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Mississippi State Representative, District 28

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Full office description

  • Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Mississippi House of Representatives.
  • Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget start in the Mississippi House of Representatives.
  • The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Mississippi Legislature.
  • There are 122 members of the Mississippi House of Representatives, each representing a single local district.
  • State Representatives are elected to four year terms. Elections take place in odd-numbered years before a presidential election (2023, 2027, 2031, etc.). They are paid a yearly salary of $10,000. They only serve in the role part-time.

How this impacts you

  • Voting AccessState representatives can pass laws that affect early voting dates, absentee voting requirements, voter registration processes, and ballot drop box availability.

  • Healthcare CostsThe state legislature can implement programs and laws that affect the price of healthcare and health insurance.

Candidates (1)

W Doc Harris Jr

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W Doc Harris Jr is running for this race unopposed.Read profile