# Elliot Burch

Elliot Burch is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 105.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 105
- Serving since: 2024-01-02
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bb2a876e-ca55-46dd-842d-9b89a910848d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb2a876e-ca55-46dd-842d-9b89a910848d (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

Burch reported $3,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.23 (standard error 0.03), from 5 donors and 347 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.3% (90.1%). 27 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 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 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 not voting · 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 26. 26.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 42 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4113: Perry County; authorize assessments on civil cases filed and convictions obtained in justice court for operation and maintenance of justice court building. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4113/
- HB 611: Hearings of Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training, certain; provide officers shall be entitled to discovery during. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB611/
- HB 610: Giglio letter; require prosecutors to give law enforcement officers an opportunity to be heard before sending. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB610/
- HB 1144: "Released-Time Moral Instruction Act of 2026"; enact to permit students to receive religious instruction during the school day. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1144/
- HB 1149: Bail; authorize defendant to post a cash deposit. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1149/
- HB 1236: Associated Self-Funded Health Benefit Plan Coverage Act; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1236/
- HB 904: Bail licenses; require suspension of when bail agent fails to pay insurer. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB904/
- HB 1405: Unemployment benefits; align duration with statewide unemployment rate. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1405/
- HB 700: County law library; authorize use of money for technological purposes. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB700/
- HB 1285: Bail; make certain amendments to provisions related to. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1285/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,000 (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/burch.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elliot.burch.7
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliotburchlaw/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elliot-burch-85b76011a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb2a876e-ca55-46dd-842d-9b89a910848d