Scott Bounds
Mississippi State Representative, District 44 since 2003. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 23 yrs
- Since 2003
- Bills became law
- 40
- 81 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.8%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +79.5
- 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 B · chair
- Agriculture
- Appropriations A
- Enrolled Bills
- Investigate State Offices
- Public Utilities
- Universities and Colleges
- Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Finance · Became law Apr 2026
Finance · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bounds sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives
Bounds is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Steve Massengill, Karl Oliver, Bubba Carpenter
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Bounds’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills14%
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: Bounds’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bounds | 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 Bounds 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 44 | Won | R+79.5 |
| 2019 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — |
| 2015 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — |
| 2011 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — |
| 2007 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | R+63.8 |
| 2003 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | R+6.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bounds has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 44 · since 2003
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bounds has run against
- Phillip E. Pope (I) · 2023 general, won
- Danny Ray Petty (R) · 2007 general, won
- Kirk Morgan (R) · 2003 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Bounds
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/796d8875-e1a2-4274-bdba-2e689d99929c
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET