# Bubba Carpenter

Bubba Carpenter is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 1
- Serving since: 2008-01-08
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dcc9906b-9a0a-4503-9128-006317d5ff3f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dcc9906b-9a0a-4503-9128-006317d5ff3f (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

Carpenter reported $3,750 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.06), from 3 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.7% (90.1%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-07-16 · voted yea · 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 74 bills: 74 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 51. 28.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 40 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 135: Tishomingo County High School Lady Braves Basketball Team; commend upon winning 2026 MHSAA Class 4A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR135/
- HR 147: Master Sergeant Clyde Moore (Retired); commend on military career and express gratitude for dedicated service. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR147/
- HR 87: Tishomingo County High School "Bravettes" Dance Team; commend and congratulate upon winning Division 1A-4A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR87/
- HB 1993: Appropriation; MS Volunteer Firefighter Length-of-Service Awards Program Fund. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1993/
- HB 612: State agencies; authorize to enter into intergovernmental support agreeements with military branches. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB612/
- HB 1085: Mississippi National Guard Servicemembers Medical Readiness Act. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1085/
- HB 660: MHP, MBN and CTED officers within the Department of Public Safety; bring forward salary section for. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB660/
- HB 1558: Tishomingo County Water District; revise provisions relating to compensation and reimbursement. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1558/
- HB 1076: Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2026 (PLUS Act); create. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1076/
- HR 29: National Blood Donor Month in Mississippi; designate January 2026 as. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR29/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,750 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/carpenter.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bubba.carpenter.1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lester-carpenter-carpenter-b9348059/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dcc9906b-9a0a-4503-9128-006317d5ff3f