Carl Mickens
Mississippi State Representative, District 42 since 2015. Ran in 5 elections between 2015 and 2023, winning 4. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 11 yrs
- Since 2015
- Bills became law
- 2
- 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.2%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 32%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +76.9
- 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.
- Housing · chair
- Appropriations A
- Appropriations C
- Corrections
- Education
- Energy
- Public Utilities
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Finance · Became law Apr 2026
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Mickens sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives
Mickens is closer to the center than 97% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Cedric Burnett, Stephanie Foster, Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Mickens’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats32%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills90%
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: Mickens’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Mickens | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of. | Yes | No | Yes | 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 Mickens 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 42 | Won | D+76.9 |
| 2019 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 42 | Won | — |
| 2015 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 42 | Won | D+54.4 |
| 2015 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 42 (runoff) | Won | +8.7 |
| 2015 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 42 (primary) | Lost | +10.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Mickens has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 42 · since 2015
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Mickens has run against
- Shantell Stevens (I) · 2023 election, won
- Dorothy Baker Hines (I) · 2015 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Mickens
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6e50b530-8c0e-485a-a568-6d40ba83127d
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET