Mississippi State Legislative Candidates

Dear Supporter,

Campaign for Liberty gave candidates for State House and Senate an opportunity to provide a straight answer to the following questions. The candidates' answers can be seen below the list of questions.

QUESTIONS

1) Will you oppose efforts to cooperate with a national ID card system and vote to block all state funding for and cooperation with any national ID scheme including the Real ID and Pass ID programs?

2) Do you oppose the use of unmanned devices being used for law enforcement and given the power to fine citizens?

3) Would you support a bill that would remove the state and local government’s power to use eminent domain to confiscate citizen’s private property to transfer it to another private property for economic development purposes?

4) Will you support legislation to end the use of “no knock” warrants?

5) Will you oppose all efforts to equip State police with “extraction devices” that download all of citizens cell phone information without a warrant?

6) Will you support legislation that would allow TSA agents to be charged with sexual assault if they use invasive “pat-down” procedures?

7) Will you support legislation that would allow school vouchers and school tax credits?

ANSWERS

Mississippi House Candidates

					"+"Means candidate will sponsor "Y"=Yes, "N"=No, "U"=Unanswered (those who have returned the survey)
Dist.	Party	First	Last	City	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7
1	R	Lester	Carpenter	Burnsville
1	D	Thomas	McCarley	Iuka
2	R	A.L.	Wood	Corinth
2	D	Nick	Bain	Corinth
3	R	Tracy	Arnold	Booneville
3	D	Tommy	Cadle	Booneville
4	R	James	Benefield	Ripley
4	D	Jody	Steverson	Ripley
5	D	Kelvin	Buck	Holly Springs
6	R	Eugene Forrest	Hamilton	Olive Branch
7	R	Wanda	Jennings	Southaven
8	R	John	Lamar	Senatobia
9	D	Clara	Burnett	Tunica
10	R	Nolan	Mettetal	Sardis
10	D	Gregg	Hodges	Tutwiler
11	D	Joe	Gardner	Batesville
12	R	Brad	Mayo	Oxford
12	D	Hollaman	Raney	Oxford
13	R	Steve	Massengill	Hickory Flat
13	D	Billy B.	Gray	Hickory Flat
14	R	Margaret	Rogers	New Albany
15	R	Mac	Huddleston	Pontotoc
15	D	Rick	Spencer	Sherman
16	D	Steve	Holland	Plantersville	Y	Y	Y+	N	Y	N	N
16	R	Ben	Coggin	Nettleton
17	R	Brian	Aldridge	Jackson
18	R	Jerry	Turner	Baldwyn
19	D	Mark A.	Duvall	Jackson
19	R	Randy	Boyd	Mantachic
20	D	Jimmy G.	Puckett	Jackson
20	R	Chris	Brown	Aberdeen
21	D	Donnie	Bell	Jackson
21	R	Deborah	Tierce	Fulton
22	D	Preston	Sullivan	Jackson
23	R	Charles	Beckett	Bruce
23	D	Steve	Whitten	Bruce
24	R	Sidney	Bondurant	Grenada
24	D	Kevin	Horan	Grenada
25	D	John	Mayo	Jackson
25	R	W. E.	Alday	Walls
26	D	Chuck	Espy	Jackson
27	D	Ferr	Smith	Jackson
27	R	R. Dewayne	Gill	Vaughan
28	R	Tommy	Taylor	Boyle
28	D	David	Dallas	Cleveland
29	D	Linda F.	Coleman	Jackson
30	D	Robert E.	Huddleston	Jackson
31	D	Sara Richardson	Thomas	Jackson
32	D	Willie	Perkins	Jackson
33	D	Thomas U.	Reynolds	Jackson
33	R	Jerrerico	Chambers	Oakland	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
34	D	Linda	Whittington	Jackson
35	R	Joey	Hood	Ackerman
36	D	David	Gibbs	Jackson
37	R	Gary	Chism	Columbus
38	D	Tyronne	Ellis	Jackson
39	R	Jeffrey C.	Smith	Columbus
40	R	Pat	Nelson	Southhaven
40	D	Shirley	Aguilera-Logan	Horn Lake
41	D	Esther	Harrison	Jackson
42	D	Reecy L.	Dickson	Jackson
43	R	Russ	Nowell	Louisville
43	D	Michael T.	Evans	Preston
44	R	C. Scott	Bounds	Philadelphia
45	D	Bennett	Malone	Jackson
45	R	Jay W.	Mathis	Carthage
46	R	Bobby	Howell	Kilmichael	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
47	D	Byrant W.	Clark	Jackson
48	D	Jason	White	West
49	D	Willie	Bailey	Jackson
50	D	John	Hines	Jackson
51	D	Rufus E.	Straughter	Jackson
52	R	Tommy	Woods	Jackson
53	D	Bobby	Moak	Jackson
54	R	Alex	Monsour	Vicksburg
55	D	George	Flaggs	Jackson
55	R	Sam	Smith	Vicksburg	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
56	R	Phillip	Gunn	Clinton
56	D	Jim	Culberson	Yazoo City	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y
57	D	Edward	Blackmon	Jackson
58	R	Rita	Martinson	Jackson	Y+	Y+	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y+
59	R	Kevin	McGee	Brandon
60	R	John	Moore	Brandon
61	R	Ray	Rogers	Jackson
62	R	Tom	Weathersby	Florence
63	D	Deborah	Dixon	Jackson
64	R	Bill	Denny	Jackson
64	D	Dorsey	Carson	Jackson
65	D	Mary	Coleman	Jackson
66	D	Cecil	Brown	Jackson
67	D	Earle	Banks	Jackson
68	D	Credell	Calhoun	Jackson
69	D	Alyce	Clarke	Jackson
70	D	James	Evans	Jackson
71	D	Adrienine	Wooten	Jackson
72	D	Kimberly	Campbell Buck	Jackson
73	R	Jim	Ellington	Raymond
73	D	Brad	Oberhousen	Terry
74	R	Mark	Baker	Brandon
75	I	Tracey	Arinder	Morton
75	R	Brenda	Whetley-Kirby	Forest
75	D	Tom	Miles	Morton
76	D	Greg	Holloway	Hazlehurst
77	R	Andy	Gipson	Braxton
78	R	Randy	Rushing	Decatur	Y	Y	Y	U	Y	U	U
79	D	Blaine (Bo)	Eaton	Taylorsville
79	R	Ron	Swindall	Taylorsville
80	D	Omeria	Scott	Laurel
81	R	Stephen	Horne	Meridian	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
82	D	Charles	Young	Meridian
83	R	Greg	Snowden	Meridian
83	D	Gary	Houston	Meridian
84	R	William	Shirley	Quitman
84	D	William	Lee	Stonewall
85	D	America	Middleton	Port Gibson
86	D	Sherra	Lane	Waynesboro
86	R	Mark	Purvis	Waynesboro	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
87	D	Johnny	Stringer	Louin
87	R	Daniel	Kilpatrick	Louin
88	R	Gary	Staples	Laurel
88	D	Jonathan	Hodge	Laurel
89	R	Bobby	Shows	Ellisville
89	D	Jerdon	Welborn	Laurel
90	D	Joe	Warren	Mount Olive
91	D	Bob	Evans	Monticello
91	R	Cindy	Bryan	New Hebron
92	R	Becky	Currie	Brookhaven
92	D	Ken Dale	Sullivan	Wesson
93	D	Dirk	Dedeaux	Kiln
93	R	Timmy	Ladner	Poplarville
94	D	Robert	Johnson	Natchez
95	R	Jessica	Upshaw	Diamondhead
96	D	Angela	Cockerham	Magnolia
97	R	Sam	Mims	McComb
98	D	David	Myers	McComb
99	R	Bill	Pigott	Tylertown
100	R	Ken	Morgan	Morgantown
100	D	Harry	Griffith	Meridian
101	R	Hank	Lott	Sumrall
102	R	Toby	Barker	Hattiesburg
102	D	David	Cook	Hattiesburg
103	D	Percy	Watson	Hattiesburg
104	R	Larry	Byrd	Petal
105	R	Dennis	DeBar	Leakesville
105	D	Dale	Kimble	Leakesville
106	R	Herb	Frierson	Poplarville
107	R	Doug	McLeod	Lucedale
108	R	Mark	Formby	Picayune
109	R	Manly	Barton	Moss Point
110	D	Billy	Broomfied	Moss Point
111	D	Brandon	Jones	Pascagoula
111	R	Charles	Busby	Pascagoula
112	R	John	Read	Gautier
113	R	Henry	Zuber	Ocean Springs
114	R	Jeffrey	Guice	Ocean Springs
115	D	Randall	Patterson	Biloxi
116	R	Casey	Eure	Biloxi
116	D	Quentin	Lyles	D'Iberville
117	R	Scott	DeLano	Biloxi
118	R	Greg	Haney	Gulfport
119	D	Sonya	Barnes	Gulfport
120	R	Richard	Bennett	Long Beach
121	D	Diane	Peranich	Pass Christian
121	R	Carolyn	Crawford	Pass Christian
122	R	Dorothy	Wilcox	Bay St. Louis
122	D	David	Baria	Bay St. Louis

State Senate Candidates

Dist.	Party	First	Last	City	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7
1	R	Chris	Massey	Nesbit
2	D	Bill	Stone	Ashland
2	R	Michael	Cobb	Walnut
3	D	Nickey	Browning	Pontotoc
3	R	Betsey	Hamilton	New Albany
4	D	Eric	Powell	Corinth
4	R	Rita	Parks	Corinth
5	D	J. P.	Wilemon	Belmont
5	R	Jerry D.	Keith	Tishomingo
6	R	Nancy	Collins	Tupelo
6	D	Stacy D.	Scott	Sherman
7	D	Hob	Bryan	Amory
8	D	Russell	Jolly	Houston
8	R	Patsy	Gregory	Okolona
9	D	Gray	Tollison	Oxford
10	R	Vann	Branch	Pope
10	D	Steve	Hale	Senatobia
11	D	Robert L.	Jackson	Marks
12	D	Deryk	Simmons	Greenville
13	D	Willie	Simmons	Cleveland
14	R	Lydia	Chassaniol	Winona
14	D	Carlos E.	Moore	Grenada
15	R	Gary	Jackson	French Camp
16	D	Bennie L.	Turner	West Point
17	R	Terry	Brown	Columbus
18	R	Giles	Ward	Louisville	Y	Y	Y	U	Y	Y	Y
18	D	Steven	Kilgore	Philadelphia
19	R	Merle	Flowers	Southaven
20	R	Josh	Harkins	Flowood
21	D	Kenneth W.	Jones	Canton
21	R	Loren	Ross	Flora
22	R	Eugene S. “Buck”	Clarke	Hollandale
22	D	George "Boo"	Hollowell	Greenville
23	R	Briggs	Hopson	Vicksburg
24	D	David	Jordan	Greenwood
25	R	William	Longwitz	Madison
25	D	Cecilia	Sampayo	Jackson
26	D	John	Horhn	Jackson
27	D	Hillman	Frazier	Jackson
28	D	Alice	Harden	Jackson
29	D	David	Blount	Jackson
29	R	Steve	Stanford	Clinton
30	R	Dean	Kirby	Pearl
31	R	Terry	Burton	Newton	Y+	Y+	Y+	N	Y+	Y+	Y+
31	D	Melvin	Hendricks	Meridian
32	D	Sampson	Jackson	Preston
33	R	Videt	Carmichael	Meridian
34	D	Haskins	Montgomery	Bay Springs
34	R	Gary	Blakeney	Taylorsville
35	R	Perry	Lee	Mendenhall
36	D	Albert	Butler	Port Gibson	Y	Y	NA	N	Y+	Y	N
37	D	Bob M.	Dearing	Natchez
37	R	Melanie	Sojourner	Natchez
38	D	Kelvin	Butler	McComb
39	R	Sally	Doty	Brookhaven
39	D	W. L.	Rayborn	Brookhaven	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+	Y+
40	R	Angela	Hill	Picayune
41	R	Joey	Fillingane	Sumrall
42	R	Chris	McDaniel	Ellisville
43	R	Philip	Gandy	Waynesboro
43	D	James V.	Walley	Waynesboro
44	R	John A.	Polk	Hattiesburg
45	R	Billy	Hudson	Hattiesburg
46	R	Philip	Moran	Kiln
46	D	Joe	Bye	Bay St. Louis
47	R	Tony	Smith	Picayune	Y	Y	Y+	Y	Y	Y	Y
48	D	Deborah J.	Dawkins	Pass Christian
48	R	Ashley	Skellie	Long Beach
49	R	Sean	Tindell	Gulfport
50	R	Thomas	Gollott	Biloxi
51	R	Michael	Watson	Pascagoula
52	R	Brice	Wiggins	Pascagoula

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