# Earle Banks

Earle Banks is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 67.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 67
- Serving since: 1993-01-04
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4fa41145-35bf-442b-bdfe-cf54ea53da69

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4fa41145-35bf-442b-bdfe-cf54ea53da69 (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

Banks sits at −0.05 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.05 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,096 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 90.1% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.3% (90.1%). 27 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted nay · 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 not voting · 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 73 bills: 73 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 16. 6.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 83 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4153: Suffrage; restore to Sandra Warner of Hinds County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4153/
- HB 1334: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with construction of an emergency access road at Hawkins Field. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1334/
- HB 1699: Case plans for nonviolent inmates; require certain programs be placed within. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1699/
- HB 1700: Case plans for inmates who committed capital offenses; require certain programs be placed within. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1700/
- HB 1333: Appropriation; Jackson Municipal Airport Authority for improvements at international airport. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1333/
- HB 1698: Mandatory minimum sentences for crimes committed by offenders; revise which offenders are eligible for. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1698/
- HB 1275: Appropriation; Jackson Municipal Airport Authority for matching funds for making improvements at the Jackson airport. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1275/
- HB 1697: Case plans for inmates who committed violent offenses; require certain programs be placed within. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1697/
- HB 1335: Salaries; increase for members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1335/
- HC 37: B.B. King or Elvis Presley; request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of Jefferson Davis with either. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC37/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,050 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/banks.xml
- X: https://x.com/rep_ebanks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/earle.s.banks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earles.banks/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4fa41145-35bf-442b-bdfe-cf54ea53da69