Lane Taylor
Mississippi State Senator, District 18 since 2025. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2025
- Votes missed
- 0.3%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +30.9
- Won 2025
- 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.
- Elections · vice chair
- Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Corrections
- Drug Policy
- Finance
- Forestry
- Labor
- Redistricting and Reapportionment Select
- Technology
- Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Taylor sits in the Mississippi State Senate
Taylor is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Neil Whaley, Michael McLendon, Jeff Tate
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Taylor’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Mississippi State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Taylor’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Taylor | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–25 |
| May 29, 2025 | HB 15: Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 35–6 |
| May 29, 2025 | HB 34: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 35–8 |
| May 29, 2025 | HB 32: Appropriation; Attorney General. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 33–9 |
| May 29, 2025 | HB 33: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 34–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Taylor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State Senate, District 18 (special) | Won | R+30.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Taylor has held
- Mississippi State Senate, District 18 · since 2025
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Taylor
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b273517c-b673-4bf0-a084-b960bc943953
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET