RepublicanIn office since Nov 2019

Donnie Scoggin

Mississippi State Representative, District 89 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 89

In office
7 yrs
Since 2019
Bills became law
3
36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
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.

  • Universities and Colleges · chair
  • Agriculture
  • Appropriations A
  • Appropriations E
  • County Affairs
  • Judiciary B
  • Medicaid
  • Public Health and Human Services
  • Workforce Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 36 sponsored · 3 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4120 Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County.
Judiciary B · Became law Apr 2026
HB 223 Memorial highways; designate a segment of MS Highway 537 in Jones County as the "Sgt. John Howard Tanner…
Highways and Transportation · Became law Mar 2026
HB 17 MS Childcare Teachers Shortage Task Force; create.
Economic and Workforce Development · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
HB 1706 18th Circuit Court District; increase ADA's and investigators.
Appropriations A · Failed in the House Feb 2026
HB 1855 City of Laurel; extend repeal date on hotel and motel tax.
Local and Private Legislation · Failed in committee Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Scoggin sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Scoggin is closer to the center than 76% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianScogginMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Bill Kinkade, Andy Boyd, Tracy Arnold

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

With Scoggin’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

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

DateBillScogginRep. 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.YesYesYesPassed 90–6
May 28, 2025HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.YesYesYesPassed 88–6

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Scoggin 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 89Won—
2019Mississippi House of Representatives, District 89Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Scoggin

One person, matched across every source we use.

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