Joseph Thomas
Mississippi State Senator, District 22 since 2003. Ran in 5 elections between 2003 and 2023, winning 4. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 23 yrs
- Since 2003
- Bills became law
- 0
- 89 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.6%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +15.2
- 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.
- Executive Contingent Fund · chair
- Business and Financial Institutions
- Corrections
- Finance
- Forestry
- Insurance
- Investigate State Offices
- Judiciary, Division B
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 Thomas sits in the Mississippi State Senate
Thomas is closer to the center than 20% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Reginald Jackson, Albert Butler, Bradford Blackmon
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Thomas’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills58%
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: Thomas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Thomas | 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. | No | No | Yes | Passed 35–6 |
| May 29, 2025 | HB 34: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff. | No | 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. | No | No | Yes | Passed 34–6 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Thomas 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 State Senate, District 22 | Won | D+15.2 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State Senate, District 22 | Won | D+4.8 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State Senate, District 22 | Lost | R+7.7 |
| 2015 | Mississippi State Senate, District 22 (primary) | Won | — |
| 2003 | Mississippi State Senate, District 21 | Won | D+40.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Thomas has held
- Mississippi State Senate, District 22 · since 2019
- Mississippi State Senate, District 21 · since 2003
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Thomas has run against
- Chastity May Magyar (R) · 2023 election, won
- Hayes Dent (R) · 2019 election, won
- Eugene S. Clarke (R) · 2015 election, lost
- Leroy Lacy (I) · 2003 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Thomas
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/13131d55-19a4-49cd-aba9-e8eef7aedb06
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET