# Oscar Denton

Oscar Denton is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 55.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 55
- Serving since: 2013-11-29
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5fb7e1d6-24ab-41e1-b0b2-d1445bf6abd3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5fb7e1d6-24ab-41e1-b0b2-d1445bf6abd3 (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

Denton sits at −0.06 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 3 donors and 1,126 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 92.4% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 94.8% (90.1%). 49 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 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 50. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 76 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 58: Mark Anthony Smith, Sr.; commend life and legacy upon his passing. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR58/
- HB 1869: Appropriation; City of Vicksburg for Year 1 of the Vicksburg Blight Elimination Three-year Action Plan. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1869/
- HB 1337: Appropration; American Legion Tyner Ford Post 213 in Vicksburg for making upgrades and renovations to the American Legion Building. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1337/
- HB 1338: Appropration; Catfish Row Musuem in Vicksburg for expansion, furnishing and equipping the museum. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1338/
- HB 1340: Appropriation; VFW Post 2572 for operating expenses for the VFW Building and making various repairs and improvements to the building. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1340/
- HB 1339: Appropriation; American Legion Allein Post #3 for providing various services and making repairs and upgrades to the American Legion Building. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1339/
- HB 1344: Automatic expungement; authorize for certain crimes. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1344/
- HB 1341: Appropriation; DFA for United Way of the Capital Area to support the 211 Mississippi helpline. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1341/
- HB 1343: Juneteenth; designate as a legal holiday in the State of Mississippi. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1343/
- HB 1342: Foster care decisions; authorize appeal of to the chancery court of residence. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1342/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,700 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/denton.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oscar.denton.37

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5fb7e1d6-24ab-41e1-b0b2-d1445bf6abd3