Total votes
6,371
all sessions
Attendance
93%
446 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
201
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
9
assignments
Biography
About Sen. Joel Carter
Sen. serving Mississippi District 49. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 8 years · 8 months. Serves on 9 committees, including Energy, Housing and Business and Financial Institutions.
Sworn in
Jan 10, 2018
8 years · 8 months
Closest ally
-
no co-sponsorship data
Voting record · by topic
How Joel votes, broken down
Budget & Taxes
92%
/
8%
61 support · 5 oppose
Labor & Employment
45%
/
55%
5 support · 6 oppose
Criminal Justice
62%
/
38%
15 support · 9 oppose
Education
84%
/
16%
16 support · 3 oppose
Healthcare
94%
/
6%
15 support · 1 oppose
Veterans
67%
/
33%
2 support · 1 oppose
Housing
75%
/
25%
3 support · 1 oppose
Technology
100%
/
0%
2 support · 0 oppose
Immigration
0%
/
100%
0 support · 5 oppose
Environment
80%
/
20%
4 support · 1 oppose
Transportation
100%
/
0%
5 support · 0 oppose
Energy
No votes on record
Last activity
Recent legislative activity
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Co-sponsor5 months ago
Co-sponsor5 months ago
Co-sponsor
SC 538Commend Dr. Gabriel Posadas as "Instructor of the Year" at the George County Center of MGCCC.
passed both
5 months agoCo-sponsor
SC 537Commend Patrick Wilcher as "Instructor of the Year" at the Perkinston Campus of MGCCC.
passed both
5 months ago
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