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Justis Gibbs

Mississippi State Representative, District 72 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 72

Wikipedia

In office
2 yrs
Since 2023
Bills became law
1
10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
10.4%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
76%
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.

  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Education
  • Judiciary A
  • Medicaid
  • Tourism
  • Workforce Development

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 10 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1444 DOC; require to provide inmates with protective equipment when using raw cleaning chemicals.
Corrections · Became law Apr 2026
HB 1445 Gold Alert; create a statewide alert for persons 18 to 23 years of age.
Judiciary B · Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 1592 Hazing; increase penalties and clarify the crime of.
Judiciary A · Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 1496 DUI; require a minimum hold upon arrest for.
Judiciary B · Failed in committee Feb 2026
HB 1436 Ad valorem taxes; require notice of any unpaid taxes to landowner after deed of trust is satisfied.
Judiciary A · 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 Gibbs sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Gibbs is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianGibbsMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Chris Bell, Justin Crosby, Gregory Elliott

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

With Gibbs’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats76%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%

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

DateBillGibbsDem. 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 Gibbs 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 72Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Gibbs has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Gibbs

One person, matched across every source we use.

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