# Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate for district 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 44
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/20510bb3-edcd-4cb8-a41a-e0114e6215c9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/20510bb3-edcd-4cb8-a41a-e0114e6215c9 (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

Johnson sits at −0.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,447 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.0% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

3,631 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 63% (88%). 129 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/
- 2026-07-16 · voted nay · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 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/
- 2026-04-15 · voted nay · 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 · 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/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 77 bills: 77 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 37. 48.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 12 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 72: Commend Presbyterian Christian School (PCS) Golf Team for 2025 MHSAA Class 3A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR72/
- SR 67: Commend Presbyterian Christian School Bobcats Baseball Team for first-ever MAIS 6A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR67/
- SB 3387: City of Hattiesburg; authorize to enter into a long-term lease agreement. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3387/
- SR 54: Commend dedicated military service of Colonel William L. Henry on occasion of Camp Shelby Change of Command Ceremony. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR54/
- SB 3191: Sales tax; exclude processing or interchange fees charged for electronic payment transactions from "gross proceeds of sales." (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3191/
- SB 3111: Alcohol taxes, markups and other charges; exempt up to 10 cases of wine donated annually by a permittee to nonprofits. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3111/
- SB 2840: Inventory tax; require Department of Revenue to provide report containing certain 2025 information regarding. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2840/
- SB 3171: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Hattiesburg for infrastructure improvements in a certain area of the city. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3171/
- SB 3184: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Lamar County for renovations and improvements to its tax office complex. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3184/
- SB 3115: Sales tax; authorize levy of additional 1% by counties within the metropolitan planning area of an MPO. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3115/

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/johnson.xml
- Campaign site: https://www.chrisjohnson.ms/
- X: https://x.com/chrisj1600
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.johnson.5243
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisj1600/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-johnson-92386bab/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/20510bb3-edcd-4cb8-a41a-e0114e6215c9