# Dana McLean

Dana McLean is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 39
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/22afa0b0-e76a-4ac0-af9a-fa158c55daea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/22afa0b0-e76a-4ac0-af9a-fa158c55daea (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

McLean has 7 classified statements in the MS 2025–26 session.

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | McLean | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 31.9% | 649 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 12.7% | 300 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State House Republicans 10%); 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%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.03), from 0 donors and 1,028 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.1% (90.1%). 11 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 54. 18.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 57 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 99: Nora Roberts Miller; commend for service to the state as President of Mississippi University for Women. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR99/
- HC 50: Beth Israel Congregation; condemn arson attack upon. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC50/
- HR 76: Beth Israel Congregation; condemn arson attack upon. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR76/
- HB 4041: Appropriation; City of Amory for constructing a community center. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4041/
- HB 4042: Appropriation; City of Amory for economic revitalization of Amory Main Street. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4042/
- HB 1546: Human Trafficking; exclude from expungement felony violations of. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1546/
- HB 1109: Intimate medical examinations; require health care professionals to meet certain requirements regarding. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1109/
- HB 1562: Medicaid; direct division to apply for waiver to provide for coverage of consumer-directed personal care services. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1562/
- HB 1555: Major Medical Leave; expand authorized purposes for the use of by state employees. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1555/
- HB 878: The Mississippi Houston/Hunter Act; create to provide limited liability for federal firearm licensees with hold agreements. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB878/

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/UnderwoodMcLean/status/2078012602374828184
- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/UnderwoodMcLean/status/2069862371569406150
- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/UnderwoodMcLean/status/2020193930307096864
- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/UnderwoodMcLean/status/2020204063745536396
- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/UnderwoodMcLean/status/2020212768415096868
- 2025-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/UnderwoodMcLean/status/1970579313591246955
- 2025-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/UnderwoodMcLean/status/1913639213288788236

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/mclean.xml
- X: https://x.com/UnderwoodMcLean
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dana_underwood_mclean/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-mclean-526a5228b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/22afa0b0-e76a-4ac0-af9a-fa158c55daea