2004–2008 Mississippi Legislature

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The last election for the Mississippi Legislature was held in November 2003, with the election winners meeting in January 2004, to begin their four year terms of office.

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Party breakdown

Senate

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 27
  Republican Party 25
 Other party*0
 Seat Vacant**0
 Total52

House of Representatives

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 75
  Republican Party 47
 Other party*0
 Seat Vacant**0
 Total122

Officers

Senate

Presiding Officer

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President Amy Tuck Republican Party n/a
President Pro Tempore Travis Little Democratic Party 4

House of Representatives

Presiding Officer

PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the House William J. McCoy Democratic Party 3
Speaker Pro Tempore Joseph Patrick Compretta Democratic Party 122

Members of the Mississippi State Senate, 2004-2008

DistrictNameParty
1 Doug E. Davis R
2 Bill Stone D
3 Nickey Browning D
4 Travis Little D
5 J. P. Wilemon D
6 Alan Nunnelee R
7 Hob Bryan D
8 Carl Jackson Gordon, Jr. D
9 Gray Tollison D
10 H. Nolan Mettetal R
11 Robert L. Jackson D
12 Johnnie E. Walls, Jr. D
13 Willie Lee Simmons D
14 Lydia Chassaniol R
15 Gary Jackson R
16 Bennie L. Turner D
17 Terry W. Brown R
18 Giles Ward R
19 Merle Flowers R
20 Lee Yancey R
21 Kenneth W. Jones D
22 Eugene S. Clarke R
23 W. Briggs Hopson, III R
24 David Lee Jordan D
25 J. Walter Michel R
26 John A. Horhn D
27 Hillman Terome Frazier D
28 Alice Varnado Harden D
29 David Blount D
30 Dean Kirby R
31 Terry Clark Burton R
32 Sampson Jackson II D
33 Fredie Videt Carmichael R
34 Haskins Montgomery D
35 Perry Lee R
36 E. Vincent Davis D
37 Bob M. Dearing D
38 Kelvin Butler D
39 Cindy Hyde-Smith D
40 Sidney Albritton R
41 Joey Fillingane R
42 Chris McDaniel R
43 Tommy "Two-Dog" Dickerson D
44 Thomas E. King Jr. R
45 Billy Hudson R
46 David Baria D
47 Ezell Lee D
48 Deborah Dawkins D
49 William Gardner Hewes III R
50 Thomas Arlin Gollot R
51 Michael Watson Jr. R
52 Tommy O. Moffatt R

Members of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 2004-2008

DistrictName [1] PartyEntered OfficeResidence
1 Ricky Cummings D1996 Iuka
2 Harvey Moss D1984 Corinth
3 William J. McCoy D1980 Rienzi
4Greg Ward Jr.D2000 Ripley
5 Kelvin O. Buck D2000 Holly Springs
6 E. Forrest Hamilton R2004 Olive Branch
7 Wanda Taylor Jennings R1998 Southaven
8 Larry Baker R2000 Senatobia
9 Clara Henderson Burnett D2004 Tunica
10 Warner F. McBride D1992 Courtland
11 Joe Gardner D2007 Batesville
12 Noal Akins R2004 Oxford
13 Jack Gadd D1992 Hickory Flat
14 Margaret Ellis Rogers D2004 New Albany
15 Pat Montgomery D2000 Pontotoc
16 Steve Holland D1984 Plantersville
17 Brian Aldridge R2004 Tupelo
18 Jerry R. Turner R2004 Baldwin
19 James R. "Jamie" Franks, Jr. D1996 Mooreville
20 J. B. Markham D1997 Greenwood Springs
21 Bill Miles D1996 Fulton
22 Preston E. Sullivan D2004 Okolona
23 Jim Beckett R2004 Bruce
24 Sid Bondurant D2004 Grenada
25 John Mayo D2000 Clarksdale
26 Chuck Espy D2000 Clarksdale
27 Ferr Smith D1993 Carthage
28 David Norquist D2005 Cleveland
29 Linda F. Coleman D1992 Mound Bayou
30 Robert E. Huddleston D1996 Sumner
31 Sara Richardson Thomas D1998 Indianola
32 Willie J. Perkins, Sr. D1993 Greenwood
33 Tommy Reynolds D1980 Charleston
34 Linda Whittington D2007 Schlater
35 Dannie Reed R2004 Ackerman
36 David Gibbs D1993 West Point
37 Gary A. Chism R2004 Columbus
38 Tyrone Ellis D1980 Starkville
39 Jeffery C. Smith D1992 Columbus
40 Ted Mayhall R2004 Southaven
41 Esther M. Harrison D2000 Columbus
42 Reecy L. Dickson D1993 Macon
43 Gale Gregory R2004 Louisville
44 C. Scott Bounds D2004 Philadelphia
45 Bennett Malone D1980 Carthage
46 Bobby B. Howell R1992 Kilmichael
47 Bryant W. Clark D2004 Pickens
48 Mary Ann Stevens D1981 West
49 Willie L. Bailey D1995 Greenville
50 John W. Hines D2001 Greenville
51 Rufus E. Straughter D1996 Belzoni
52 Tommy Woods R1988 Byhalia
53 Bobby Moak D1984 Bogue Chitto
54 Dr. Chester Masterson R2000 Vicksburg
55 George Flaggs, Jr. D1988 Vicksburg
56 Philip Gunn R2004 Clinton
57 Edward Blackmon, Jr. D(1979–1980), 1984 Canton
58 Rita Martinson R1992 Madison
59 Clayton Smith R1998 Brandon
60 John L. Moore R1996 Brandon
61 Ray Rogers R1984 Pearl
62 Tom Weathersby R1992 Florence
63 Walter L. Robinson D1984 Bolton
64 William C. Denny, Jr. R1988 Jackson
65 Mary H. Coleman D1994 Jackson
66 Cecil Brown D2000 Jackson
67 Earle S. Banks D1993 Jackson
68 Credell Calhoun D1980–1992; 2004–2020 Jackson
69 Alyce Griffin Clarke D1985 Jackson
70 James "Jim" Evans D1992 Jackson
71 John Reeves R1984 Jackson
72 Erik Fleming D1999 Jackson
73 Jim Ellington R1988 Raymond
74 Mark Baker R2004 Brandon
75 Tracy Arinder D2004 Morton
76 Greg Holloway, Sr. D2000 Hazlehurst
77 Clint Rotenberry R1992 Mendenhall
78 Billy R. Nicholson D2000 Little Rock
79 Blaine "Bo" Eaton D1996 Taylorsville
80 Omeria Scott D1993 Laurel
81 Steve Horne R2004 Meridian
82 Charles Young D1980 Meridian
83 Greg Snowden R2000 Meridian
84 Eric Robinson R1993 Mississippi
85 America "Chuck" Middleton D1996 Mississippi
86 Sherra Hillman Lane D2005 Waynesboro
87 Johnny W. Stringer D1980 Montrose
88 Gary V. Staples R1988–1992; 2004–present Laurel
89 Bobby Shows D1992 Ellisville
90 J. L. Warren D1980 Mount Olive
91 Joey Hudson D1996 Monticello
92 Jim C. Barnett, M.D. R1992 Brookhaven
93 Dirk Dedeaux D1996 Perkinston
94 Robert L. Johnson, III D2004 Natchez
95 Jessica Sibley Upshaw R2004 Diamondhead
96 Angela Cockerham D2005 Magnolia
97 Sam C. Mims, V R2004 McComb
98 David W. Myers D1996 McComb
99 Robert E. Vince D1980–2000, 2004 Sandy Hook
100 Ken Morgan R2007 Morgantown
101 Harvey Fillingane R2007 Hattiesburg
102 Lee Jarrell Davis R1992 Hattiesburg
103 Percy W. Watson D1980 Hattiesburg
104 Mike Lott R2000 Petal
105 J. Shaun Walley D2005 Leakesville
106 Herb Frierson R1992 Poplarville
107 Deryk Parker D2004 Lucedale
108 Mark Formby R1993 Picayune
109 Frank Hamilton R1992 Hurley
110 Billy Broomfield D1992 Moss Point
111 Carmel Wells-Smith R1993 Pascagoula
112 John O. Read R1993 Gaultier
113 H.B. "Hank" Zuber, III R2000 Ocean Springs
114 Danny Guice, Jr. R1984 Ocean Springs
115 Randall H. Patterson D2004 Biloxi
116 Steven Palazzo R2007 Biloxi
117 Michael W. Janus R1996 Biloxi
118 Roger Ishee R1998 Gulfport
119 Frances Fredericks D1990 Gulfport
120 James C. Simpson, Jr. R1995 Gulfport
121 Diane C. Peranich D1988 Pass Christian
122 J. P. Compretta D(1976–1984), 1988 Bay St. Louis

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  1. "Mississippi State House of Representatives", 2004-2008 Mississippi Blue Book (PDF), Mississippi Secretary of State, 2004, p. 100, archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-08 via Wayback Machine