RepublicanIn office since Nov 2011

Joey Hood

Mississippi State Representative, District 35 since 2011. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 35

Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2011
Bills became law: 5; 39 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.1%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +14.6; Won 2015
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.

Judiciary A · chair
Appropriations A
Appropriations D
Energy
Medicaid
Public Health and Human Services
Public Utilities
State Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 39 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 748 Post-Conviction Collateral Relief; require to obtain permission from Supreme Court for certain petitions.
Judiciary A · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1603 Trespass; remove reference to property rights.
Judiciary A · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1218 MYCIDS; extend repealer on provisions of law that govern.
Appropriations · Vetoed Mar 2026

HB 4171 Town of Ackerman; authorize the levying of a tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation.
Finance · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

HB 1219 Small Loan Regulatory Law; authorize licensee to charge fee for nonrecording insurance in lieu of recording…
Banking and Financial Services · 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 Hood sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Hood is closer to the center than 21% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Brent Anderson, Sam Creekmore, Manly Barton

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

With Hood’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

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

Date	Bill	Hood	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.	Yes	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 Hood was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 35

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 35	Won	—
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 35	Won	—
2015	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 35	Won	R+14.6
2011	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 35	Won	R+74.9