DemocratIn office since Nov 2015

Kabir Karriem

Mississippi State Representative, District 41 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 41

Wikipedia

In office: 11 yrs; Since 2015
Bills became law: 0; 58 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 11.6%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +58.4; Won 2023
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.

Youth and Family Affairs · vice chair
Corrections
Drug Policy
Military Affairs
Municipalities
State Library

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 58 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 414 Appropriation; Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center in Columbus for maintenance and repairs.
Appropriations A · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 415 Bonds; authorize issuance for repair and renovation of the Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center in…
Ways and Means · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 406 Driver's license; authorize issuance of hardship license for those suspended due to noncompliance with an…
Judiciary B · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 1426 Early voting; require period of no less than 21 days before each election.
Apportionment and Elections · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 1429 "The Law Enforcement Integrity Act"; create to authorize civil liability.
Judiciary B · 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 Karriem sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Karriem is closer to the center than 5% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Solomon Osborne, Zakiya Summers, Omeria Scott

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

With Karriem’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills59%

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

Date	Bill	Karriem	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.	No	No	Yes	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.	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 89–20
May 28, 2025	HB 28: Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.	Not voting	Yes	Yes	Passed 90–6
May 28, 2025	HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 88–6

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Karriem was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 41

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 41	Won	D+58.4
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 41	Won	—
2015	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 41	Won	—