# Brent Powell

Brent Powell is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 59.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 59
- Serving since: 2013-01-09
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/222077fd-0e92-4437-a156-59521d7faffa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/222077fd-0e92-4437-a156-59521d7faffa (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

0.0% of Powell’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (average 32%).

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

9,396 classified statements: 9,396 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 | Powell | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 678 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 766 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 562 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 50% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Taxation 50% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.05), from 1 donors and 1,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 100% (90.1%). 9 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 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 23. 55.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 20 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1393: Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund; create. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1393/
- HB 1073: Consumer freedom of choice; protect in the purchase of farm equipment, vehicles and lawn tools. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1073/
- HB 965: Hazardous waste management; revise provisions relating to. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB965/
- HB 669: Alcoholic beverages; authorize direct sales and shipments of distilled spirits to be made to residents in this state. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB669/
- HB 672: Alcoholic beverages; authorize governing authorities of wet jurisdictions to authorize package retail sales on Sunday. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB672/
- HB 670: Alcoholic beverages; increase number of package retailer's permits a person may own. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB670/
- HB 671: Alcoholic beverages; revise policy of state regarding prohibition of, revise certain provisions regarding delivery service permits. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB671/
- HB 867: Ross Barnett Reservoir Dredging Fund; authorize expenditures for shoreline maintenance and erosion prevention activites. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB867/
- HB 1566: Public utility; include Hinshaw natural gas pipeline systems in the definition of. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1566/
- HB 1664: Mississippi Video Service Act; create. (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1664/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,450 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040752133524406534
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040752177195405754
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040752210598941039
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040752255905812510
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040760155986358367
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040760198755701106
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040760237318144499
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040760280066539882
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040760343048151404
- 2026-04-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/brentpowell59/status/2040760404373102894

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/powell.xml
- X: https://x.com/brentpowell59
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/brentpowellforstaterep
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-powell-061a6583/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/222077fd-0e92-4437-a156-59521d7faffa