# Johnny DuPree

Johnny DuPree is a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 45
- Serving since: 2026-01-06
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b05ddbc1-7d61-4f78-bbd3-e0f9ea4de84a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b05ddbc1-7d61-4f78-bbd3-e0f9ea4de84a (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

DuPree sits at −0.34 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.04), from 83 donors and 126 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,052 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 93.6% (88%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · HB 2 Appropriation; Department of Human Services of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB2/
- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · HB 1 Appropriation; Department of Human Services to establish and implement youth diversion program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB1/
- 2026-07-15 · voted nay · Passage as Amended · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 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/
- 2026-04-02 · 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 · 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/
- 2026-04-01 · 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/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Adopt Conference Report · HB 1662 Joint custody matters; create rebuttable presumption in favor of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1662/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Passage · HB 4120 Suffrage; restore to Charles Kenneth Landrum of Jones County. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4120/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 18 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 46. 22.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 32 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 99: Recognize legendary basketball Coach Steve Knight on career and 800th victory. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR99/
- SB 3389: City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on tourism commission and hotel/motel tax. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3389/
- SR 88: Recognize 50th Anniversary of the founding of Mu Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at USM. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR88/
- SB 3391: Forrest County; authorize sheriff to use radar speed detection equipment. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3391/
- SR 58: Urge U.S. Congress to pass the "Major Richard Star Act." (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR58/
- SB 3145: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Hattiesburg for the installation of Wi-Fi hotspots. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3145/
- SB 3144: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Hattiesburg for improvements in its veteran district. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3144/
- SC 527: Paying tribute to the legacy of Mississippi Civil Rights icon James Howard Meredith on occasion of Lifetime Achievement Distinction. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SC527/
- SB 2617: Radar speed detection units; authorize use by sheriff. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2617/
- SB 2869: Income tax; rescind reduction of. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2869/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b05ddbc1-7d61-4f78-bbd3-e0f9ea4de84a