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Mississippi Legislature
Seal of Mississippi
State seal
Type
Type
Bicameral
HousesSenate
House of Representatives
Term limits
None
History
FoundedOctober 6, 1817
(206 years ago)
 (1817-10-06)
Preceded byGeneral Assembly of Mississippi Territory
Leadership
President of the Senate
Delbert Hosemann (R)
since January 9, 2020
Speaker of the House
Jason White (R)
since January 2, 2024
Structure
Seats174
  • 52 senators
  • 122 representatives
Senate political groups
  •   Republican (36)
  •   Democratic (16)
House of Representatives political groups
  •   Republican (79)
  •   Democratic (41)
  •   Independent (2)
Salary$23,000/year
Elections
Last Senate election
November 7, 2023
Last House of Representatives election
November 7, 2023
Next Senate election
November 2, 2027
Next House of Representatives election
November 2, 2027
RedistrictingLegislative control
Meeting place
Mississippi State Capitol
Jackson
Website
legislature.ms.gov
Constitution
Mississippi Constitution of 1890

The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper Mississippi State Senate, with 52 members. Both representatives and senators serve four-year terms without term limits. The Legislature convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.

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