# Michael Guest

Michael Guest is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Mississippi’s 3rd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Mississippi’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: G000591
- FEC candidate IDs: H8MS03125

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000591 (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

6.1% of Guest’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (average 15%).

## What Guest says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,039 classified statements: 852 posts on X, 90 Congressional Record speeches, 82 newsletters, 15 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Guest | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 168 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 6.1% | 15.1% | 206 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 55.6% | 67.7% | 197 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.1% | 8.9% | 176 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 32.6% | 37.4% | 146 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 3.0% | 137 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 28% (House Republicans 13%); Armed Forces and National Security 27% (House Republicans 24%); Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (House Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.08 (standard error 0.01), from 1,229 donors and 3,711 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.4% (97.1%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 286. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 14 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10739: Strengthening the Medical Examiner and Coroner System Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10739
- H.Res. 1504: Recommending that the House of Representatives find Michael Joseph in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1504
- H.Res. 1505: Recommending that the House of Representatives find Hector Roos in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on… (passed one chamber, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1505
- H.Res. 1498: In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1498
- H.Res. 1320: Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace. (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1320
- H.Res. 1252: Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1252
- H.R. 6029: To amend the Bank Secrecy Act to exempt transactions with respect to cash reward payments by crime stopper organizations from certain currency transaction… (in committee, 2025-11-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6029
- H.Res. 864: Honoring the service and sacrifice of America's veterans on Veterans Day, 2025. (in committee, 2025-11-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/864
- H.R. 4071: Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025 (passed one chamber, 2025-11-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4071
- H.Res. 444: Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2025, to honor the men and women of the Armed Forces who have died in the pursuit of freedom and peace. (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/444

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.1M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 1.2% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 63% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2114731157690675440
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2114822626493268169
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2113738898522378719
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2113766165277254076
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2113330293478420850
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2113356072081641728
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2113371313117012077
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2113398995561148761
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2113403021866484063
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest/status/2112950118466933076

## Links

- Official site: https://guest.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMichaelGuest
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMichaelGuest
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/G000591

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/G000591