Jay McKnight
Mississippi State Representative, District 95 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2019
- Bills became law
- 1
- 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.7%
- 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.
- Public Utilities · vice chair
- Appropriations A
- Appropriations D
- Gaming
- Insurance
- Judiciary B
- Marine Resources
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Judiciary B · Became law Apr 2026
Gaming · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
Energy · Failed in the House Feb 2026
Business and Commerce · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where McKnight sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives
McKnight is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Brent Powell, Sam Mims, Steve Horne
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With McKnight’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills2%
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: McKnight’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | McKnight | 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 McKnight 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 95 | Won | — |
| 2019 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 95 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats McKnight has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 95 · since 2019
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know McKnight
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7674b0fc-99c4-44a7-85ec-7edd5e6e85a0
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET