# Mike Thompson Mike Thompson is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate for district 48. - Party: Republican - Seat: Mississippi Senate, district 48 - Serving since: 2020-01-07 - Current term: MS 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/eaa39996-c8a7-4568-b01e-d7685667227b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eaa39996-c8a7-4568-b01e-d7685667227b (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 Thompson sits at −0.04 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State Senate Republicans. ## What Thompson says (MS 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Thompson | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 | | Policy discussion | 100.0% | 37.3% | 1 of 355 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 | Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 100% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 100% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.04 (standard error 0.01), from 20 donors and 1,279 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.0% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (MS 2025–26 session) 3,626 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (Mississippi Senate 97.1%). Party unity 60% (88%). 155 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · HB 2 Appropriation; Department of Human Services of. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB2/ - 2026-07-16 · voted not voting · Passage · HB 1 Appropriation; Department of Human Services to establish and implement youth diversion program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/HB1/ - 2026-07-16 · voted nay · Passage · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/ - 2026-07-15 · voted not voting · Passage as Amended · SB 2001 The Mississippi Youth Court Reform Act of 2026; enact. · pass · https://openstates.org/ms/bills/20261E/SB2001/ - 2026-04-15 · voted nay · 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 · 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/ ## Legislation (MS 2025–26 session) Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 62. 41.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi Senate 34.7%; rank 14 of 47). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 62: Congratulate Saint Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws Boys Basketball Team for winning 2026 Class 3A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SR62/ - SB 3112: Income tax; authorize credit for fuel tax paid by commercial and charter boaters for fuel used on water rather than roads. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3112/ - SB 3108: City of Pass Christian; authorize municipal law enforcement to use one radar speed detection device on U.S. Highway 90. (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB3108/ - SB 2817: Department of Public Safety; consolidate offices and revise provisions related to. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2817/ - SB 2264: Mississippi Comprehensive Coastal Conservation and Restoration Act of 2026; enact. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2264/ - SB 2372: Filing fees; amend usage of monies in the Local Government Records Management Fund. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2372/ - SB 2833: Distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize for supporters of the Mississippi Sound Estuary Program. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2833/ - SB 2362: Consumer protection; revise private cause of action. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2362/ - SB 2614: Radar; authorize sheriffs to use based on population and prohibit speed traps. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2614/ - SB 2745: Mississippi Freedom Boater Law; enact. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/SB2745/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $4,500 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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. - 2026-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeSD48/status/2008641459797537077 ## Links - Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/thompson.xml - X: https://x.com/MikeSD48 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikethompsonms/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljthompsonjr/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eaa39996-c8a7-4568-b01e-d7685667227b