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Justin Pope

Mississippi State Senator, District 24. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Senator, District 24

Bills became law: 0; 8 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.2%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 94%; 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.

Drug Policy
Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources
Ethics
Finance
Municipalities
State Library

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 8 sponsored · 0 became law

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SB 3126 General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Leflore County for resurfacing and improving County Road 527.
Appropriations · Failed in committee Feb 2026

SB 3132 General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Charleston for certain infrastructure projects.
Appropriations · Failed in committee Feb 2026

SB 3207 General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Town of Pope for sewer infrastructure improvements.
Appropriations · Failed in committee Feb 2026

SB 3133 General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Itta Bena for its citywide water main repair project.
Appropriations · Failed in committee Feb 2026

SB 3323 General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to MS Valley State University for infrastructure improvements to its…
Appropriations · Failed in committee Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Pope sits in the Mississippi State Senate

Pope is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Rod Hickman, Sollie Norwood,

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

With Pope’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills67%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Mississippi State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Pope’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Pope	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Feb 5, 2026	SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 27–25

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

How we know Pope

One person, matched across every source we use.

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