# Otis Anthony

Otis Anthony is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 31.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 31
- Serving since: 2018-12-13
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d4007757-e112-43b0-8261-1dd806f658c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4007757-e112-43b0-8261-1dd806f658c8 (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

Anthony sits at −0.03 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 1 donors and 1,097 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 75% (90.1%). 38 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 55 bills: 55 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 62. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 51 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 153: Yasmine Ware; commend and congratulate upon being named a 2025 Harry S. Truman Scholar. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR153/
- HB 4047: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Ruleville with improvements and upgrades to certain streets. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4047/
- HB 4052: Appropriation; B.B. King Museum for expansion and improvements. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4052/
- HB 4053: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Town of Moorhead with street repairs and infrastructure improvements. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4053/
- HB 4051: Appropriation; Town of Inverness for improvements to public facilities. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4051/
- HB 4048: Appropriation; City of Ruleville for improvements and upgrades to certain streets in the city. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4048/
- HB 4054: Appropriation; Town of Moorhead for street repairs and infrastructure improvements. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4054/
- HB 4049: Appropriation; City of Ruleville for purchasing a street sweeper vehicle. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4049/
- HB 4055: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Indianola with street improvements. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4055/
- HB 4050: Appropriation; LSR Volunteer Fire Department for upgrades to the facilities. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4050/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,250 (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/anthony.xml
- X: https://x.com/otislanthony
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/otisforhouse31/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/otis-l-anthony-ii-9379937a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4007757-e112-43b0-8261-1dd806f658c8