Sam Mims
Mississippi State Representative, District 97 since 2003. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 23 yrs
- Since 2003
- Bills became law
- 22
- 56 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.1%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +38.9
- 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.
- Appropriations D · chair
- Appropriations A
- Enrolled Bills
- Medicaid
- Public Health and Human Services
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Appropriations · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Mims sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives
Mims is closer to the center than 3% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Steve Horne, Brent Powell, Jay McKnight
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Mims’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills100%
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: Mims’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Mims | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of. | Yes | Yes | No | 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. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 89–20 |
| May 28, 2025 | HB 28: Appropriation; Real Estate Commission. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 90–6 |
| May 28, 2025 | HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 88–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Mims 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 97 | Won | R+38.9 |
| 2019 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 97 | Won | R+48.2 |
| 2015 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 97 | Won | R+36.8 |
| 2011 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 97 | Won | — |
| 2007 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 97 | Won | — |
| 2003 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 97 | Won | R+20.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mims has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 97 · since 2003
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mims has run against
- Ben Thompson (D) · 2023 general, won
- Ben Thompson (D) · 2019 general, won
- Kitty Sasser (D) · 2015 general, won
- Derrick Dahl (D) · 2003 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Mims
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0bf76f2b-9380-45c1-8809-315a682322a3
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET