# Jody Steverson

Jody Steverson is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 4
- Serving since: 2015-11-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f4bd4ab9-cb95-4b3e-95cb-68312eda5b16

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f4bd4ab9-cb95-4b3e-95cb-68312eda5b16 (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

Steverson missed 10% of 1,511 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Mississippi House (average 95.7%).

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Steverson | 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 | 75.0% | 31.9% | 14 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 12.7% | 5 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 67% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Education 33% (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%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.05), from 6 donors and 1,144 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.0% (90.1%). 11 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 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 14. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 33 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 144: Walnut High School Lady Wildcats Volleyball Team; commend for winning MHSAA Class 2A State Championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HR144/
- HB 4005: City of Ripley; extend repeal date on hotel/motel and restaurant tax. (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4005/
- HB 4073: Mississippi Work and Save Program; create; revise certain PERS provisions. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4073/
- HB 4004: Ad valorem tax; exempt certain tractors, agricultural implements and equipment, and vehicles. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4004/
- HB 4009: Sales tax; exempt admissions charged at athletic games or contests between universities or colleges. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4009/
- HB 717: Income tax; extend repealer on credit for certain railroad expenditures. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB717/
- HB 630: Municipal elections; authorize poll managers from outside city limits of small municipalities poll manager's county. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB630/
- HB 1258: North Tippah School District; provide for special election to be held in on the question of closing Falkner Attendance Center. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1258/
- HB 1226: False pretenses; increase service charge for dishonored check, draft, order or electronically converted check. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1226/
- HB 1257: Heavy equipment property; authorize certain businesses to charge recovery fee on rental of. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1257/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,700 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-05-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JodySteverson/status/2054640123619291469
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JodySteverson/status/2029942305583452559
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JodySteverson/status/1941145345901408602
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JodySteverson/status/1938360437373898870

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/steverson.xml
- X: https://x.com/JodySteverson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepJodySteverson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jodysteverson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jody-steverson-231172129/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f4bd4ab9-cb95-4b3e-95cb-68312eda5b16