Mississippi House of Representatives

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Mississippi House of Representatives
Type
Type	Lower house
Leadership
Speaker of the House	William J. McCoy, (Dem.)
Speaker pro tempore	J. P. Compretta, (Dem.)
Structure
Members	122
Meeting place
House Chamber Mississippi State Capitol Jackson, MS, US
Web site
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi.

According to the state constitution of 1890, this body is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms (Art. 4, Sec. 34). To qualify as a member of the house candidates must (a) be at least 21 years old, (b) have been a resident of Mississippi for at least four years, and (c) have resided in the district in which he/she is running for at least two years (Art. 4, Sec. 41, Secs. 44 and 45). Current state law provides for the maximum number of members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

The Constitution also specifies that the legislature shall meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in all other years (Art 4, Sec. 36).

[edit] Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	74	47	121	1
Begin	75	47	122	0
Latest voting share	61.5%	38.5%

[edit] See also

• Mississippi State Senate
• Mississippi State Capitol
• Mississippi Legislature

[edit] External links

• State of Mississippi Legislature website
• State House of Mississippi from Project Vote Smart

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