Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law

Poverty Scorecard 2009

Senate bills

House bills

Below is a list of every Mississippi Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.

Governor:
Haley Barbour
Capital:
Jackson
Population:
2,951,996
Poverty rate:
21.2%
Anti-poverty organizations:

Public Policy Center of Mississippi
Mississippi Center for Justice
Children’s Defense Fund: Southern Regional Office


= vote to fight poverty = vote against fighting poverty

Senate1234567891011121314 
Thad CochranxxxOOOxxOOxxOx43C
Roger WickerxxxxOOxxOOxxxx29D
House123456789101112131415161718 
Travis Childers1stOOxOOOOOOOOOxxOOxx72B
Bennie Thompson2ndOOOOOO----OOOOOO--OOO100A+
Greg Harper3rdxxxxxOxxxxOxxxOxxx17F
Gene Taylor4thOOOxOOOOxxOOxxOOxx61B