RepublicanIn office since Nov 2011

Jody Steverson

Mississippi State Representative, District 4 since 2011. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 4

In office
14 yrs
Since 2011
Bills became law
3
38 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
10.3%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
97%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+76.7
Won 2023
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.

  • Ways and Means · vice chair
  • Insurance
  • Municipalities
  • Public Utilities
  • Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 38 sponsored · 3 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4073 Mississippi Work and Save Program; create; revise certain PERS provisions.
Finance · Became law Apr 2026
HB 4005 City of Ripley; extend repeal date on hotel/motel and restaurant tax.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026
HB 630 Municipal elections; authorize poll managers from outside city limits of small municipalities poll manager's…
Apportionment and Elections · Became law Mar 2026
HB 717 Income tax; extend repealer on credit for certain railroad expenditures.
Finance · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
HB 1457 Town of Walnut; provide debt forgiveness for certain utility customers.
Public Utilities · Failed in the House Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Steverson sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Steverson is closer to the center than 49% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSteversonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Shane Aguirre, Donnie Bell, Kimberly Remak

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

With Steverson’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
  • 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: Steverson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillSteversonRep. 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 Steverson 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 4WonR+76.7
2019Mississippi House of Representatives, District 4Won—
2015Mississippi House of Representatives, District 4Won—
2011Mississippi House of Representatives, District 4WonR+2.2

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Steverson has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Steverson has run against

  • Donald Merle Scott (I) · 2023 general, won
  • James E. Benefield (R) · 2011 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Steverson

One person, matched across every source we use.

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