# Cedric Burnett

Cedric Burnett is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 9
- Serving since: 2016-01-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/379b9fd9-2da7-4e20-b0ed-4319ead3a1db

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/379b9fd9-2da7-4e20-b0ed-4319ead3a1db (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

Burnett sits at +0.05 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.05 (standard error 0.01), from 6 donors and 1,148 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 37% (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 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 5. 9.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 73 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 561: Lottery tickets; authorize alcohol package retailer's permit holders to be lottery retailers and sell. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB561/
- HB 360: Noninstructional and hourly school employees; compensate at usual rate whenever district temporarily closes schools. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB360/
- HB 357: Expungement; remove embezzlement by officers from the list of nonexpungeable crimes. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB357/
- HB 320: CON; Health Department shall issue for construction of an acute care hospital in Tunica County. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB320/
- HB 359: Appropriation; Department of Revenue for making upgrades to homestead exemption system. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB359/
- HB 298: Firearms and weapons; authorize nonviolent felons to possess and use in defense of residence or motor vehicle. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB298/
- HB 297: Mobile sports wagering; authorize. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB297/
- HB 358: Expungement; authorize for embezzlement by a state, county, city or town officer 14 years after completing all terms and conditions of sentences. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB358/
- HB 296: Appropriation; Tunica County for repaving and repairing traffic lights on Casino Strip Resort Boulevard. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB296/
- HB 299: Retired judges; authorize to solemnize marriages. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB299/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,000 (State House Democrats median $1,450). 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/burnett.xml
- X: https://x.com/cedricburnett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cedric.burnett.54
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cedricburnett/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cedric-burnett-95a0aa27/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/379b9fd9-2da7-4e20-b0ed-4319ead3a1db