# Jeffery Harness

Jeffery Harness is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 85.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 85
- Serving since: 2018-12-21
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/73fee1dd-f8c0-40a7-a4f9-e7576b4ecc3f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/73fee1dd-f8c0-40a7-a4f9-e7576b4ecc3f (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

Harness sits at −0.06 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,127 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 90.8% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.3% (90.1%). 27 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 not voting · 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 111 bills: 111 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 36. 1.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 91 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 65: Port Gibson Middle School Basketball Team; commend upon winning the 2025-2026 state championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR65/
- HB 1865: Appropriation; Jefferson County for repair and renovation of the Jefferson County Nursing Home. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1865/
- HB 1864: Appropriation; Jefferson County for motor vehicles for sheriff's department and repairs to the county jail. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1864/
- HB 1847: Bonds; authorize for Jefferson County Sheriff's Department motor vehicles and repairs to county jail. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1847/
- HB 1818: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jefferson County Nursing Home with repair of buildings. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1818/
- HB 1794: Appropriation; IHL for growth of new regional health care and medical sciences facilities of Alcorn State. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1794/
- HB 1798: Appropriation; IHL to increase university faculty salaries closer to the SREB average. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1798/
- HB 1804: Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements to certain buildings at Alcorn State University. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1804/
- HB 1799: Appropriation; IHL for repairs and renovations of facilities on campus of Alcorn State. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1799/
- HB 1803: Appropriation; MDA to provide funding to Alcorn State for expansion of research and production of shiitake mushrooms. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1803/

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/harness.xml
- X: https://x.com/jefferyharness
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jefferyharnessformississippi/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jefferyharness/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffery-harness-156bba62/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/73fee1dd-f8c0-40a7-a4f9-e7576b4ecc3f