# Justin Keen

Justin Keen is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 6
- Serving since: 2024-01-02
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9eae167e-9e7e-4334-a67e-5b686617c71c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9eae167e-9e7e-4334-a67e-5b686617c71c (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

0% of the 12 bills Keen sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Mississippi House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.04), from 0 donors and 362 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.2% (90.1%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-04-15 · 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 44. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 96 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4100: DeSoto County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county roads. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4100/
- HB 1850: Appropriation; City of Olive Branch for Sylvan Lake Outflow Weir Project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1850/
- HB 826: Appropriation; City of Olive Branch for land acquisition and engineering services for making improvements to Highway 305. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB826/
- HB 827: Rick Kennedy Act; create. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB827/
- HB 825: Death penalty; revise how the options are chosen and require cost efficient consideration. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB825/
- HB 828: Mississippi Fair Chase Act; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB828/
- HB 829: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Olive Branch with Sylvan Lake Outflow Weir Project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB829/
- HB 1803: City of Olive Branch; extend date of repeal on hotel/motel tax and issuance of bonds for tourism, parks and recreation. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1803/
- HB 1721: Desoto County; authorize sheriff to use radar on county roads. (in committee, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1721/
- HB 1151: Death penalty; revise how the options are chosen and require cost efficient consideration. (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1151/

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/keen.xml
- X: https://x.com/keenforhouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071231964091

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9eae167e-9e7e-4334-a67e-5b686617c71c