# Robert Sanders

Robert Sanders is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 29
- Serving since: 2021-11-03
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e7684f57-ee0c-48ea-8157-8f04c2b8e685

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7684f57-ee0c-48ea-8157-8f04c2b8e685 (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

Sanders sits at −0.06 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 722 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 93.7% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 92.1% (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 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 29. 11.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 69 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 155: Northside High School Gators Boys Basketball Team; commend for winning the MHSAA Class 2A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR155/
- HB 1870: Bolivar County; authorize to create utility district to own, control, operate and maintain Choctaw Sewer Association System. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1870/
- HB 4063: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Cleveland with North Bayou Avenue improvement project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4063/
- HB 4064: Appropriation; City of Cleveland for the North Bayou Avenue improvement project. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4064/
- HB 774: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Bolivar County with improvements at Richard M. Coleman, Sr. Recreational Park. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB774/
- HB 775: Appropriation; Bolivar County for making improvements at Richard M. Coleman, Sr. Recreational Park. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB775/
- HB 780: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Cleveland in paying costs of extending Airport Terminal Road. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB780/
- HB 779: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Cleveland with purchasing motor vehicles for the city's police department. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB779/
- HB 768: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Towns of Pace and Benoit with park improvements. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB768/
- HB 767: Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Rosedale with downtown improvements. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB767/

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/sanders.xml
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.sanders.927543
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sanders-7891921b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7684f57-ee0c-48ea-8157-8f04c2b8e685