# Kathy Chism

Kathy Chism is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cc7b9351-ea3c-4436-8cc7-9ec0f34b3e0a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc7b9351-ea3c-4436-8cc7-9ec0f34b3e0a (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

Chism sits at +1.05 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.05 (standard error 0.03), from 38 donors and 798 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

2,120 roll calls. Attendance 92.5% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 79% (88%). 194 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 37. 5.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 45 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 78: Condemn the assassination of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk and all forms of political violence. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR78/
- SR 70: Commemorating lives and sacrifices by Mississippians who served during War Between the States. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR70/
- SC 535: LGBTQ Rainbow Flag; prohibit Department of Finance and Administration from allowing display on state or political subdivision buildings. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SC535/
- SC 532: Urge United States Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell decision and restore marriage rights to states. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SC532/
- SR 27: Urge Congress to enact the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE). (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR27/
- SC 523: LGBTQ Rainbow flag; prohibit Department of Finance and Administration from allowing display on state buildings. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SC523/
- SR 18: Urge local law enforcement to enter into immigration enforcement agreements. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR18/
- SB 2331: Cell site simulator device; require law enforcement agencies to obtain warrant before using. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2331/
- SB 2770: Mississippi Workplace Safety Act; enact. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2770/
- SB 2305: School classrooms; authorize Christian Bible to be kept in and enforce daily recitation of pledge. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2305/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $500 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/chism.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathy.l.chism
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-chism-63586810b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc7b9351-ea3c-4436-8cc7-9ec0f34b3e0a