# Gene Newman

Gene Newman is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 61.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 61
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2fe9c09d-6213-4576-b0e4-6e89330f41bc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2fe9c09d-6213-4576-b0e4-6e89330f41bc (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

100% of Newman’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Mississippi, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.03), from 22 donors and 1,066 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 93.5% (90.1%). 46 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 41 bills: 41 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 29. 12.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 68 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1730: Public facilities; prohibit from being constructed with flat or low-slope roofs. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1730/
- HB 1731: ABC Warehouse in Gluckstadt; authorize the sale of. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1731/
- HB 1536: ST: 2024 Local Improvements Project Fund; revise purpose of certain project and increase maximum amount of funds for the project. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1536/
- HB 1729: MHP facility in Jackson, MS; authorize DFA to sell or lease for redevelopment. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1729/
- HB 1505: Critical Infrastructure Emergency Mapping Grant Program; create within DPS. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1505/
- HB 1121: Jackson State University; create fund for construction of new football stadium. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1121/
- HB 1022: Traffic fines for seatbelt and child safety restraint violations; increase and provide for distribution of between SDE and DPS. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1022/
- HB 1043: PERS; certain law enforcement officers and firefighters shall receive one year of creditable service for every five years of service in Mississippi. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1043/
- HC 8: Province of Québec; honor the longstanding and fruitful partnership with the State of Mississippi. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC8/
- HB 830: Ad valorem taxes; revise certain provisions regarding limitations on increases. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB830/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/newman.xml
- Campaign site: http://www.genenewman.ms/about-gene
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genenewman61/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gene-newman-07a45620/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2fe9c09d-6213-4576-b0e4-6e89330f41bc