# Bill Kinkade

Bill Kinkade is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 52.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 52
- Serving since: 2013-01-09
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/af66e7a0-2b1a-4fa0-a66c-e6e7a2541cb1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af66e7a0-2b1a-4fa0-a66c-e6e7a2541cb1 (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

100% of Kinkade’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Mississippi, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.03), from 11 donors and 1,154 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 95.9% (90.1%). 16 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · 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 41 bills: 41 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 40. 14.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 66 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1998: Town of Byhalia; extend date of repeal on town's hotel/motel tax. (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1998/
- HB 1361: Game check program; establish for white-tailed deer. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1361/
- HB 1851: Appropriation; City of Olive Branch for costs of Lick Creek Project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1851/
- HB 1814: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Olive Branch with Lick Creek Conservatory and Recreational Area Project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1814/
- HB 1358: Appropriation; Town of Byhalia for construction of a new police department and jail. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1358/
- HB 1327: Appropriation; Mississippi Information Network for construction of a communication tower in Marshall County. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1327/
- HB 1359: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Byhalia with construction of a new police department building and jail. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1359/
- HB 1355: Appropriation; Marshall County for costs of planning and engineering related to completion of the Byhalia Bridge Road Project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1355/
- HB 1356: Appropriation; Marshall County for costs of planning and engineering related to completion of the Red Banks Road Improvement Project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1356/
- HB 1353: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Byhalia with infrastructure improvements. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1353/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,550 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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/kinkade.xml
- X: https://x.com/KinkadeBill
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bill.kinkade
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-kinkade-5600ab15/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af66e7a0-2b1a-4fa0-a66c-e6e7a2541cb1