RepublicanIn office since Nov 2019

Kevin Felsher

Mississippi State Representative, District 117 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 117

In office
7 yrs
Since 2019
Bills became law
10
35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
3.0%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+27.5
Won 2019
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.

  • Public Health and Human Services · vice chair
  • Corrections
  • Education
  • Gaming
  • Judiciary A
  • Marine Resources
  • Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review
  • Public Property
  • Tourism

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 35 sponsored · 10 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1577 Child abuse; clarify willful false claims of.
Judiciary B · Became law Mar 2026
HB 856 Advanced, metastatic cancer; delete repealer on prohibition against health plans requiring step therapy…
Insurance · Became law Mar 2026
HB 431 Dental hygienists; those employed by SDH or making educational demonstrations may practice under general…
Public Health and Human Services · Became law Feb 2026
HB 1529 Efficiency and Transparency; revise certain laws to increase through state government.
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
HB 1035 MS Future Innovators Act; enact to require high school computer science or CTE with embedded computer…
Education · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Felsher sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Felsher is closer to the center than 64% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianFelsherMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Clay Deweese, Jimmy Fondren, Fred Shanks

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

With Felsher’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%

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

DateBillFelsherRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 29, 2026HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.YesYesNoPassed 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.YesYesYesPassed 90–6
May 28, 2025HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.YesYesYesPassed 88–6

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Felsher 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 117Won—
2019Mississippi House of Representatives, District 117WonR+27.5

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Felsher has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Felsher has run against

  • Inez M. Kelleher (D) · 2019 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Felsher

One person, matched across every source we use.

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