# Bradford Blackmon

Bradford Blackmon is a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2024-01-02
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3b2b3cb2-3ef8-400d-b395-6b0895ea7631

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b2b3cb2-3ef8-400d-b395-6b0895ea7631 (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

Blackmon sits at −0.21 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.21 (standard error 0.01), from 6 donors and 790 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

3,633 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 87% (88%). 124 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · HB 2 Appropriation; Department of Human Services of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB2/
- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · HB 1 Appropriation; Department of Human Services to establish and implement youth diversion program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB1/
- 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/
- 2026-07-15 · voted nay · Passage as Amended · 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 · 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/
- 2026-04-02 · 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/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 103 bills: 103 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 81. 5.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 44 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 545: Honor Carroll E. Rhodes for lifetime of service to civil rights in Mississippi. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SC545/
- SB 3163: Inventory tax; eliminate, and reimburse lost revenue to local governments through legislative appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3163/
- SB 3159: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Canton for the revitalization of its multipurpose center and parks. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3159/
- SB 3161: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the Town of Pickens for the purchase of industrial equipment and a service vehicle. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3161/
- SB 3160: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Canton for the design, construction and equipping of a real-time crime center. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3160/
- SB 2050: Artificial intelligence; require disclosure when used in political advertisements. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2050/
- SB 2046: Mississippians' Right to Name, Likeness and Voice Act; enact. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2046/
- SC 517: Constitution; amend Section 273 to reinstate initiative process and revise initiative signature requirements. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SC517/
- SB 2606: Financial literacy and NIL education; require for certain student-athletes. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2606/
- SB 2823: First Steps Early Intervention Program under Part C of Federal IDEA; State Department of Education meet state compliance under. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2823/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,750 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/blackmon.xml
- X: https://x.com/bjblackmon021
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bradford.blackmon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjblackmon021/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradford-blackmon-a90752b4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b2b3cb2-3ef8-400d-b395-6b0895ea7631