# Philman Ladner

Philman Ladner is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate for district 46.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 46
- Serving since: 2024-01-02
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7aef9236-de61-47cf-8243-b5a21fcac9dc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7aef9236-de61-47cf-8243-b5a21fcac9dc (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

69% of the 13 bills Ladner sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Mississippi Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.10 (standard error 0.01), from 5 donors and 688 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

3,628 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 88% (88%). 92 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · HB 2 Appropriation; Department of Human Services of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB2/
- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · HB 1 Appropriation; Department of Human Services to establish and implement youth diversion program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB1/
- 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-07-15 · voted yea · Passage as Amended · 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 nay · 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 · 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/
- 2026-04-02 · 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/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 39. 69.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 4 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2236: Cardiac Emergency Response Plan; revise to include airway clearance devices. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2236/
- SB 2626: Mississippi Horse Racing Task Force; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2626/
- SR 95: Commend Bay High Girls Soccer Team for first 4A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR95/
- SR 92: Commend Bay High Boys Soccer Team for 4A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR92/
- SR 46: Commend Hancock High School Boys and Girls Golf Teams for historic sweep of 6A State. (passed one chamber, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR46/
- SB 2162: Cardiac Emergency Response Plan; revise to include airway clearance devices. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SB2162/
- SB 2263: Approval of oyster leases by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources; clarify authority. (became law, 2025-04-10) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SB2263/
- SB 2003: Boats and other vessels; update numbering requirements for compliance with federal regulations. (became law, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SB2003/
- SR 31: Commend Hancock High Lady Hawks Girls Golf Team for winning back-to-back MHSAA Class 6A Girls Golf State Championships. (passed one chamber, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR31/
- SR 26: Congratulate Our Lady Academy Volleyball Team for third-consecutive Class 3A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR26/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,400 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/ladner.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philman.ladner
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philmanladner/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7aef9236-de61-47cf-8243-b5a21fcac9dc