# Kabir Karriem

Kabir Karriem is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 41.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 41
- Serving since: 2016-01-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a1fef221-e3ca-4598-a7f9-cf6862b3007a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a1fef221-e3ca-4598-a7f9-cf6862b3007a (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

Karriem sits at −0.11 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 9 donors and 1,108 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.6% (90.1%). 79 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 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 not voting · 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 65 bills: 65 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 26. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 76 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 129: Columbus High School Boys Basketball Team; commend on winning MHSAA 5A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR129/
- HR 107: Michael "Mike" Hood, Jr.; congratulate upon being named Class 5A "Mr. Basketball". (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR107/
- HC 45: Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant; commend faith leadership, civic engagement and social justice organizing to uplift communities upon the occasion of the 2026… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC45/
- HB 1427: "MS Anti-Lynching Act"; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1427/
- HB 1429: "The Law Enforcement Integrity Act"; create to authorize civil liability. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1429/
- HB 1421: Coroners; require to receieve additional training from CDC Collaborating Office for Medical Examiners and Coroners. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1421/
- HB 816: Fresh Start Act of 2019; revise applicability of. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB816/
- HB 1430: Marijuana possession; authorize a civil penalty when less than 3.5 ounces. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1430/
- HB 1426: Early voting; require period of no less than 21 days before each election. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1426/
- HC 39: Constitution; amend to remove all disenfranchising crimes. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC39/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/karriem.xml
- X: https://x.com/KabirKarriem
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarriemMSDistrict41
- TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/kab3259/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabir-karriem-7baa9341/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a1fef221-e3ca-4598-a7f9-cf6862b3007a