# Chris Bell

Chris Bell is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 65.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 65
- Serving since: 2016-01-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5aa9d603-5bb2-4c1d-9a0b-1baaf91c425d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5aa9d603-5bb2-4c1d-9a0b-1baaf91c425d (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

Bell sits at −0.03 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Democrats.

## What Bell says (MS 2025–26 session)

6 classified statements: 6 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bell | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 12 donors and 1,165 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)

1,510 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 83% (90.1%). 46 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 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 0 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 24.

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/MSRepChrisBell/status/2053540298286879186
- 2025-02-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/MSRepChrisBell/status/1890428603692732668
- 2025-01-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/MSRepChrisBell/status/1878461423140905190
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/MSRepChrisBell/status/1876709448137277600
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/MSRepChrisBell/status/1876709696855327207
- 2025-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/MSRepChrisBell/status/1875962540209099246

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/bell_(65th).xml
- X: https://x.com/MSRepChrisBell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.bell.980967
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-m-bell-99167b4/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5aa9d603-5bb2-4c1d-9a0b-1baaf91c425d