Robert Sanders
Mississippi State Representative, District 29 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 2 yrs
- Since 2023
- Bills became law
- 1
- 34 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 6.3%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 90%
- 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.
- Interstate Cooperation · vice chair
- Agriculture
- Corrections
- County Affairs
- Education
- Ethics
- Judiciary A
- Tourism
- Universities and Colleges
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sanders sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives
Sanders is closer to the center than 46% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Earle Banks, Willie Bailey, Daryl Porter
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Sanders’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats90%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%
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: Sanders’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Sanders | 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. | Not voting | Yes | Yes | Passed 88–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Sanders 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 29 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sanders has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 29 · since 2023
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Sanders
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e7684f57-ee0c-48ea-8157-8f04c2b8e685
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET