RepublicanIn office since Nov 2023

Jimmy Fondren

Mississippi State Representative, District 111 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 111

In office
2 yrs
Since 2023
Bills became law
4
36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.7%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
98%
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.

  • Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks · vice chair
  • Education
  • Insurance
  • Judiciary A
  • Marine Resources
  • Medicaid
  • Ports, Harbors and Airports

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 36 sponsored · 4 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4080 Jackson County; extend repealer on authority to contribute to Junior Auxiliary of Pascagoula-Moss Point.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026
HB 4079 Jackson County; extend repeal date on county's hotel/motel tourism tax.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026
HB 683 Jackson County; include in prohibition on using a purse seine for the taking of fish within one mile of the…
Marine Resources · Became law Mar 2026
HB 1475 Tax forfeited land; clarify title and redemption period.
Judiciary A · Vetoed Mar 2026
HB 891 Written earnings statement; require employer to provide upon employee's written request.
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Fondren sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Fondren is closer to the center than 65% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianFondrenMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Fred Shanks, Vince Mangold, Doc Harris

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

With Fondren’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills60%

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

DateBillFondrenRep. 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 Fondren 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 111Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Fondren

One person, matched across every source we use.

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