# Kent McCarty

Kent McCarty is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 101.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 101
- Serving since: 2019-04-09
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/63655fb4-af7a-4b96-95f0-5aa1bd93da62

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/63655fb4-af7a-4b96-95f0-5aa1bd93da62 (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

McCarty voted against the majority of Mississippi House Republicans 27 times; party unity 82%, in the bottom quarter of the Mississippi House (average 90.1%).

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

18 classified statements: 18 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 | McCarty | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.6% | 2.9% | 146 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 22.2% | 9.3% | 84 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 55.6% | 31.9% | 73 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 27.8% | 12.7% | 83 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 90% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Republicans 12%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.02), from 0 donors and 1,021 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 93.4% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 82% (90.1%). 27 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, 16 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 8. 41.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 27 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 160: Limuel Eubanks; commend for being named the 2026 Southeastern Region Supervision and Administration Art Educator of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR160/
- HB 1260: Mississippi Student Funding Formula; bring forward provisions related to. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1260/
- HB 1212: University-based program; clarify funding allocations under the total funding formula. (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1212/
- HB 1585: School districts; require evaluation of and reporting on costs associated with technology acquisition. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1585/
- HB 1204: CTE; remove stipulation that only certain programs leading to industry certification are considered for statewide accountability. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1204/
- HB 1318: Student transportation; revise manner of for students on vehicles other than school buses. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1318/
- HB 1205: Students with disabilities; remove requirement for signing of a confidentiality pledge before mediation begins in alignment with federal law. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1205/
- HB 1320: Pupil transportation; provide discretionary authority to local school boards to provide for those who live within one mile of the school. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1320/
- HB 1206: Early childhood education employees; clarify qualifications exemption for those employed in programs not granted by SDE. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1206/
- HB 1207: State of emergency; provide exception for school districts impacted by "Winter Storm Fern" to be allowed up to 15 days of hold harmless. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1207/

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/2113038650271490453
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/2087338330023133340
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/2076878014336442412
- 2026-02-02 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/2018192691318735329
- 2026-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/2016719693940240848
- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/2011849937261121870
- 2025-11-05 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/1985932544953516530
- 2025-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/1964397841662476402
- 2025-06-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/1937251071094673726
- 2025-06-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/kentmccarty/status/1937251073846030346

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/mccarty.xml
- Campaign site: https://kentmccarty.com/
- X: https://x.com/kentmccarty
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kentmccartymshouse101/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentmccarty/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kent-mccarty-30449745/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/63655fb4-af7a-4b96-95f0-5aa1bd93da62