# Dean Kirby

Dean Kirby is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 1992-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d1572354-a456-47fa-aa21-58be9884a3bb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1572354-a456-47fa-aa21-58be9884a3bb (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

Kirby sits at +0.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 11 donors and 1,101 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.7% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

2,121 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 95.7% (88%). 9 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 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 22 bills: 22 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 44. 68.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 6 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2390: Mississippi Conveyance Safety Act; clarify inspections of private residence elevators. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2390/
- SB 2943: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Pearl for the renovation of its city hall. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2943/
- SB 2948: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Pearl for installation of traffic signal at intersection of MS-468 and Murray Drive. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2948/
- SB 3029: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Pearl with improvements to city hall. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3029/
- SB 2899: General Fund; FY2027 appropriation to City of Pearl for lighting project on U.S. Highway 80. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2899/
- SR 1: Commend District 24 Senator David L. Jordan for distinguished service to State Senate. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-28) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20251E/SR1/
- SR 152: Commend District 44 Senator John A. Polk for distinguished service to State Senate. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR152/
- SR 145: Commend Jackson Prep Boys Basketball team for winning MAIS Overall State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR145/
- SR 144: Commend Jackson Prep Lady Patriots for winning back-to-back MAIS 6A State Championships. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR144/
- SR 123: Recognize outstanding leadership of Senator John A. Polk upon being awarded the MNG Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/SR123/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $61.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/kirby.xml
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-kirby-16433832/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1572354-a456-47fa-aa21-58be9884a3bb