| Full Name: | Jessica Sibley Upshaw |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Family: | Single |
| Birth Date: | 08/31/1959 |
| Birth Place: | Meridian, MS |
| Home City: | Diamondhead, MS |
| Religion: | Methodist |
Summary
Jessica Sibley Upshaw
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 2687 - Prohibits Local Government Management of Nutrition Labeling
Legislation (Yea)
March 6, 2013 - Specifies that only the state legislature has the authority to regulate the sales and marketing of food and nonalcoholic beverages served by restaurants, retail ...
HB 844 - Exempts Certain Sales Taxes for Agricultural Businesses
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 25, 2013 - Exempts a sales tax for electricity, current, power, steam, coal, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas or other fuel for the following groups (Sec. 1): ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Business & Industry Political Education Committee Positions on Business,Jobs, and Economic Growth | 100% |
| 2008-2011 | Mississippi National Federation of Independent Business Positions | 89% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Health Professionals ($2,500.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Jessica Upshaw refused to tell citizens where she stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2011 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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View Jessica Sibley Upshaw's Mississippi State Legislative Election 2003 National Political Awareness Test
