# Randy Rushing

Randy Rushing is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 78.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 78
- Serving since: 2012-01-03
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/af2a8aef-177c-49d2-9b77-f1f19f7b8eaa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af2a8aef-177c-49d2-9b77-f1f19f7b8eaa (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

Rushing reported $500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.04), from 3 donors and 1,121 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.6% (90.1%). 7 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 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 25 bills: 25 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 36. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 51 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 150: Vietnam Veterans; commend and honor for heroic service and sacrifice. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR150/
- HR 90: Police Chief Clay Garvin; commend upon retirement as the Town of Decatur's police chief. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR90/
- HB 1120: MDOC; require to pay unpaid balance for certain utility services provided to Walnut Grove Correctional Facility. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1120/
- HB 571: Foreign nationals; prohibit from making any contribution or expenditure connected to any ballot measure. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB571/
- HB 733: Municipal courts; revise amount allowed to charge convicted misdemeanor offenders for jail costs. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB733/
- HB 1018: Retirement; PERS members convicted of job-related felonies shall be terminated from system. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1018/
- HB 1036: PERS; law enforcement officers and firefighters hired after 3-1-26 may receive retirement allowance after 25 years of service. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1036/
- HB 682: Motor vehicle insurance; establish limitations on recovery for owners failing to maintain. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB682/
- HB 429: Appropriation; MDA for making grants under the Small Municipalities and Limited Population Counties Grant Program. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB429/
- HB 401: Dental and medical records; require practices to offer to patients upon expiration of prescribed retention period. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB401/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/rushing.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRandy/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af2a8aef-177c-49d2-9b77-f1f19f7b8eaa