# Fabian Nelson

Fabian Nelson is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 66.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 66
- Serving since: 2024-01-02
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/706088db-555c-4dac-b9c4-ca6574241ca4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/706088db-555c-4dac-b9c4-ca6574241ca4 (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

Nelson sits at −0.02 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Democrats.

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

11 classified statements: 11 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Nelson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 18.2% | 39.2% | 651 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 27.3% | 14.4% | 119 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 50% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.02 (standard error 0.01), from 36 donors and 350 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 94.3% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 69% (90.1%). 34 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 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 51. 29.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 39 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4155: Suffrage; restore to Derrick Dujmov of Harrison County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4155/
- HB 4161: Suffrage; restore to Montana Wimberly of Lincoln County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4161/
- HB 4157: Suffrage; restore to Robert Gill of Greene County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4157/
- HB 4159: Suffrage; restore to Sylvester Montgomery of Copiah County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4159/
- HB 4158: Suffrage; restore to Cassidy Kimberly Alexander of Lamar County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4158/
- HB 4150: Suffrage; restore to Mallory Jane Touchstone of Pike County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4150/
- HB 4160: Suffrage; restore to Herman Howard of Hinds County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4160/
- HB 4163: Suffrage; restore to Hillary Ivy of Neshoba County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4163/
- HB 4173: Suffrage; restore to Jeremy Hodges of Leflore County. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4173/
- HB 4177: Suffrage; restore to Stephen Roy Sims of Forrest County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4177/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.1K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 4.4% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-04-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/2039822412309483993
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/2019192544823795713
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/2019192678404252001
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/2019194238358237567
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/2011458732375593212
- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/1973369424502820923
- 2025-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/1972475757583827276
- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/1960722549920174245
- 2025-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/1960485703441146210
- 2025-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/FabianDistrict/status/1948219988776476730

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/nelson.xml
- X: https://x.com/FabianDistrict
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fabian.nelson.16/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/southerngent39272/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabian-nelson-102376103/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/706088db-555c-4dac-b9c4-ca6574241ca4