# Jeff Hale

Jeff Hale is a Republican member of the Mississippi House for district 24.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Mississippi House, district 24
- Serving since: 2016-01-05
- Current term: MS 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ffba30ff-86d3-42db-ab94-0028df181da1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ffba30ff-86d3-42db-ab94-0028df181da1 (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 Hale’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from Mississippi, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.04), from 7 donors and 1,168 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% 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%). 12 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 145. 38.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Mississippi House 28.7%; rank 30 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4003: City of Southaven; extend repeal date on restaurant tax. (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB4003/
- HB 1069: "MS Agricultural and Farmland Wind Tower Protection Act of 2026"; create. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB1069/
- HC 31: Unintended impact of wind turbine usage in agriculture; create Joint Legislative Study Committee to make recommendations regarding. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HC31/
- HB 848: Appropriation; MEMA to purchase equipment to pump or transfer potable water during natural disasters. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB848/
- HB 849: MS Emergency Drinking Water Network Act; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB849/
- HB 851: Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; authorize an additional round for and remove certain limiting language. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB851/
- HB 847: Health Care Facility Right to Visit Act; create. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2026/HB847/
- HC 66: Unintended impact of wind turbine usage in agriculture; create Joint Legislative Study Committee to make recommendations regarding. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HC66/
- HR 78: Former Representative Wanda Jennings; commend legislative career and public service. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HR78/
- HB 1706: Appropriation; MEMA to purchase equipment to pump or transfer potable water during natural disasters. (in committee, 2025-02-26) https://openstates.org/ms/bills/2025/HB1706/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.2K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/hale.xml
- Campaign site: https://votejeffhale.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffery-hale-10017942/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ffba30ff-86d3-42db-ab94-0028df181da1