# Jerry Turner

Jerry Turner is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 18
- Serving since: 2004-01-06
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/52d3da6f-c397-4795-9bd8-5a3f17657129

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/52d3da6f-c397-4795-9bd8-5a3f17657129 (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

Turner reported $10.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.03), from 3 donors and 1,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 100% (90.1%). 20 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 74. 18.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 53 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4078: Prentiss County; authorize assessments on convictions for maintenance and renovations of courthouse. (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4078/
- HB 4136: Lee County; authorize board of supervisors to approve and govern sheriff department's use of radar in school zones in county. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4136/
- HB 1019: Association Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan Coverage Act; create. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1019/
- HB 1228: Appropriation; Prentiss County for repairs and upgrades to county courthouse. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1228/
- HB 1721: Additional Living Expense Fairness and Expedited Closure Adjudicaiton Act; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1721/
- HB 1485: Assistant district attorneys; increase number for First Judical District. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1485/
- HB 1021: Commissioner of Insurance; authorize to apply for state innovation waiver under Affordable Care Act. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1021/
- HB 1020: Insurance Department Fraud Detection Trust Fund; rename Insurance Department Fund and redesignate as a special fund. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1020/
- HB 1449: Fire protection; revise provisions regarding mandatory retirement of fire apparatus and response distance. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1449/
- HB 1060: Strengthen Mississippi Homes Act; create catastrophic windstorm damage mitigation program in Department of Insurance. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1060/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/turner.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jerry.turner.1401
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-turner-4053a899/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/52d3da6f-c397-4795-9bd8-5a3f17657129