# Jay McKnight

Jay McKnight is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 95.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 95
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7674b0fc-99c4-44a7-85ec-7edd5e6e85a0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7674b0fc-99c4-44a7-85ec-7edd5e6e85a0 (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

McKnight sits at +0.53 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 78% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.05), from 36 donors and 1,067 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.7% (90.1%). 14 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 16 bills: 16 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 43. 18.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 55 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 377: The Missing Persons Reporting and Identification Act; create to require input of missing persons in NamUs. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB377/
- HB 520: Gaming Commission; authorize to collaborate with DHS for collection of child support. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB520/
- HB 1703: Telephone solicitors; revise certain provisions regarding Medicare Advantage and Supplement plans. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1703/
- HB 1535: BEAM Act; make certain revisions to. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1535/
- HB 1534: Mississippi Energy Security and Agricultural Growth Act; establish. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1534/
- HB 863: Kratom; add to Schedule III of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB863/
- HB 519: Mobile sports wagering; authorize. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB519/
- HB 528: Fentanyl; increase penalties for possession of. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB528/
- HB 378: Automatic renewal and continuous service offers; require businesses to provide clear terms and methods to cancel. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB378/
- HB 379: Screening and approval program for retail sale of products containing certain substances; establish. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB379/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.0K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 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/mcknight.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electjaymcknight/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaymcknightforstaterep/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7674b0fc-99c4-44a7-85ec-7edd5e6e85a0