# Tracy Arnold

Tracy Arnold is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 3
- Serving since: 2012-01-03
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2601640f-867f-480f-83a1-c59c332c0b82

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2601640f-867f-480f-83a1-c59c332c0b82 (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

Arnold reported $1,250 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Arnold | 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 | 20.0% | 31.9% | 566 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 100% (State House Republicans 4.1%); 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%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.19 (standard error 0.02), from 2 donors and 1,169 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.4% (90.1%). 48 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 53. 7.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 79 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 167: Michael Smith; commend coaching success of. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR167/
- HR 168: Booneville High School Lady Blue Devils Girls Basketball Team; commend for winning the MHSAA Class 3A Girls Basketball State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR168/
- HB 4089: Appropriation; Town of Belmont for purchase of new fire truck. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4089/
- HB 4087: Appropriation; Town of Belmont for paving Washington Street. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4087/
- HB 4088: Appropriation; City of Booneville for repairs and upgrades to George E. Allen Library. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4088/
- HB 4025: Appropriation; Prentiss County for repairing and upgrading a county access road to U.S. Highway 45. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4025/
- HB 1992: Appropriation; City of Booneville for repair of and upgrades to the VFW Post 4877 building. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1992/
- HB 1878: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Alcorn County with construction of the Fire Department Southwest Station No. 2. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1878/
- HB 1883: Appropriation; Alcorn County for new construction of the Fire Department Southwest Station No. 2 and helipad. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1883/
- HB 1879: Appropriation; City of Rienzi for replacing buildings over the city wells. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1879/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/tracyarnoldd3/status/2009550479592767545
- 2026-01-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/tracyarnoldd3/status/2007807409721614445
- 2025-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tracyarnoldd3/status/1957991253439639652
- 2025-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/tracyarnoldd3/status/1896585490276688321
- 2025-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/tracyarnoldd3/status/1896585532303614460

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/arnold.xml
- X: https://x.com/tracyarnoldd3
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/williamtracy.arnold
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-arnold-932a277a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2601640f-867f-480f-83a1-c59c332c0b82