019
Bills became law
0
86 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
8.3%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
97%
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.

  • Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency · vice chair
  • Judiciary B
  • Municipalities
  • Public Health and Human Services
  • Public Utilities

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 86 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 Porter sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Porter is closer to the center than 38% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianPorterMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jeffery Harness, Grace Butler-Washington, Willie Bailey

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

With Porter’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills42%

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

DateBillPorterDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Mar 29, 2026HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.NoNoYesPassed 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 Porter 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 98Won—
2019Mississippi House of Representatives, District 98Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Porter

One person, matched across every source we use.

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