# Willie Bailey

Willie Bailey is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 49.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 49
- Serving since: 1995-01-03
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bec0f8f6-7f4c-442b-be25-14e2a2c1f5cb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bec0f8f6-7f4c-442b-be25-14e2a2c1f5cb (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

Bailey sits at −0.06 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 3 donors and 935 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 86% (90.1%). 61 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 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 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 9. 5.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 85 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 101: Eli Edmondson; commend upon capturing the 2025 MHSAA Class 1A Individual State Golf Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR101/
- HB 4075: Appropriation; Town of Calhoun City for purchasing a building for community use. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4075/
- HR 55: Calhoun City High School Football Team; commend on winning 2025 MHSAA State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR55/
- HB 1977: Appropriation; Calhoun County for repairing County Road 102. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1977/
- HB 1955: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Big Creek with purchasing turnout clothing and defibrillator for Big Creek VFD. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1955/
- HB 1986: Appropriation; Sabougla Volunteer Fire Department for purchasing a fire truck. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1986/
- HB 1973: Appropriation; Town of Bruce for general sewage repairs. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1973/
- HB 1950: Appropriation; Calhoun County for purchasing a ladder truck for county volunteer fire department. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1950/
- HB 1981: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Calhoun County with County Road 306 project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1981/
- HB 1982: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Vardaman acquisition of a fire truck. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1982/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,300 (State House Democrats median $5,075). 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/bailey.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bailey.willie.1

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bec0f8f6-7f4c-442b-be25-14e2a2c1f5cb