# Jimmy Fondren

Jimmy Fondren is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 111.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 111
- Serving since: 2024-01-02
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/af90acc6-0f51-4638-9b7a-51afc5acb0a3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af90acc6-0f51-4638-9b7a-51afc5acb0a3 (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 Fondren’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Mississippi, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Fondren says (MS 2025–26 session)

19 classified statements: 19 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fondren | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.3% | 2.9% | 150 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.3% | 9.3% | 444 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 21.1% | 31.9% | 544 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.5% | 12.7% | 388 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 75% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 25% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.05), from 1 donors and 376 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.4% (90.1%). 12 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 not voting · 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 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 5. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 47 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4080: Jackson County; extend repealer on authority to contribute to Junior Auxiliary of Pascagoula-Moss Point. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4080/
- HB 4079: Jackson County; extend repeal date on county's hotel/motel tourism tax. (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4079/
- HR 120: Pascagoula High School Basketball Team; commend upon winning the 6A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR120/
- HB 1475: Tax forfeited land; clarify title and redemption period. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1475/
- HB 891: Written earnings statement; require employer to provide upon employee's written request. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB891/
- HB 683: Jackson County; include in prohibition on using a purse seine for the taking of fish within one mile of the shoreline. (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB683/
- HB 1628: White-tailed deer; prohibit certain requirements for CWD testing and registration fees for certain enclosures. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1628/
- HB 1587: Department of Environmental Quality; require to approve or deny permits within a prescribed time frame. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1587/
- HB 1580: Medicare Advantage, Part D and supplements; impose certain requirements on companies that offer them to MS residents. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1580/
- HB 1683: Campaign Finance Reporting; require reporting of hostile foreign representatives' contributions. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1683/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $19.3K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-02-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/2020670161011781703
- 2026-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/2012905246134030795
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/2009523278809821564
- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/2008188132571894123
- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/2008189514674733412
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/2002261141980848359
- 2025-11-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/1995215464105148473
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/1965859507822801053
- 2025-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/1932559476478918930
- 2025-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/fondrenj10/status/1931041978231185830

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/fondren.xml
- X: https://x.com/fondrenj10
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimmy.fondren.9
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fondrenj0/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-jimmy-fondren-975a47203/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af90acc6-0f51-4638-9b7a-51afc5acb0a3