# Rob Roberson

Rob Roberson is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 43
- Serving since: 2016-01-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e36cdae5-3437-48fc-93b4-280b09af661b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e36cdae5-3437-48fc-93b4-280b09af661b (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

100% of Roberson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Mississippi, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Roberson says (MS 2025–26 session)

8 classified statements: 8 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Roberson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 31.9% | 486 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.04), from 6 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 98.7% (90.1%). 3 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 62 bills: 62 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 25. 25.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 43 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 115: Starkville High School Lady Yellowjackets Girls Basketball Team; commend upon winning 2026 Class 7A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR115/
- HR 116: Starkville High School Yellowjackets Boys Basketball Team; commend upon winning 2026 Class 7A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR116/
- HR 83: Tomorrow's 25 Coaching Fellowship; commend individuals chosen as fellows for the 2025-2026 class. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR83/
- HB 1528: Teacher licensure; revise provisions related to educator preparation programs and criteria for entry. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1528/
- HB 1867: Appropriation; provide additional funds for the Economic Development and Infrastructure Fund. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1867/
- HB 1736: Study on dyslexia among inmates; authorize MDOC to conduct. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1736/
- HB 1049: Wastewater treatment and rural water associations; bring forward provisions related to. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1049/
- HB 1495: Starkville-Oktibbeha School District and MSU; authorize agreements to have jointly used primary and secondary schools. (became law, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1495/
- HB 1709: Special purpose schools; children of active military personnel not required to have attended MS school in previous year. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1709/
- HB 1494: Dyslexia; require that educator preparation programs include course on teaching students with. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1494/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/robroberson43/status/2112229691897872846
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/robroberson43/status/2030025257659081108
- 2025-12-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/robroberson43/status/1999596651262939277
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/robroberson43/status/1940862313327947884
- 2025-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/robroberson43/status/1899167227494158585
- 2025-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/robroberson43/status/1892274336817414523
- 2025-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/robroberson43/status/1887182958421024828
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/robroberson43/status/1881403167528964349

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/roberson.xml
- Campaign site: https://robrobersonattorney.com/about/
- X: https://x.com/robroberson43
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rob.roberson.790

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e36cdae5-3437-48fc-93b4-280b09af661b