DemocratIn office since Nov 2019

Sarita Simmons

Mississippi State Senator, District 13 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Senator, District 13

Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2019
Bills became law: 1; 64 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.2%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 53%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +30.2; 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.

Labor · vice chair
Agriculture
Appropriations
Business and Financial Institutions
Corrections
Education
Energy
Housing
Tourism

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 64 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 2578 Small Municipalities Federal Match Fund; create.
Appropriations · Became law Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Simmons sits in the Mississippi State Senate

Simmons is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Angela Turner-Ford, David Blount,

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

With Simmons’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats53%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills58%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Mississippi State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Simmons’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Simmons	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Feb 5, 2026	SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 27–25
May 29, 2025	HB 15: Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 35–6
May 29, 2025	HB 34: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 35–8
May 29, 2025	HB 32: Appropriation; Attorney General.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 33–9
May 29, 2025	HB 1: Appropriation; Archives and History, Department of.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 33–6

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

Career

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