Chris Bell

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334 roll-call votes on record - 310 yes, 18 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Latest coverage: “Dolphins have been competitive despite 0-5 start but aim for better execution after bye” (NBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Local News, Oct 16, 2026) - one of 11 stories across the spectrum (Left 0 · Center 10 · Right 1). coverage, lean labeled ↗
Serves as State Representative, District 65 (Mississippi) since Jan 2016. github.com ↗

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334

Roll-call votes on record.

334 votes · 310 yes · 18 no · 6 not voting. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Apr 15, 2026

Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters

State Budget47 votes · yes on 45, no on 2

State Budgets18 votes · yes on 17, no on 0, 1 other

Higher Education17 votes · yes on 17, no on 0

State Government15 votes · yes on 15, no on 0

Economic Development12 votes · yes on 12, no on 0

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: NOT VOTINGSuspend deadlines for the further consideration of HB 938; extend repealers on several youth court statutes.HC 65 · Apr 15, 2026

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Shor-McCarty · votesLiberal

More liberal than 99% of Mississippi House members

Details

Score−0.97 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.64 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.32)

Compared with327 members of Mississippi House members (1996–2022)

Covers2016–2022

● This person Democrats (156) Republicans (165) Other parties (6)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsCenter-Left

More liberal than 80% of 2022 Mississippi House candidates

Details

Score−0.42 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.11 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.53)

Compared with92 members of 2022 Mississippi House candidates

Covers2004–2022

● This person Democrats (29) Republicans (59)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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Coverage

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Center · 10

Dolphins have been competitive despite 0-5 start but aim for better execution after byeNBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Local News · Oct 16, 2026

Slow offensive start for the Miami Dolphins continues as the growing pains persistNBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Local News · Oct 5, 2026

Unbeaten Vikings keep Dolphins winless with dominant defense in 15-10 victoryNBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Local News · Oct 5, 2026

A young Dolphins secondary braces for Patrick Mahomes as the Chiefs visitNBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Local News · Sep 26, 2026

Dolphins rule out WR Caleb Douglas with ankle injury for Week 3 against ChiefsNBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Local News · Sep 25, 2026

For young Dolphins and first-year coach, shaky opener is part of the rebuilding processWSVN 7 Miami · Sep 14, 2026

Chris Bell returns to practice, potentially adding another option to Dolphins’ young receiving corpsWSVN 7 Miami · Aug 18, 2026

Chris Bell returns to practice, potentially adding another option to Dolphins' young receiving corpsNBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Local News · Aug 18, 2026

Dolphins activate rookie WR Chris Bell from injured listWPLG Local 10 – Main Feed · Aug 17, 2026

Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis prepares for first training camp as a starterNBC 6 South Florida (WTVJ) – Local News · Jul 28, 2026

Right · 1

New era for Dolphins begins with season opener against RaidersWSVN 7 News Miami · Sep 11, 2026

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