DemocratIn office since Nov 2015

John Faulkner

Mississippi State Representative, District 5 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 5

In office
11 yrs
Since 2015
Bills became law
0
39 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
13.0%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
97%
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.

  • Technology · vice chair
  • Appropriations A
  • Appropriations D
  • Corrections
  • Military Affairs
  • Municipalities
  • Transportation
  • Universities and Colleges

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 39 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Faulkner sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Faulkner is closer to the center than 18% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianFaulknerMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Bob Evans, Cheikh Taylor, Bryant Clark

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

With Faulkner’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills70%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Faulkner’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillFaulknerDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Mar 29, 2026HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.NoNoYesPassed 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.Not votingYesYesPassed 90–6
May 28, 2025HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.Not votingYesYesPassed 88–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Faulkner 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 5Won—
2019Mississippi House of Representatives, District 5Won—
2015Mississippi House of Representatives, District 5Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Faulkner

One person, matched across every source we use.

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