# Fred Shanks

Fred Shanks is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 60.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 60
- Serving since: 2018-03-19
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/002bdecd-2374-44d8-8280-e0636c5f4897

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/002bdecd-2374-44d8-8280-e0636c5f4897 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

1.6% of Shanks’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (average 32%).

## What Shanks says (MS 2025–26 session)

366 classified statements: 366 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Shanks | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.9% | 340 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 1.6% | 31.9% | 759 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.3% | 12.7% | 730 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 372 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Law 33% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Commerce 17% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Environmental Protection 17% (State House Republicans 1.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.04), from 1 donors and 1,182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 96.3% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 94.2% (90.1%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-04-15 · voted yea · Passage · HC 65 Suspend deadlines for the further consideration of HB 938; extend repealers on several youth court statutes. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC65/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1761 Alcoholic beverages; extend repealers relating to festival wine permits. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1761/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1772 Mississippi Department of Human Services; extend repealers on. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1772/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3410 City of Brandon and West Rankin Utility Authority; authorize to enter agreements w/data center for water & wastewater infrastructure. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3410/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2917 Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2917/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2474 Rare Disease Task Force; establish within the Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2474/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2409 Mississippi Department of Insurance; establish comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2409/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · SB 2103 Education; provide pay increases, revise counseling ethical requirements, and reform school attendance law. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2103/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1330 Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law; revise definition of "qualified resort area". · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1330/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 85 bills: 85 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 27. 44.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 24 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 130: City of Greenwood and Leflore County; commend 70th anniversary of the economic development partnership. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR130/
- HR 92: United States Congress; urge to authorize a comprehensive reliability report on Marine Highway 65 in the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR92/
- HB 4099: Income tax; exclude NIL compensation from gross income. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4099/
- HR 49: Growing Retirement Security Crisis; recognize and urge improvement for all citizens. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR49/
- HB 942: Chiropractors; extend repealer on licensure law. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB942/
- HB 1772: Mississippi Department of Human Services; extend repealers on. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1772/
- HB 1763: Public land; extend repealer on statute prohibiting certain corporations and nonresident aliens from purchasing. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1763/
- HB 1630: Community Service Revolving Fund; extend repealer on authority to collect fees from paroled offenders for deposit into. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1630/
- HB 751: Capital City Water/Sewer Projects Fund; extend repealer on. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB751/
- HB 943: Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance; delete repealer on authority to join certain examinations with the Federal Reserve Bank. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB943/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,850 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2113424707492151433
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2113776639838470613
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2110831627777736886
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2110515081955983365
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2109679450292113694
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2106215190723493904
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2105814138064969776
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2101487174621274134
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2101131899376705840
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fredshanks/status/2099837447072825815

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/shanks.xml
- X: https://x.com/fredshanks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fred.shanks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredshanks01/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/002bdecd-2374-44d8-8280-e0636c5f4897