# Clay Deweese

Clay Deweese is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 12
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0c9a7d35-4b91-42c7-8af2-39b6514c23d8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c9a7d35-4b91-42c7-8af2-39b6514c23d8 (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

81% of the 74 bills Deweese sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Mississippi House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.05), from 77 donors and 1,062 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 96.0% (90.1%). 10 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 74 bills: 74 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 51 passed both, 34 became law. Cosponsored 13. 81.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 5 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4090: Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for the 2026 Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Fund. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4090/
- HB 4096: Appropriation; Lafayette County for repair and renovation of county jail. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4096/
- HB 4095: Appropriation; City of Oxford for expansion of MTrade Park. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4095/
- HB 4092: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Oxford with expansion of MTrade Park. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4092/
- HB 4091: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Oxford with North Lamar Boulevard Corridor improvements project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4091/
- HB 4093: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Lafayette County with improvements to county jail. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4093/
- HB 4094: Appropriation; City of Oxford for North Lamar Boulevard Corridor Improvement Project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4094/
- HB 1908: Appropriation; Health, Department of. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1908/
- HB 1914: Appropriation; Nursing Home Administrators, Board of. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1914/
- HB 1916: Appropriation; Optometry, Board of. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1916/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,750 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/deweese.xml
- X: https://x.com/clay_deweese
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clayfor12/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claydeweese/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@claydeweese5509
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-deweese-809764148/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0c9a7d35-4b91-42c7-8af2-39b6514c23d8