Here’s a list of how Mississippi lawmakers voted on changing the state flag
Editor’s note: The House vote previously published was inaccurate and contained votes from Saturday instead of Sunday. The version below is correct.
On Sunday, the Mississippi Legislature voted to retire the Mississippi state flag with its Confederate battle emblem.
A nine-person commission with three appointees each from Gov. Tate Reeves, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn will serve on a commission empowered to gather public input and design a new flag.
The design must be completed by Sept. 14 for a statewide referendum Nov. 3, when Mississippians can vote “yes” or “no” for the new design. If voters approve the design, the Legislature will adopt a new flag in January 2021.
If voters reject the new flag, the design and voting process will starts over.
MS House votes
In the House, the vote passed 91-23 with 1 absent or not voting (Gary Chism, R-Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha counties, District 37).
YEAS:
Shane Aguirre, R-Lee County, District 17
Brent Anderson, R-Hancock County, District 122
Jeramey Anderson, D-Jackson County, District 110
Otis Anthony II, D-Sunflower, Humphreys, Bolivar, Washington counties, District 31
William Tracy Arnold, R-Alcorn, Prentiss counties, District 3
Willie Bailey, D-Washington County, District 49
Nick Bain, R-Alcorn County, District 2
Earle Banks, D-Hinds County, District 67
Manly Barton, R-George, Jackson counties, District 109
Jim Beckett, R-Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, Webster counties, District 23
Christopher Bell, D-Hinds County, District 65
Donnie Bell, R-Itawamba, Tishomingo counties, District 21
Richard Bennett, R-Harrison County, District 120
Edward Blackmon, D-Madison County, District 57
Joel Bomgar, R-Madison County, District 58
Bo Brown, D-Hinds County, District 70
Cedric Burnett, D-Coahoma, Quitman, Tate, Tunica counties, District 9
Charles Busby, R-Jackson County, District 111
Larry Byrd, R-Forrest County, District 104
Bryant Clark, D-Attala, Holmes, Yazoo counties, District 47
Alyce Griffin Clarke, D-Hinds County, District 69
Angela Cockerham, I-Adams, Amite, Pike, Wilkinson counties, District 96
Sam Creekmore, R-Union County, District 14
Ronnie Crudup, D-Hinds County, District 71
Becky Currie, R-Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln counties, District 92
Oscar Denton, D-Warren County, District 55
Clay Deweese, R-Lafayette, District 12
Jarvis Dortch, D-Hinds County, District 66
Casey Eure, R-Harrison County, District 116
Bob Evans, Copiah, Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson, District 91
Michael Evans, D-Kemper, Lauderdale, Neshoba, Winston counties, District 45
John Faulkner, Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Tate counties, District 5
Kevin Felsher, R-Harrison County, District 117
Jill Ford, R-Madison County, District 73
Kevin Ford, R-Issaquena, Warren, Yazoo counties, District 54
Stephanie McKenzie Foster, D-Hinds, Warren, Yazoo counties, District 63
Debra Hendricks Gibbs, D-Hinds, Madison counties, District 72
Karl Gibbs, D-Clay, Monroe counties, District 36
Dale Goodin, R-George, Greene, Perry counties, District 105
Greg Haney, R-Harrison County, District 118
Jeffrey Harness, D-Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren counties, District 85
John Hines, D-Bolivar, Issaquena, Washington counties, District 50
Gregory Holloway, D-Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds counties, District 76
Joey Hood, R-Attala, Choctaw, Webster, Winston counties, District 35
Kevin Horan, I-Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore, Tallahatchie counties, District 34
Mac Huddleston, R-Pontotoc County, District 15
Abe Marshall Hudson, D-Bolivar, Sunflower counties, District 29
Lataiasha Jackson, D-Panola, Tate counties, District 11
Hester Jackson-McCray, D-DeSoto County, District 40
Robert Johnson, D-Adams, Franklin, Jefferson counties, District 94
Kabir Karriem, D-Lowndes County, District 41
John Thomas “Trey” Lamar, R-Lafayette, Tate counties, District 8
Jon Lancaster, D-Chickasaw, Pontotoc counties, District 22
Steve Massengill, D-Benton, Lafayette, Marshall, Union counties, District 13
Kent McCarty, R-Lamar County, District 101
Missie McGee, R-Forrest, Lamar counties, District 102
Dana Underwood McLean, R-Lowndes, Monroe counties, District 39
Carl Mickens, D-Lowndes, Noxubee, Winston counties, District 42
Tom Miles, D-Rankin, Scott counties, District 75
Gene Newman, R-Rankin County, District 61
Karl Oliver, R-Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Webster counties, District 46
Solomon Osborne, D-Leflore County, District 32
Jansen Owen, R-Pearl River, Lamar counties, District 106
Orlando Paden, D-Bolivar, Coahoma counties, District 26
Randall Patterson, R-Harrison County, District 115
Daryl Porter, D-Pike, Walthall counties, District 98
Brent Powell, R-Rankin County, District 59
John Read, R-Jackson County, District 112
Tommy Reynolds, D-Grenada, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha counties, District 33
Rob Roberson, D-Oktibbeha, Winston counties, District 43
Tracey Rosebud, D-Tallahatchie, Sunflower, Quitman, Bolivar counties, District 30
Noah Sanford, R-Covington, Jefferson, Davis, Simpson counties, District 90
Donnie Scoggin, R-Jones County, District 89
Omeria Scott, D-Clarke, Jasper, Jones counties, District 80
Fred Shanks, R-Rankin County, District 60
Jody Steverson, R-Alcorn, Tippah counties, District 4
Rufus Straughter, D-Humphreys, Sharkey, Yazoo counties, District 51
Zakiya Summers, D-Hinds, Rankin counties, District 66
Cheikh Taylor, D-Clay, Lowndes, Oktibbeha counties, District 38
Rickey Thompson, D-Lee, Monroe, District 16
Jerry Turner, R-Lee, Prentiss, Union, Lee counties, District 18
Kenneth Walker, D-Attala, Leake, Madison, Yazoo counties, District 27
Percy Watson, D-Forrest County, District 102
Tom Weathersby, R-Copiah, Rankin, Simpson counties, District 62
Jason White, R-Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Leake counties, District 48
Sonya Williams-Barnes, D-Harrison County, 119
Brady Williamson, R-Panola, Lafayette,Tallahatchie counties, District 10
Lee Yancey, R-Rankin County, District 74
Shanda Yates, D-Hinds, Madison counties, District 64
Charles Young, D-Lauderdale County, District 82
Hank Zuber, R-Jackson County, District 113
Philip Gunn, speaker, R-Hinds, Madison counties, District 56
NAYS:
Shane Barnett, R-Greene, Perry, Wayne counties, District 86
C. Scott Bounds, R-Leake, Neshoba counties, District 44
Randy Boyd, R-Itawamba, Lee counties, District 1
Billy Adam Calvert, R-Lauderdale County, District 83
Lester “Bubba” Carpenter, R-Alcorn, Tishomingo counties, District 1
Carolyn Crawford, R-Harrison, District 121
Dana Criswell, R-DeSoto, District 6
Jerry Darnell, R-DeSoto County, District 28
Jeff Hale, R-DeSoto, District 24
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes, R-Pearl River County, District 108
Steve Horne, R-Clarke, Lauderdale counties, District 81
Bill Kinkade, R-DeSoto, Marshall counties, District 52
Timmy Ladner, R-Hancock, Pearl River, Stone counties, District 93
Vince Mangold, R-Franklin, Jefferson, Davis, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike counties, District 53
Jay McKnight, R-Harrison, Hancock counties, District 95
Doug McLeod, R-George, Stone counties, District 107
Sam Mims, R-Adams, Amite, Franklin, Pike counties, District 97
Ken Morgan, R-Lamar, Marion counties, District 100
Bill Pigott, R-Lamar, Marion, Walthall counties, District 99
Randy Rushing, R-Leake, Newton, Scott counties, District 78
Troy Smith, R-Clarke, Jasper, Newton counties, District 84
Mark Tullos, R-Jasper, Smith counties, District 79
Price Wallace, R-Rankin, Simpson counties, District 77
MS Senate
In the Senate, House Bill 1796 passed with a vote of 37-14, with 1 not voting or absent (Rita Potts Parks, R-Alcorn, Tippah, District 4).
YEAS:
Juan Barnett, D-Forrest, Jasper, Jones counties, District 34
Barbara Blackmon, D-Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Yazoo counties, District 21
Kevin Blackwell, R-DeSoto, Marshall counties, District 19
David Blount, D-Hinds County, District 29
Nicole Boyd, R-Lafayette, Panola counties, District 9
Hob Bryan, D-Itawamba, Lee, Monroe counties, District 7
Albert Butler, D-Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson counties, District 36
Joel R. Carter, R-Harrison County, District 49
Dennis DeBar, R-George, Greene, Wayne counties, District 43
Scott DeLano, R-Harrison County, District 50
Sally Doty, R-Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Walthall counties, District 39
Jeremy England, R-Jackson County, District 51
Hillman Terome Frazier, D-Hinds County, District 27
Josh Harkins, R-Rankin County, District 20
W. Briggs Hopson III, R-Issaquena, Warren,Yazoo, District 23
John Horhn, D-Hinds, Madison counties, District 26
Gary Jackson, R-Choctaw, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster counties, District 15
Robert L. Jackson, D-Coahoma, Panola, Quitman, Tunica counties, District 11
Sampson Jackson II, D-Kemper,Lauderdale,Noxubee, Winston, District 32
Chris Johnson, R-Forrest, Perry counties, District 45
David Jordan, D-Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie counties, District 24
Dean Kirby, R-Rankin County, District 30
Chad McMahan, R-Itawamba, Lee counties, District 6
J. Walter Michel, R-Hinds, Madison counties, District 25
Philip Moran, R-Hancock, Harrison counties, District 46
Sollie B. Norwood, D-Hinds County, District 28
David Parker: R-DeSoto County, District 2
John A. Polk, R-Lamar, Pearl River counties, District 44
Derrick T. Simmons, D-Bolivar, Coahoma, Washington counties, District 12
Sarita Simmons, D-Bolivar, Sunflower, Tallahatchie counties, District 13
Benjamin Suber, R-Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lee, Pontotoc, Yalobusha counties, District 8
Joseph Thomas, D-Humphreys, Madison, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington, Yazoo counties, District 22
Mike Thompson, R-Harrison County, District 48
Angela Turner-Ford, D-Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha counties, District 16
Brice Wiggins, R-Harrison, Jackson counties, District 52
Tammy Witherspoon, D-Adams, Amite, Pike, Walthall,Wilkinson, District 38
Chuck Younger, R-Lownedes, Monroe counties, District 17
NAYS:
Jenifer B. Branning, R-Leake, Neshoba, Winston counties, District 18
Chris Caughman, R-Copiah, Rankin, Simpson counties, District 35
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, R-Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Leflore, Montgomery, Panola, Tallahatchie, Yalobusha counties, District 14
Kathy L. Chism, R-Benton, Pontotoc, Union counties, District 3
Joey Fillingane, R-Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Smith counties, District 41
Angela Burks Hill, R-Marion, Pearl River counties, District 40
Tyler McCaughn, R-Lauderdale, Newton, Scott, District 31
Chris McDaniel, R-Forrest, Jones, District 42
Michael McLendon, R-DeSoto County, District 1
Joseph M. Seymour, R-Jackson, Pearl River, Stone counties, District 47
Melanie Sojourner, R-Adams, Amite, Franklin, Pike counties, District 37
Daniel H. Sparks, R-Itawamba, Prentiss, Tishomingo, District 5
Jeff Tate, R-Clarke, Lauderdale counties, District 33
Neil S. Whaley, R-Marshall, Tate counties, District 10
Saturday votes
In the House, the vote was 84-35 to suspend the rules so a flag bill can be considered. A two-thirds majority, or 82 votes, was needed because the deadline has passed for general bills.
YEAS: Aguirre, Anderson (122nd), Anderson (110th), Anthony, Bailey , Bain, Banks, Barton, Beckett, Bell (65th), Bell 21st, Bennett, Blackmon, Bomgar, Brown (70th), Burnett, Busby, Byrd, Clark, Clarke, Cockerham, Creekmore, Crudup, Denton, Deweese, Dortch, Eure, Evans (01st), Evans (45th), Faulkner, Felsher, Ford (73rd), Ford (54th), Foster, Gibbs (72nd), Gibbs (36th), Goodin, Harness, Hines, Holloway, Hood, Horan, Huddleston, Hudson, Jackson, Johnson, Karriem, Lamar, Lancaster, Massengill, McCarty, McCray, McGee, Mickens, Miles, Newman, Oliver, Osborne, Owen, Paden, Porter, Powell, Read, Reynolds, Roberson, Rosebud, Scoggin, Scott, Shanks Steverson, Straughter, Summers, Taylor, Thompson, Walker, Watson, Weathersby, White, Williams-Barnes, Yancey, Yates, Young, Zuber, Gunn
NAYS: Arnold, Barnett, Bounds, Boyd, Brown (20th), Calbert, Carpenter, Crawford, Criswell, Currie, Darnell, Eubanks, Guice, Hale, Haney, Hopkins, Home, Kinkade, Ladner, Mangold, McLean, McKnight, McLeod, Mims, Morgan, Patterson, Pigott, Rushing, Sanford, Smith, Tullos, Turner, Wallace, Hobgood-Wilkes, Williamson
There were 2 vacancies and 1 absent or not voting (Chism).
In the state Senate, the vote was 36-14 to suspend rules so a flag bill can be considered. A two-thirds majority, or 35 votes, was needed.
YEAS: Blackwell, Blount, Boyd, Bryan, Butler, Carter, DeBar, Delano, Doty, England, Frazier, Harkins, Hopson, Horhn, Jackson G., Jackson R, Jackson S, Jordan, Kirby, McMahan, Michel, Norwood, Parker, Parks, Polk, Simmons D.T., Simmons S., Tate, Thomas, Thompson, Turner-Ford, Williams, Witherspoon, Younger
NAYS: Branning, Caughman, Chassaniol, Chism, Fillingane, Hill, Johnson, McDaniel, McClendon, Seymour, Sojourner, Sparks, Suber, Whaley.
There were no seats vacant, absent or not voting.
This story was originally published June 28, 2020 at 2:21 PM.
