Rating Group: Business & Industry Political Education Committee (BIPEC)
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Thomas | 25% | |||
| Kenneth Walker | 25% | |||
| Tammy Witherspoon | 25% | |||
| Charles Young, Jr. | 25% | |||
| Joel Bomgar | 50% | |||
| MS | State House - 9 | Cedric Burnett | Democratic | 50% |
| Bob Dearing | 50% | |||
| Michael Evans | 50% | |||
| Stephen Holland | 50% | |||
| MS | State House - 76 | Greg Holloway, Sr. | Democratic | 50% |
| MS | State House - 81 | Stephen Horne | Republican | 50% |
| Russell Jolly | 50% | |||
| William Shirley, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Nick Bain | 75% | |||
| MS | Mayor - At-Large | Toby Barker | 75% | |
| MS | State Senate - 34 | Juan Barnett | Democratic | 75% |
| MS | State House - 21 | Donnie Bell | Republican | 75% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | Republican | 75% |
| Nickey Browning | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 96 | Angela Cockerham | Independent | 75% |
| Dana Criswell | 75% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 43 | Dennis DeBar, Jr. | Republican | 75% |
| Deborah Dixon | 75% | |||
| MS | Supervisor - 5 | Robert Foster | Republican | 75% |
| Herbert Frierson | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 24 | Jeff Hale | Republican | 75% |
| MS | State House - 118 | Greg Haney | Republican | 75% |
| Ashley Henley | 75% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 40 | Angela Hill | Republican | 75% |
| Steve Hopkins | 75% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 23 | Briggs Hopson III | Republican | 75% |
| Billy Hudson, Sr. | 75% | |||
| Sampson Jackson II | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 8 | Trey Lamar III | Republican | 75% |
| MS | State House - 13 | Steve Massengill | Republican | 75% |
| Chris McDaniel | 75% | |||
| Roun McNeal | 75% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 4 | Rita Parks | Republican | 75% |
| Margaret Rogers | 75% | |||
| Ray Rogers | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 90 | Noah Sanford | Republican | 75% |
| MS | State Senate - 47 | Joseph Seymour | Republican | 75% |
| Bobby Shows | 75% | |||
| Jeffrey Smith | 75% | |||
| Gary Staples | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 4 | Jody Steverson | Republican | 75% |
| MS | State House - 79 | Mark Tullos | Republican | 75% |
| J. P. Wilemon, Jr. | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 17 | Shane Aguirre | Republican | 100% |
| MS | State House - 3 | Tracy Arnold | Republican | 100% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Thomas | 25% | |||
| Kenneth Walker | 25% | |||
| Tammy Witherspoon | 25% | |||
| Charles Young, Jr. | 25% | |||
| Joel Bomgar | 50% | |||
| MS | State House - 9 | Cedric Burnett | D | 50% |
| Bob Dearing | 50% | |||
| Michael Evans | 50% | |||
| Stephen Holland | 50% | |||
| MS | State House - 76 | Greg Holloway, Sr. | D | 50% |
| MS | State House - 81 | Stephen Horne | R | 50% |
| Russell Jolly | 50% | |||
| William Shirley, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Nick Bain | 75% | |||
| MS | Mayor - At-Large | Toby Barker | 75% | |
| MS | State Senate - 34 | Juan Barnett | D | 75% |
| MS | State House - 21 | Donnie Bell | R | 75% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | R | 75% |
| Nickey Browning | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 96 | Angela Cockerham | I | 75% |
| Dana Criswell | 75% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 43 | Dennis DeBar, Jr. | R | 75% |
| Deborah Dixon | 75% | |||
| MS | Supervisor - 5 | Robert Foster | R | 75% |
| Herbert Frierson | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 24 | Jeff Hale | R | 75% |
| MS | State House - 118 | Greg Haney | R | 75% |
| Ashley Henley | 75% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 40 | Angela Hill | R | 75% |
| Steve Hopkins | 75% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 23 | Briggs Hopson III | R | 75% |
| Billy Hudson, Sr. | 75% | |||
| Sampson Jackson II | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 8 | Trey Lamar III | R | 75% |
| MS | State House - 13 | Steve Massengill | R | 75% |
| Chris McDaniel | 75% | |||
| Roun McNeal | 75% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 4 | Rita Parks | R | 75% |
| Margaret Rogers | 75% | |||
| Ray Rogers | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 90 | Noah Sanford | R | 75% |
| MS | State Senate - 47 | Joseph Seymour | R | 75% |
| Bobby Shows | 75% | |||
| Jeffrey Smith | 75% | |||
| Gary Staples | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 4 | Jody Steverson | R | 75% |
| MS | State House - 79 | Mark Tullos | R | 75% |
| J. P. Wilemon, Jr. | 75% | |||
| MS | State House - 17 | Shane Aguirre | R | 100% |
| MS | State House - 3 | Tracy Arnold | R | 100% |