# John Faulkner

John Faulkner is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 5
- Serving since: 2014-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/26c38427-62d3-440b-9253-c3e485fbd8ea

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26c38427-62d3-440b-9253-c3e485fbd8ea (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

Faulkner sits at −0.08 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,089 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.3% (90.1%). 54 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-04-15 · voted not voting · 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 75. 5.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 86 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4156: Marshall County; authorize contributions to the Byhalia Area Arts Council. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4156/
- HB 1605: MS Artifical Intelligence and Stem Eduaction Act; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1605/
- HB 1497: The Protecting Our Hunting Dogs Act; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1497/
- HB 810: Literacy-based Promotion Act; revise to expand intervention and strategies for literacy proficiency among students in Grades 4 through 8. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB810/
- HB 808: School teachers, assistant teachers and postsecondary professors and course instructors in full-time capacity; increase salary by $7,500.00. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB808/
- HB 809: Elections; establish procedure for automatic registration of voters. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB809/
- HB 1080: Hiram Revels; declare September 27th in recognition, observation and commemoration. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1080/
- HB 787: Spouses and children of first responders killed in the line of duty; provide scholarship for attendance at postsecondary institutions. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB787/
- HB 702: Public schools; require school boards to adopt policy on bell-to-bell cell phone prohibition. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB702/
- HB 603: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Holly Springs with improvements to Mississippi Highway 178. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB603/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,250 (State House Democrats median $5,075). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/faulkner.xml
- X: https://x.com/repjfaulk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectFaulkner
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelegendaryjfaulk/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-faulkner-341075b2/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/26c38427-62d3-440b-9253-c3e485fbd8ea