DemocratIn office since Nov 2015

Angela Turner-Ford

Mississippi State Senator, District 16 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Senator, District 16

Wikipedia

In office: 11 yrs; Since 2015
Bills became law: 4; 42 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.0%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 56%; 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.

Drug Policy · chair
Executive Contingent Fund · vice chair
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Appropriations
County Affairs
Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources
Judiciary, Division A
Local and Private
Public Health and Welfare
Redistricting and Reapportionment Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 42 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 3394 Suffrage; restore to Jerlean Cummings.
Judiciary B · Became law Apr 2026

SB 2056 Controlled substances; provide for automatic scheduling of certain substance if federal scheduling occurs.
Drug Policy · Became law Mar 2026

SB 2117 Uniform Controlled Substances Act; revise Schedule I.
Drug Policy · Became law Mar 2026

SB 2191 Use tax; amend purposes for which special fund monies to municipalities may be expended.
Finance · Failed in the House Mar 2026

SB 2118 Jail docket; require sheriff to include certain information about incarcerated persons awaiting trial in.
County Affairs · Failed in the House Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Turner-Ford sits in the Mississippi State Senate

Turner-Ford is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sarita Simmons, David Blount, Gary Brumfield

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

With Turner-Ford’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats56%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills80%

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

Date	Bill	Turner-Ford	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.	No	No	Yes	Passed 33–9
May 29, 2025	HB 33: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 34–6

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

Career

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

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Mississippi State Senate, District 16

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 State Senate, District 16	Won	—
2019	Mississippi State Senate, District 16	Won	—
2015	Mississippi State Senate, District 16	Won	—
2015	Mississippi State Senate, District 16 (primary)	Won	—