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Timaka James-Jones

Mississippi State Representative, District 51 since 2023. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 51

Wikipedia

In office
2 yrs
Since 2023
Bills became law
4
78 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
12.0%
Chamber median 2.2%
With party
97%
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.

  • Apportionment and Elections
  • County Affairs
  • Energy
  • Municipalities
  • Public Property
  • Tourism

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 78 sponsored · 4 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1832 Humphreys County; authorize to make contribution to Belzoni-Humphreys Development Foundation.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026
HB 1887 Humphreys County; authorize contribution to Improved Benevolent Protective Elks of the World Hill Lodge #811.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026
HB 1831 Humphreys County; authorize a contribution to the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026
HB 1402 Memorial highway; designate a segment of U.S. Highway 49 North as Colonel Donnel Berry.
Highways and Transportation · Became law Mar 2026
HB 4144 Suffrage; restore to Tony Qualls of Humphreys County.
Judiciary B · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where James-Jones sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

James-Jones is closer to the center than 26% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianJames-JonesMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Oscar Denton, John Hines,

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

With James-Jones’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

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: James-Jones’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillJames-JonesDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Mar 29, 2026HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.NoNoYesPassed 79–37
Mar 29, 2026HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.YesYesYesPassed 92–27
Mar 29, 2026SB 3088: Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.Not votingYesYesPassed 89–20
May 28, 2025HB 28: Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.Not votingYesYesPassed 90–6
May 28, 2025HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.Not votingYesYesPassed 88–6

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

Career

Offices held, and every time James-Jones 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.

YearRaceResultMargin
2023Mississippi House of Representatives, District 51Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats James-Jones has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know James-Jones

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET