# Jeff Tate

Jeff Tate is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9839c663-7ae3-4437-82d8-c985975309d8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9839c663-7ae3-4437-82d8-c985975309d8 (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

Tate reported $750 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.02), from 35 donors and 923 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

2,117 roll calls. Attendance 93.8% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 89% (88%). 65 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/
- 2026-07-15 · voted yea · Passage as Amended · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-04-02 · 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/
- 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/
- 2026-04-01 · 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/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1662 Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1662/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 4120 Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4120/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 63 bills: 63 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 84. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 21 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2599: DPS property in Lauderdale County, Mississippi; authorize DFA to sell and convey. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2599/
- SB 2425: Intergovernmental support agreements with armed forces; authorize state agencies to enter into. (became law, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2425/
- SB 2668: "Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act"; provide restrictions on persons assisting with claims. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2668/
- SR 42: Extend condolences of Senate to family of Mrs. Donna Jill Johnson of Meridian the first Republican Circuit Clerk. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR42/
- SB 2386: Circuit court; prohibit political candidates from addressing the public during court terms. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2386/
- SR 35: Extend recognition and thanks of the Senate to Veterans OutReach of Mississippi. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR35/
- SB 2766: "Buddy Poppy Day" in Mississippi; designate Friday before Memorial Day as. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2766/
- SR 29: Commend Daniel Wile as State Games of Mississippi 2025 Male Athlete of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR29/
- SR 31: Commend Kaytelyn Harris as State Games of Mississippi 2025 Female Athlete of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR31/
- SR 30: Commend Aubrey Lynn Atchison as State Games of Mississippi 2025 Youth Athlete of the Year. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR30/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $750 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/tate.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff-tate-for-senate-506646306531952/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9839c663-7ae3-4437-82d8-c985975309d8