# Kevin Blackwell

Kevin Blackwell is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2016-01-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b58c7115-6f1d-4de3-9327-eef3b6f0c83c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b58c7115-6f1d-4de3-9327-eef3b6f0c83c (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

57% of Blackwell’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Mississippi, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

49 classified statements: 49 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Blackwell | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 36.7% | 37.3% | 179 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 6.1% | 15.4% | 256 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.3% | 66 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 56% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Agriculture and Food 11% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 5.6% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 18 donors and 1,415 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

3,633 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 94.5% (88%). 57 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/
- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/
- 2026-07-15 · voted not voting · Passage as Amended · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 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/

## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 116 bills: 116 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 105. 19.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 37 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 97: Encourage education and outreach to inform the public about the role of regulated trapping in balanced wildlife management. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR97/
- SR 94: Support use of voluntary conservation easements as a tool to provide wildlife habitats. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR94/
- SB 3321: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to MDCPS for temporary hotel placement and contracted care provider. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3321/
- SB 3320: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3320/
- SB 3322: General Fund; additional appropriation to the Desoto County School District to defray its expenses. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3322/
- SB 3319: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the DeSoto County Regional Utility Authority for a new regional wastewater treatment system. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3319/
- SB 3318: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to University of Mississippi for the Center for Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3318/
- SB 3183: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to the City of Olive Branch for upgrades to and the widening of Highway 305. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3183/
- SB 2454: Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status, definitions, procedure, fines and temporary practice authority. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2454/
- SB 2695: Medicare certified long-term acute care hospitals; exempt from the hospital provider assessment subject to approval by CMS. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2695/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $67.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 57% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2112690277227925860
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2110120505076486529
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2109720324199649322
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2105705692539609415
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2105411785046000026
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2101513775455048070
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2100953943375331543
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2100986471943467247
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2100562167594447188
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5/status/2099965883690971452

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/blackwell.xml
- Campaign site: https://kevin-blackwell.com/
- X: https://x.com/KevinBlackwell5
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.blackwell.1238
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-blackwell-7539616/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b58c7115-6f1d-4de3-9327-eef3b6f0c83c