| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ward Canon | 94% | ||||
| James Ellington | 93% | ||||
| Vincent Scoper, Jr. | 93% | ||||
| Richard White | 93% | ||||
| Tommy Woods | 92% | ||||
| Lester Barnett, Jr. | 91% | ||||
| MS | State House | 64 | William Denny, Jr. | Republican | 91% |
| MS | State House | 108 | Mark Formby | Republican | 91% |
| Andrew Ketchings | 91% | ||||
| Keith Norris Montgomery, Sr. | 91% | ||||
| James Simpson, Jr. | 91% | ||||
| Thomas Cameron III | 89% | ||||
| Charles Wilson Capps, Jr. | 89% | ||||
| William Minor | 89% | ||||
| MS | State House | 46 | Bobby Howell | Republican | 88% |
| MS | State Senate | 30 | Dean Kirby | Republican | 88% |
| Timothy Alan Ford | 87% | ||||
| Travis Little | 87% | ||||
| MS | State House | 60 | John Moore | Republican | 87% |
| Charles Ross | 87% | ||||
| Edwin Glenn Hamilton | 85% | ||||
| William Hewes III | 85% | ||||
| Charles Smith | 85% | ||||
| Timothy Lamar Johnson | 84% | ||||
| Valeria Brower Robertson | 84% | ||||
| MS | State House | 58 | Rita Martinson | Republican | 83% |
| Warner McBride | 83% | ||||
| Thomas Robertson | 83% | ||||
| Carmen Wells-Smith | 83% | ||||
| Michael Janus | 82% | ||||
| T.O. Moffatt | 82% | ||||
| MS | State Senate | 31 | Terry Burton | Republican | 81% |
| Frank Hamilton | 81% | ||||
| Lee Jarrell Davis | 80% | ||||
| Daniel Guice, Jr. | 80% | ||||
| MS | State House | 89 | C. Shows | Republican | 79% |
| MS | U.S. House | 1 | Alan Nunnelee | Republican | 78% |
| Clinton Rotenberry, Jr. | 77% | ||||
| MS | State Senate | 14 | Lydia Chassaniol | Republican | 76% |
| Joe Ellzey | 76% | ||||
| Robert Moody | 75% | ||||
| MS | State Senate | 3 | Nickey Browning | Democratic | 74% |
| Bob Dearing | 74% | ||||
| MS | State House | 7 | Wanda Jennings | Republican | 74% |
| MS | State House | 39 | Jeffrey Smith | Republican | 74% |
| Joseph Thomas Stogner | 74% | ||||
| Ronald David Farris | 73% | ||||
| William Miles | 73% | ||||
| Thomas Mitchell | 73% | ||||
| MS | State House | 61 | Ray Rogers | Republican | 73% |
| Mary Stevens | 72% | ||||
| MS | State House | 62 | Thomas Weathersby, Sr. | Republican | 72% |
| Jim Crawley Barnett | 71% | ||||
| Roger Ishee | 71% | ||||
| MS | State House | 10 | H. Nolan Mettetal | Republican | 71% |
| MS | State House | 112 | John Read | Republican | 71% |
| James Markham, Jr. | 69% | ||||
| Eric Robinson | 69% | ||||
| Percy Maples | 68% | ||||
| Joseph Compretta | 67% | ||||
| John Raymond Reeves | 67% | ||||
| MS | State House | 16 | Steve Holland | Democratic | 66% |
| MS | State House | 87 | Johnny Stringer | Democratic | 66% |
| MS | State House | 65 | Mary Coleman | Democratic | 65% |
| MS | State House | 106 | Herbert Frierson | Republican | 65% |
| MS | State Senate | 50 | Tommy Gollott | Republican | 65% |
| Bobby Taylor | 65% | ||||
| William McCoy | 64% | ||||
| Eloise Hale Scott | 64% | ||||
| MS | State House | 90 | Joseph Warren | Democratic | 64% |
| William Bowles | 62% | ||||
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Lynn Posey | Republican | 60% | |
| Phillip West | 58% | ||||
| MS | State House | 55 | George Flaggs, Jr. | Democratic | 57% |
| Jack Gadd | 57% | ||||
| Carl Gordon, Jr. | 57% | ||||
| MS | State House | 33 | Thomas Reynolds II | Democratic | 54% |
| Joe Hudson | 53% | ||||
| Charles Young, Sr. | 53% | ||||
| Tom Wallace | 52% | ||||
| MS | State Senate | 7 | Hob Bryan | Democratic | 51% |
| Billy Thames | 51% | ||||
| Clayton Henderson | 50% | ||||
| Clem Mullins Nettles | 49% | ||||
| MS | State House | 31 | Sara Thomas | Democratic | 49% |
| MS | State House | 79 | Blaine Eaton II | Democratic | 48% |
| David Gibbs | 48% | ||||
| Ezell Lee | 48% | ||||
| MS | State Senate | 9 | Gray Tollison | Republican | 48% |
| George Dickerson | 47% | ||||
| MS | State Senate | 13 | Willie Simmons | Democratic | 47% |
| Robert Clark, Jr. | 46% | ||||
| E. Harvey Moss | 44% | ||||
| Ricky Cummings | 43% | ||||
| MS | Supervisor | 3 | Dirk Dedeaux | Democratic | 43% |
| Jamie Franks, Jr. | 42% | ||||
| MS | State House | 94 | Robert Johnson III | Democratic | 41% |
| MS | State House | 57 | Edward Blackmon, Jr. | Democratic | 39% |
| Neely Carlton | 39% | ||||
| MS | State House | 69 | Alyce Clarke | Democratic | 39% |
| Joe Grist, Jr. | 39% | ||||
| Diane Peranich | 39% | ||||
| MS | State House | 30 | Robert Huddleston | Democratic | 38% |
| Robert Harold Smith | 38% | ||||
| MS | State House | 45 | Bennett Malone | Democratic | 37% |
| Scottie Cuevas | 36% | ||||
| Frances Fredericks | 36% | ||||
| MS | State House | 98 | David Myers | Democratic | 36% |
| MS | State House | 110 | Billy Broomfield | Democratic | 35% |
| MS | State House | 29 | Linda Coleman | Democratic | 35% |
| Walter Robinson, Jr. | 35% | ||||
| Bennie Turner | 35% | ||||
| MS | State House | 38 | Tyrone Ellis | Democratic | 34% |
| MS | State Senate | 32 | Sampson Jackson II | Democratic | 33% |
| David Green | 32% | ||||
| MS | State House | 32 | Willie Perkins, Sr. | Democratic | 30% |
| MS | State House | 27 | Ferr Smith | Democratic | 30% |
| MS | State House | 42 | Reecy Dickson | Democratic | 29% |
| MS | State House | 85 | America Middleton | Democratic | 29% |
| Barbara Martin Blackmon | 28% | ||||
| MS | State House | 53 | Robert Moak | Democratic | 28% |
| MS | State House | 49 | Willie Bailey | Democratic | 27% |
| MS | State House | 67 | Earle Banks | Democratic | 27% |
| R.L. Livingston | 27% | ||||
| John Robert White | 26% | ||||
| MS | State House | 51 | Rufus Straughter | Democratic | 23% |
| Jimmy Thornton | 23% | ||||
| Vernon Delma Furniss | 21% | ||||
| MS | State Senate | 26 | John Horhn | Democratic | 21% |
| MS | State Senate | 27 | Hillman Frazier | Democratic | 19% |
| Tommy Horne | 19% | ||||
| Alice Harden | 18% | ||||
| Johnnie Walls, Jr. | 18% | ||||
| MS | State Senate | 24 | David Jordan | Democratic | 17% |
| MS | State House | 70 | James Evans | Democratic | 16% |
| MS | State House | 103 | Percy Watson | Democratic | 15% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: Business & Industry Political Education Committee
1996-1998 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
How to Interpret these Evaluations
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
