# Josh Hawkins

Josh Hawkins is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 10.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 10
- Serving since: 2024-01-02
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5ad5b396-01a0-40eb-8d4b-0f76f2727406

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ad5b396-01a0-40eb-8d4b-0f76f2727406 (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

1.5% of Hawkins’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (average 32%).

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

261 classified statements: 261 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hawkins | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.9% | 421 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 1.5% | 31.9% | 760 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.8% | 12.7% | 721 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 67% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Taxation 33% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.05), from 40 donors and 374 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.4% (90.1%). 9 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 11 bills: 11 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 24. 72.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 7 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 163: Lafayette County High School Baseball Team; commend on winning 2025 MHSAA State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR163/
- HR 111: South Panola High School Tigers Junior Varsity Cheerleading Team; congratulate on winning their first UCA National Cheer Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR111/
- HB 1392: Fire safety; establish Fire Grant Fund to assist counties and municipalities in improving fire safety. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1392/
- HB 1679: MS Student Funding Formula; bring forward. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1679/
- HB 1963: Panola County; authorize to construct or acquire jail anywhere in county and authorize certain lease-purchase agreement. (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1963/
- HR 68: The South Panola Fast Pitch Team; commend on winning the 2024 6A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-05) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HR68/
- HR 62: Lafayette High School Commordores Girls Soccer Team; commend on winning MHSAA Class 5A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-05) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HR62/
- HR 61: Lafayette High School Commordores Boys Soccer Team; commend on winning MHSAA Class 5A State Chamionship. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-05) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HR61/
- HB 1284: Mississippi Native Spirit Law; rename and revise various provisions. (became law, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1284/
- HB 1251: Mississippi Hemoglobin A1c Screening Coverage Act; create and require health insurance coverage for. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1251/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2114019603600834922
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2113704963138637860
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2113766069307691238
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2111786740386275365
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2111177957331145148
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2109077119418437927
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2109250175499751714
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2108987707141632376
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2106534821841305834
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/gentfrompanola/status/2106448358365622518

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/hawkins.xml
- X: https://x.com/gentfrompanola
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josh.hawkins.16
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hawkins.in.the.house/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-hawkins-15a394210/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5ad5b396-01a0-40eb-8d4b-0f76f2727406