Josh Hawkins
Mississippi State Representative, District 10 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 2 yrs
- Since 2023
- Bills became law
- 2
- 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.3%
- 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.
- Conservation and Water Resources · vice chair
- Agriculture
- Banking and Financial Services
- Business and Commerce
- Insurance
- Transportation
- Universities and Colleges
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2025
Finance · Became law Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hawkins sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives
Hawkins is closer to the center than 45% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Rodney Hall, Larry Byrd, Beth Waldo
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Hawkins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%
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: Hawkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hawkins | 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. | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 88–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hawkins 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 10 | Won | — |
| 2019 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 10 | Lost | D+20.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hawkins has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 10 · since 2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hawkins has run against
- Brady Williamson (R) · 2019 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hawkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/5ad5b396-01a0-40eb-8d4b-0f76f2727406
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET