# Lee Yancey

Lee Yancey is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 74.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 74
- Serving since: 2020-01-07
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fe627b98-efb2-43b0-a6e5-7ad967c1a2fc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe627b98-efb2-43b0-a6e5-7ad967c1a2fc (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

Yancey reported $7,000 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

72 classified statements: 72 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 | Yancey | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.9% | 9.3% | 377 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 31.9% | 31.9% | 371 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.1% | 12.7% | 374 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 43% (State House Republicans 10%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Labor and Employment 13% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 8.7% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.05), from 18 donors and 894 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MS 2025–26 session)

1,511 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Mississippi House 95.7%). Party unity 97.4% (90.1%). 18 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 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 13. 29.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 39 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1599: City of Brandon; extend repealer on tax on sales of prepared food and drink at restaurants and bars. (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1599/
- HB 4008: Appropriation; Rankin County for construction of the bridge over the Meridian Speedway. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4008/
- HB 1150: Licensure of land surveyors; merge into licensure of engineers. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1150/
- HB 538: Sanctuary policies; prohibit certain government entities and employees from adopting or interfering with federal immigration enforcement. (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB538/
- HB 1758: Foster Youth Earned Benefits Protection for Success Act; enact. (became law, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1758/
- HB 1868: Homestead exemption; increase for persons 65 years of age or older or totally disabled. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1868/
- HB 557: Health Insurance; require reimbursement to pharmacists for certain services and procedures. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB557/
- HB 1152: Right to Try Medical Cannabis Act; create. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1152/
- HB 1719: Prevention strategies on financial fraud; create a study committee. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1719/
- HB 991: Used motor vehicle parts dealers and scrap metal processors; authorize use of a third-party registration system. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB991/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2114726954305757543
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2114483625538289776
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2109805146985431457
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2109805896586973442
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2106583756605689866
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2106186585813266539
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2106187892347277553
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2103659598309662735
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2103599978518396971
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/leeyanceyms/status/2074847365672866195

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/yancey.xml
- X: https://x.com/leeyanceyms
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YANCEYFORMS
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leeyancey/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-yancey-my-element-wealth/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe627b98-efb2-43b0-a6e5-7ad967c1a2fc