# John Hines

John Hines is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 50.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 50
- Serving since: 2001-01-01
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a432eb59-5656-4869-aedc-832b2206b4a5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a432eb59-5656-4869-aedc-832b2206b4a5 (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

Hines sits at −0.07 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.07 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 1,053 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 89% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 100% (90.1%). 38 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 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 131 bills: 131 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 42. 7.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 77 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4152: Suffrage; restore to Issac Thorne of Washington County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4152/
- HR 143: Archie Tucker; commend upon retirement from the United States Dept. of Agriculture after 51 years of public service. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR143/
- HB 4182: Suffrage; restore to Ivory Moore, Jr., of Washington County. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4182/
- HB 4147: City of Leland; authorize a tax on hotels/motels, bars and restaurants for tourism and parks and recreation. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4147/
- HR 78: Earl "Big E" Sanders, Jr.; commend upon induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR78/
- HR 77: Nonprofit Day at the Capitol; proclaim March 5, 2026, as. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR77/
- HB 4061: Appropriation; Western Line School District for establishing a Star Academy. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4061/
- HB 4029: Appropriation; City of Greenville for repairs and renovation of city's wastewater treatment plant. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4029/
- HB 4031: Appropriation; IHL for funding MVSU's Student Success and Workforce Readiness Strategy. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4031/
- HB 4024: Appropriation; Washington County for upgrades and improvements to the parking lot at Delta Health System. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4024/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/hines.xml
- X: https://x.com/state_sr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJohnWHinesSr

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a432eb59-5656-4869-aedc-832b2206b4a5