# John Read

John Read is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 112.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 112
- Serving since: 1993-01-04
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c7089b2-5e2d-4049-9aee-5fd76004af16

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c7089b2-5e2d-4049-9aee-5fd76004af16 (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

93% of the 30 bills Read sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 99 in the Mississippi House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.04), from 41 donors and 1,185 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.7% (90.1%). 4 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 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 146. 93.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 1 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 165: Former Representative Blaine H. "Bo" Eaton II; commend esteemed and laudable legislative career and public service of. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR165/
- HB 1940: Appropriations; additional appropriations for FY26 & FY27. (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1940/
- HB 1911: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of. (became law, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1911/
- HB 1939: Appropriations; additional appropriations for various state agencies. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1939/
- HB 1649: Capital Expense Fund; make transfer from to Main Street Revitalization Grant Fund. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1649/
- HB 1648: Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Loan Program; establish. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1648/
- HB 1752: Judges' salaries; increase and delete provision setting at level recommended by State Personnel Board. (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1752/
- HB 1654: Judicial System Operation Fund; bring forward sections relating to. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1654/
- HB 1651: State agencies; allow to charge other agencies for short-term rental of event space. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1651/
- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1653/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $9,750 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/read.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnread112

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c7089b2-5e2d-4049-9aee-5fd76004af16