Rating Group: Business & Industry Political Education Committee
2000-2002 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | U.S. House-1 | Alan Nunnelee | R | 97% |
| MS | State House-7 | Wanda Jennings | R | 89% |
| MS | State House-10 | H. Nolan Mettetal | R | 94% |
| MS | State House-16 | Steve Holland | D | 35% |
| MS | State House-27 | Ferr Smith | D | 23% |
| MS | State House-29 | Linda Coleman | D | 27% |
| MS | State House-30 | Robert Huddleston | D | 19% |
| MS | State House-31 | Sara Thomas | D | 26% |
| MS | State House-32 | Willie Perkins, Sr. | D | 17% |
| MS | State House-33 | Thomas Reynolds II | D | 44% |
| MS | State House-37 | Gary Chism | R | 95% |
| MS | State House-38 | Tyrone Ellis | D | 29% |
| MS | State House-39 | Jeffrey Smith | R | 91% |
| MS | State House-41 | Esther Harrison | D | 22% |
| MS | State House-42 | Reecy Dickson | D | 16% |
| MS | State House-45 | Bennett Malone | D | 48% |
| MS | State House-46 | Bobby Howell | R | 92% |
| MS | State House-49 | Willie Bailey | D | 20% |
| MS | State House-50 | John Hines | D | 15% |
| MS | State House-51 | Rufus Straughter | D | 18% |
| MS | State House-53 | Robert Moak | D | 24% |
| MS | State House-55 | George Flaggs, Jr. | D | 35% |
| MS | State House-57 | Edward Blackmon, Jr. | D | 25% |
| MS | State House-58 | Rita Martinson | R | 93% |
| MS | State House-60 | John Moore | R | 96% |
| MS | State House-61 | Ray Rogers | R | 90% |
| MS | State House-62 | Thomas Weathersby, Sr. | R | 89% |
| MS | State House-64 | William Denny, Jr. | R | 95% |
| MS | State House-65 | Mary Coleman | D | 35% |
| MS | State House-66 | Cecil Brown | D | 69% |
| MS | State House-67 | Earle Banks | D | 18% |
| MS | State House-69 | Alyce Clarke | D | 40% |
| MS | State House-70 | James Evans | D | 13% |
| MS | State House-76 | Greg Holloway, Sr. | D | 29% |
| MS | State House-79 | Blaine Eaton II | D | 35% |
| MS | State House-80 | Omeria Scott | D | 23% |
| MS | State House-81 | Stephen Horne | R | 45% |
| MS | State House-83 | Elton Gregory Snowden | R | 91% |
| MS | State House-85 | America Middleton | D | 26% |
| MS | State House-87 | Johnny Stringer | D | 64% |
| MS | State House-89 | C. Shows | R | 84% |
| MS | State House-90 | Joseph Warren | D | 51% |
| MS | State House-98 | David Myers | D | 17% |
| MS | State House-103 | Percy Watson | D | 23% |
| MS | State House-106 | Herbert Frierson | R | 79% |
| MS | State House-108 | Mark Formby | R | 96% |
| MS | State House-110 | Billy Broomfield | D | 26% |
| MS | State House-112 | John Read | R | 85% |
| MS | State House-113 | Henry Zuber III | R | 78% |
| MS | State Senate-3 | Nickey Browning | R | 89% |
| MS | State Senate-7 | Hob Bryan | D | 27% |
| MS | State Senate-9 | Gray Tollison | R | 28% |
| MS | State Senate-13 | Willie Simmons | D | 28% |
| MS | State Senate-14 | Lydia Chassaniol | R | 81% |
| MS | State Senate-24 | David Jordan | D | 14% |
| MS | State Senate-26 | John Horhn | D | 17% |
| MS | State Senate-27 | Hillman Frazier | D | 22% |
| MS | State Senate-30 | Dean Kirby | R | 94% |
| MS | State Senate-31 | Terry Burton | R | 89% |
| MS | State Senate-32 | Sampson Jackson II | D | 25% |
| MS | State Senate-33 | Fredie Carmichael | R | 82% |
| MS | State Senate-41 | Joey Fillingane | R | 88% |
| MS | State Senate-48 | Deborah Dawkins | D | 19% |
| MS | State Senate-50 | Tommy Gollott | R | 78% |
| MS | Commissioner of Insurance | Michael Jackson Chaney | R | 96% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Thomas King, Jr. | R | 91% |
| MS | Supervisor-3 | Dirk Dedeaux | D | 35% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Leonard Bentz | Other | 95% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Lynn Posey | R | 53% |
| MS | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court-District 2 Place 2 | Randy Pierce | Other | 66% |
| MS | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 91% |
| Larry Baker | Other | 88% | ||
| Jim Barnett | Other | 82% | ||
| Charles Wilson Capps, Jr. | Other | 84% | ||
| Robert Chamberlin | Other | 63% | ||
| Joseph Compretta | Other | 63% | ||
| Scottie Cuevas | Other | 81% | ||
| Ricky Cummings | Other | 50% | ||
| Lee Jarrell Davis | Other | 89% | ||
| Bob Dearing | Other | 85% | ||
| James Ellington | Other | 95% | ||
| Henry William Espy III | Other | 34% | ||
| Erik Fleming | Other | 14% | ||
| Jamie Franks, Jr. | Other | 32% | ||
| Frances Fredericks | Other | 27% | ||
| Jack Gadd | Other | 69% | ||
| David Gibbs | Other | 26% | ||
| Carl Gordon, Jr. | Other | 89% | ||
| David Green | Other | 22% | ||
| Daniel Guice, Jr. | Other | 88% | ||
| Frank Hamilton | Other | 84% | ||
| Alice Harden | Other | 20% | ||
| William Hewes III | Other | 90% | ||
| Joe Hudson | Other | 82% | ||
| Roger Ishee | Other | 84% | ||
| Michael Janus | Other | 64% | ||
| Ezell Lee | Other | 79% | ||
| Travis Little | Other | 91% | ||
| Michael Lott | Other | 91% | ||
| James Markham, Jr. | Other | 77% | ||
| Chester Masterson, Sr. | Other | 85% | ||
| John Mayo | Other | 71% | ||
| Warner McBride | Other | 61% | ||
| William McCoy | Other | 41% | ||
| J. Walter Michel | Other | 97% | ||
| William Miles | Other | 77% | ||
| T.O. Moffatt | Other | 95% | ||
| B. Pat Montgomery | Other | 58% | ||
| E. Harvey Moss | Other | 48% | ||
| Billy Nicholson | Other | 85% | ||
| Diane Peranich | Other | 32% | ||
| John Raymond Reeves | Other | 80% | ||
| Thomas Robertson | Other | 95% | ||
| Eric Robinson | Other | 90% | ||
| Walter Robinson, Jr. | Other | 21% | ||
| Charles Ross | Other | 95% | ||
| Clinton Rotenberry, Jr. | Other | 90% | ||
| James Simpson, Jr. | Other | 85% | ||
| Clayton Smith | Other | 93% | ||
| Mary Stevens | Other | 43% | ||
| Bobby Taylor | Other | 53% | ||
| Billy Thames | Other | 40% | ||
| Bennie Turner | Other | 21% | ||
| Johnnie Walls, Jr. | Other | 14% | ||
| Greg Ward | Other | 73% | ||
| Carmen Wells-Smith | Other | 93% | ||
| Phillip West | Other | 24% | ||
| Richard White | Other | 97% | ||
| May Ringold Whittington | Other | 48% | ||
| Gloria Williamson | Other | 21% | ||
| Tommy Woods | Other | 93% | ||
| Charles Young, Sr. | Other | 44% |
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.
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