# Carl Mickens

Carl Mickens is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 42.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 42
- Serving since: 2016-01-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6e50b530-8c0e-485a-a568-6d40ba83127d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6e50b530-8c0e-485a-a568-6d40ba83127d (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

Mickens sits at +0.04 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.04 (standard error 0.01), from 1 donors and 1,178 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 33% (90.1%). 54 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 29 bills: 29 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 62. 17.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 60 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4178: Suffrage; restore to Tony Lavell Smith of Noxubee County. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4178/
- HB 4148: Suffrage; restore to Randall Lee McCulloch of Winston County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4148/
- HB 4149: Suffrage; restore to Robert Henley of Noxubee County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4149/
- HB 1811: Noxubee County; extend repeal assessments in justice court used for county capital improvements. (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1811/
- HB 1837: Noxubee County; authorize tax on short term rentals to promote tourism, parks and recreation within. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1837/
- HB 1075: Housing Authorities; authorize pooling of liabilities with private developers for affordable housing. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1075/
- HB 543: Minimum wage; establish at $10.00 and set requirements for exemptions and overtime. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB543/
- HB 319: Fresh Start Act of 2019; revise to prohibit licensing authorities from requiring certain information. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB319/
- HB 302: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Noxubee County with the completion of certain road improvement projects. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB302/
- HB 306: Corporal punishment; prohibit in public and charter schools. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB306/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,900 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/mickens.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carl.mickens.31

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6e50b530-8c0e-485a-a568-6d40ba83127d