# Joey Hood

Joey Hood is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 35
- Serving since: 2012-01-03
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/622761e7-fba1-4a35-879b-45a6dd021ab0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/622761e7-fba1-4a35-879b-45a6dd021ab0 (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

64% of the 39 bills Hood sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Mississippi House.

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

3 classified statements: 3 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 | Hood | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.04), from 0 donors and 1,147 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.6% (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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 38. 64.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 11 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4171: Town of Ackerman; authorize the levying of a tax on restaurants to promote tourism, parks and recreation. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4171/
- HR 133: Eupora High School Cheerleaders; commend on winning 2025 MHSAA 2A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR133/
- HR 117: Winston Academy Patriots Football Team; commend and congratulate on winning the 2025 MAIS Class 2A Division II State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR117/
- HR 66: East Webster High School Football Team; commend on winning MHSAA Class 2A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR66/
- HR 69: East Webster High School Varsity Cheer Team; commend upon winning the MHSAA 2025 1-4A Non-Tumbling State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR69/
- HB 1225: Tow trucks and wrecker services; bring forward provisions regularly. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1225/
- HB 1218: MYCIDS; extend repealer on provisions of law that govern. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1218/
- HB 1221: The MS Jenna's Law Task Force; create. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1221/
- HB 1220: Cybersecurity; governmental and certain commercial entities substantially complying with standards not liable for incidents relating to. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1220/
- HB 1223: Motor vehicle license plate; allow reuse from one vehicle to another vehicle under certain conditions. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1223/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeyHoodMS/status/2029254706766172219
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeyHoodMS/status/2004222084910928239
- 2025-11-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeyHoodMS/status/1991935857306271814

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/hood.xml
- X: https://x.com/JoeyHoodMS
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeyhoodformississippi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeyhoodms/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeyhood/

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