# Beth Waldo

Beth Waldo is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 15
- Serving since: 2024-01-02
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/27f187c6-8755-4a18-a32a-dd5b5d7831c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27f187c6-8755-4a18-a32a-dd5b5d7831c8 (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

Waldo reported $3,750 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.07), from 0 donors and 322 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 91.9% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.6% (90.1%). 7 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 21. 17.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 59 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 572: Local office space for Child Protection Services provided by board of supervisors; require to be adequate and habitable. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB572/
- HB 1884: Appropriation; DHS to provide funding for the Mississippi Senior Games. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1884/
- HB 417: Uniform Controlled Substances Act; include five substances in Schedule I. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB417/
- HB 1307: Anti-Spoofing; bring forward sections that regulate. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1307/
- HB 1370: Nurse practitioners; authorize to prescribe therapeutic shoes for persons with diabetes. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1370/
- HB 1639: Screening and approval program for retail sale of products containing certain substances; establish. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1639/
- HB 1368: Public utilities; require at least 45 days between reading of meter and bills rendered for any utility service. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1368/
- HB 1369: Real estate brokers license; reduce penalty for late renewal of from 100% to 50% of renewal fee. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1369/
- HB 1299: Public purchasing; increase threshold for purchase without competitive bidding. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1299/
- HB 1636: County courts and youth courts; authorize to share concurrent jurisdiction with chancery court concerning adoptions. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1636/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,750 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/waldo.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beth.waldo/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-luther-waldo-3bba8b91/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27f187c6-8755-4a18-a32a-dd5b5d7831c8