# Michael McLendon

Michael McLendon is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/017dec88-1105-454d-b55b-eeb3a3c85b55

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/017dec88-1105-454d-b55b-eeb3a3c85b55 (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

7.1% of McLendon’s statements use an extreme label, 5.6 times the State Senate Republican average of 1.3%.

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

353 classified statements: 353 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McLendon | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.4% | 2.3% | 86 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 11.9% | 9.5% | 108 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 36.3% | 37.3% | 186 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 7.6% | 15.4% | 236 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 7.1% | 1.3% | 12 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 63% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Education 10% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.4% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Law 9.4% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.17 (standard error 0.02), from 34 donors and 981 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

2,122 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 87% (88%). 64 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · HB 2 Appropriation; Department of Human Services of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB2/
- 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · HB 1 Appropriation; Department of Human Services to establish and implement youth diversion program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB1/
- 2026-07-15 · voted not voting · Passage as Amended · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 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/
- 2026-04-02 · 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 · 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/
- 2026-04-01 · 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/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1662 Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1662/
- 2026-04-01 · voted nay · Passage · HB 4120 Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4120/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 56 bills: 56 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 134. 10.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 42 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 3386: DeSoto County; authorize the use of golf carts and low-speed vehicles on certain public roads. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3386/
- SR 90: Congratulate former State Senator Bobby Chamberlin upon his investiture as United States District Court Judge. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR90/
- SB 3324: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Desoto County for widening HWY 305 from Church Road to I 269. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3324/
- SB 3301: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Eudora Volunteer Fire Department for a fire truck. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3301/
- SB 3326: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Arkabutla Community Center for renovations and improvements to its facility. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3326/
- SB 3325: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Hernando for improvements to the Commerce Street and I-55 interchange overpass. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3325/
- SR 22: Commend Charlie Kirk. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR22/
- SC 513: United States Constitutional Convention under Article V; apply for congressional term limits. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SC513/
- SB 2842: Grocery Tax Elimination Act; enact. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2842/
- SB 2901: Save Our Badge and Shield Act; enact to categorize first responders as if hired before March 1, 2026, for PERS purposes. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2901/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $91.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2110753282310250621
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2106040080402170273
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2105718079040770267
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2105721873149706386
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2105806322876788970
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2103534932500857242
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2098727902426669087
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2098835693841609124
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2098212165559754823
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/senmclendon/status/2097866615438127572

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/mclendon.xml
- X: https://x.com/senmclendon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mclendonforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormichaelwmclendon/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/017dec88-1105-454d-b55b-eeb3a3c85b55