# Percy Watson

Percy Watson is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 103.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 103
- Serving since: 1980-01-08
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7dcb0b5b-3eb3-4db2-8666-0eb83589289f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7dcb0b5b-3eb3-4db2-8666-0eb83589289f (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

Watson 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 1,160 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)

1,510 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 90.2% (90.1%). 43 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 45. 4.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 89 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 386: Civil Legal Assistance Fund; specify funding of from certain sources. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB386/
- HB 383: Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that limits will be equal to liability coverage unless insured selects otherwise. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB383/
- HB 509: Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal Affordable Care Act. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB509/
- HB 535: Workers' Compensation Commission; require emergency hearing upon request of either party. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB535/
- HB 382: Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is mandatory in every automobile liability insurance policy. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB382/
- HB 508: Sales tax; bring forward certain section of law authorizing various exemptions. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB508/
- HB 385: Civil Legal Assistance Fund; increase certain fees for deposit into and require those monies to be allocated to the Mississippi Center for Legal Services. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB385/
- HB 384: Civil Legal Assistance Fund; impose state assessment for certain criminal offenses to fund. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB384/
- HB 387: Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation Fund; create and provide for a new fee on expungement petitions to be deposited into. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB387/
- HB 381: Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; require to include medical payment coverage. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB381/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $500 (State House Democrats median $5,075). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/watson.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/percy.watson.7

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7dcb0b5b-3eb3-4db2-8666-0eb83589289f