# Bob Evans

Bob Evans is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 91.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 91
- Serving since: 2008-01-08
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7fe0478b-3777-490c-93cb-20f83baf3d3f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7fe0478b-3777-490c-93cb-20f83baf3d3f (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

Evans sits at −0.11 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,054 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 84% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 83% (90.1%). 129 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 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 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 nay · 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 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 2. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 96 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4007: Homestead Exemption; increase for certain lineal descendants of previous owners of homestead property. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4007/
- HB 1498: Therapists; prohibit from sexual relationship with patients. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1498/
- HC 24: Constitution; members of Legislature for the first time after January 1, 2027 not eligible to serve again after three terms. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC24/
- HB 759: Cigarettes; increase excise tax on. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB759/
- HB 756: Nursing homes; require to purchase and maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB756/
- HB 761: Pawnbrokers, title pledge lenders and check cashers; reduce maximum rate of interest that may be charged for services. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB761/
- HB 758: Tobacco; increase excise tax on all products except cigarettes. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB758/
- HB 754: Implied consent; revise suspension period during appeals for refusal to submit to chemical test. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB754/
- HB 757: Expungement; authorize automatically for first-time offenders. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB757/
- HB 764: Interrogations; require all to be conducted by law enforcement to be recorded. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB764/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $400 (State House Democrats median $1,450). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/evans.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobEvansRep/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-evans-4a136a60/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7fe0478b-3777-490c-93cb-20f83baf3d3f