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Jerry Darnell
Jerry Darnell (Republican Party) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 28. He assumed office on January 7, 2020. He left office on January 2, 2024.
Darnell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
On January 1, 2023, Darnell announced that he would not be running for re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Darnell was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- House Forestry Committee, Vice Chair
- Transportation Committee
- House Universities and Colleges Committee
2021-2022
Darnell was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Darnell was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- House Forestry Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2023
Jerry Darnell did not file to run for re-election.
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 28
Jerry Darnell defeated Matt Williams in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jerry Darnell (R) | 85.2 | 6,894 | |
| Matt Williams (D) | 14.8 | 1,202 | ||
| Total votes: 8,096 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 28
Matt Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 28 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matt Williams | 100.0 | 479 | |
| Total votes: 479 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 28
Jerry Darnell defeated W.I. Harris Jr. in the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 28 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jerry Darnell | 56.8 | 3,767 | |
| W.I. Harris Jr. | 43.2 | 2,860 | ||
| Total votes: 6,627 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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2023
In 2023, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 1.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
2022
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In 2022, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 5.
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2021
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In 2021, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 to October 10. The session was suspended effective July 1, 2020. It had been previously suspended from March 18 to May 7. The session reconvened from August 10 to October 2.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Foster (R) |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 28 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Doc Harris (R) |
