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Kathy Chism
MS Senate District 3
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Issue areas
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Government Operations & Budget 5Criminal Justice & Policing 3Civil Rights & Liberties 2Economy & Taxes 2Education 2Elections & Voting 2Transportation & Infrastructure 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Banking & Finance 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Healthcare 1Housing 1Immigration 1Other 1Social Services & Welfare 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Senate District 3 current
Mississippi |
Republican | Jan 7, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,068 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 3048 — Appropriation; Banking and Consumer Finance, Department of. | Yea | Feb 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 3049 — Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. | Yea | Feb 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 37 — Extend condolences of the Senate on the passing of Tylertown Pastor and Community Leader Apostle Clayton Bullock. | Yea | Feb 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SC 527 — Recognize Trudy Moody for 2025 TIME Automobile Dealer of the Year Award. | Yea | Feb 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 39 — Recognize Jackson County Hope Squads. | Yea | Feb 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 38 — Commend Addie Carver as Mississippi representative to be crowned "Miss Teen USA." | Yea | Feb 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 35 — Commend West Point Green Wave Football Team for winning MHSAA Class 5A State Championship. | Yea | Feb 18, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 12 — Congratulate "Visit Mississippi's" Rose Parade float for winning 2025 "Past Presidents Award". | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 9 — Congratulate Stone County High School Senior Golfer Carissa Hester for winning regional and state titles. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 11 — Commend Hartfield Academy Hawks Football Team for second-straight MAIS 6A State Championship. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 29 — Honor Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones for 25 years of law enforcement leadership. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 30 — Extend condolences on the passing of MS Representative Charles L. Young, Jr. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SC 510 — Extend sincerest sympathy of Mississippi Senate to surviving family of first-year Representative Andy Stepp. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 23 — Commend career and public service of Law Research Senior Counsel and Vietnam Veteran Honorable Cotton Ruthven. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SC 524 — Extending the sincerest sympathy of the Legislature on the passing of former U.S. President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 27 — Extend sympathy of the Senate to surviving family of National Republican Committee Woman Jeanne Luckey. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 28 — Congratulate Tupelo Golden Wave Football Team for 7A State Championship. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 25 — Commend and thank Mississippi Genealogist/Philanthropist Carla Davis for extensive work in solving "cold murder cases." | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 31 — Commend Hancock High Lady Hawks Girls Golf Team for winning back-to-back MHSAA Class 6A Girls Golf State Championships. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 10 — Congratulate Baldwyn High School Bearcats Football Team for first Class 1A State Championship since 2008. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SR 26 — Congratulate Our Lady Academy Volleyball Team for third-consecutive Class 3A State Championship. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SC 514 — Commend the life and mourn the passing of Mississippi native James Earl Jones. | Yea | Feb 17, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2499 — Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction. | Nay | Feb 14, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2449 — ORP; revise for existing participants, and terminate for employees hired on or after March 1, 2026. | Nay | Feb 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2499 — Justice court; increase limit of jurisdiction. | Nay | Feb 14, 2025 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (13 as lead sponsor)
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SR 89
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Commend Pontotoc Girls Basketball Team for Class 5A State Championship.
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SC 542
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Call upon Supreme Court of the United States to reverse Obergefell relating to marriage.
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SR 32
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Commend President Donald Trump for issuing January 6th pardons and commutations.
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SR 19
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Call on Congress to repeal FACE Act, and call on President Trump to pardon pro-life Americans convicted thereunder.
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SC 516
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Constitution; place term limits on legislators.
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SR 10
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Congratulate Baldwyn High School Bearcats Football Team for first Class 1A State Championship since 2008.
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SB 2082
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Mississippi Bullion Depository; establish in State Treasury.
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SR 131
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Urge local law enforcement to enter into federal immigration enforcement agreements.
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SR 36
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Urge United States Congress to repeal "The Face Act."
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SB 2036
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No Patient Left Alone Act; enact.
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