RepublicanIn office since Nov 2019

Jill Ford

Mississippi State Representative, District 73 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 73

Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2019
Bills became law: 2; 25 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.5%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +47.6; Won 2019
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.

Technology · chair
Apportionment and Elections
Ethics
Judiciary B
Tourism
Workforce Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 25 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1131 Prostitution; revise penalties for procurement of.
Judiciary B · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1723 Artificial intelligence; define.
Technology · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1013 Bullying Prevention Awareness Month; designate the month of October as.
Rules · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

HB 1014 Sales tax; exempt sales of tangible personal property and services to DeafBlind Community of Mississippi.
Ways and Means · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 1115 Private image; create criminal offense for creation, recording or alteration of without consent of depicted…
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 Ford sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Ford is closer to the center than 85% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Elliot Burch, Missy McGee, Dana McLean

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

With Ford’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%

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

Date	Bill	Ford	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 Ford 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 73

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 73	Won	—
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 73	Won	R+47.6

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Ford has held

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 73 · since 2019

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Ford has run against

Gayle Walshmassey (D) · 2019 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Ford

One person, matched across every source we use.

Open States ocd-person/922a1ebe-1f17-497b-af99-5f14b6b0f66a

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