Willie Bailey
Mississippi State Representative, District 49 since 1995. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 31 yrs
- Since 1995
- Bills became law
- 0
- 1 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.4%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 78%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +69.5
- 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.
- Ports, Harbors and Airports · vice chair
- Apportionment and Elections
- Business and Commerce
- Gaming
- State Affairs
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bailey sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives
Bailey is closer to the center than 41% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Earle Banks, Robert Sanders, Daryl Porter
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Bailey’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats78%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%
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: Bailey’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Bailey | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | HB 1203: Camping; prohibit on public property. | No | No | Yes | Passed 73–35 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | HB 1: "Build Up Mississippi Act"; create. | No | No | Yes | Passed 91–27 |
| Feb 5, 2025 | HB 1197: The Safe Solicitation Act; create to regulate issuance of solicitation permits. | No | No | Yes | Passed 81–30 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bailey 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 49 | Won | D+69.5 |
| 2019 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | — |
| 2015 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | — |
| 2011 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | — |
| 2007 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | — |
| 2003 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | — |
| 1999 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | — |
| 1995 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 49 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bailey has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 49 · since 1995
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bailey has run against
- Stacey Smith (I) · 2023 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Bailey
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/bec0f8f6-7f4c-442b-be25-14e2a2c1f5cb
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET