Chris McDaniel Republican Party Mississippi State Senate District 42 Tenure 2008 - Present Term ends 2024 Years in position Compensation Base salary $23,500/year Per diem $151/day Elections and appointments Last elected November 5, 2019 Education Law University of Mississippi Law Center Personal Religion Christian: Baptist Contact Official website Official Facebook Personal Facebook Personal Twitter Personal LinkedIn Chris McDaniel (Republican Party) is a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 42. He assumed office in 2008. His current term ends on January 2, 2024. McDaniel (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 42. He won in the general election on November 5, 2019. ## Contents * 1 Biography * 2 Elections * 2.1 2019 * 2.2 2018 * 2.3 2015 * 2.4 2014 * 2.5 2011 * 2.6 2007 * 3 Campaign themes * 3.1 2019 * 3.2 2018 * 3.2.1 Campaign website * 3.2.2 Campaign ads * 4 Committee assignments * 4.1 2015 legislative session * 4.2 2012-2013 * 4.3 2010-2011 * 5 Sponsored legislation * 6 Issues * 6.1 Election challenge 2014 * 6.2 Timeline of events * 6.3 Republican response * 6.3.1 Criticism * 6.3.2 Support * 6.4 Democratic response * 6.5 Noteworthy events * 6.5.1 Voting in Democratic primary * 7 Campaign donors * 7.1 2014 * 7.2 2011 * 7.3 2009 * 8 Scorecards * 8.1 2020 * 8.2 2019 * 8.3 2018 * 8.4 2017 * 8.5 2016 * 8.6 2015 * 8.7 2014 * 9 Personal * 10 See also * 11 External links * 12 Footnotes ## Biography[edit] McDaniel attended Jones County Junior College and William Carey University, and earned his J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law. As of the close of the 2014 session, every piece of legislation written by McDaniel had died in committee.[1] ## Elections[edit] ### 2019[edit] See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019 General election ##### General election for Mississippi State Senate District 42 Incumbent Chris McDaniel won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 42 on November 5, 2019. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Chris McDaniel (R) | 100.0 | 15,728 * * * Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 15,728 | | Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Republican primary election ##### Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 42 Incumbent Chris McDaniel advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 42 on August 6, 2019. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Chris McDaniel | 100.0 | 12,872 * * * Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 12,872 | | Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. ### 2018[edit] See also: United States Senate special election in Mississippi, 2018 General runoff election ##### Special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Mississippi Incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith defeated Mike Espy in the special general runoff election for U.S. Senate Mississippi on November 27, 2018. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) | 53.6 | 486,769 | Mike Espy (D) | 46.4 | 420,819 * * * Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 907,588 (100.00% precincts reporting) | | Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. General election ##### Special general election for U.S. Senate Mississippi Incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chris McDaniel and Tobey Bartee in the special general election for U.S. Senate Mississippi on November 6, 2018. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) | 41.2 | 389,995 ✔ | | Mike Espy (D) | 40.9 | 386,742 | Chris McDaniel (R) | 16.4 | 154,878 | Tobey Bartee (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 13,852 * * * Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 945,467 (100.00% precincts reporting) | | Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. #### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates * Jason Shelton (D) ### 2015[edit] See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015 Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[2] Johnny Henry was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Chris McDaniel was unopposed in the Republican primary. McDaniel defeated Henry in the general election. Mississippi State Senate, District 42 General Election, 2015 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Republican | Chris McDaniel Incumbent | 85.8% | 12,489 | Democratic | Johnny Henry | 14.2% | 2,065 Total Votes | 14,554 ### 2014[edit] See also: United States Senate elections in Mississippi, 2014 U.S. Senate, Mississippi Runoff Republican Primary, 2014 Candidate | Vote % | Votes Thad Cochran Incumbent | 51% | 194,932 Chris McDaniel | 49% | 187,265 Total Votes | 382,197 Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Republican runoff primary results U.S. Senate, Mississippi Republican Primary, 2014 Candidate | Vote % | Votes Chris McDaniel | 49.5% | 157,733 Thad Cochran Incumbent | 49% | 156,315 Thomas Carey | 1.5% | 4,854 Total Votes | 318,902 Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Republican primary results ### 2011[edit] See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011 McDaniel won re-election to the Mississippi Senate District 42. He ran unopposed in the primary on August 2, 2011. No candidates ran in the Democratic primary. McDaniel won the general election on November 8, 2011, unopposed.[3] ### 2007[edit] See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2007 Mississippi Senate, District 42 Candidates | Votes | Percent Chris McDaniel (R) | 10,261 | 60.9% Martin Beech (D) | 6,596 | 39.1% ## Campaign themes[edit] ### 2019[edit] #### Ballotpedia survey responses See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection Chris McDaniel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey. ### 2018[edit] #### Campaign website[edit] “ | CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS Chris wrote the 'Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act of 2013' that protects students’ right to express religious belief individually and separately from public school endorsement. The bill requires a disclaimer to be provided at graduation ceremonies and other situations that allows students to engage in religious free speech. This important legislation was signed into law. NATIONAL SECURITY Chris authored a bill that makes terrorism a crime punishable by death in a state court. The legislation adds an aggravated factor that makes it easier to impose the death penalty in state courts in cases of terrorism. This legislation was signed into law. IMMIGRATION Chris wrote and introduced the Employment Protection Act in 2008, signed into law. Also known as the E-Verify law, it requires all Mississippi companies to use an Internet-based system to check the legal status of potential employees. Chris also introduced bills to prohibit federal and state benefits to undocumented workers, to prohibit the creation of sanctuary cities in Mississippi and to require undocumented aliens to pay out-of-state tuition at state schools. OBAMACARE Chris led the challenge against Obamacare as lead counsel in a suit against the federal government for unconstitutionally imposing taxes on people who don’t have health insurance. Although the Supreme Court declared Obamacare constitutional, Chris has not let up in his fight to defeat Obamacare. He vocally opposed and voted against legislation aimed at implementing Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in Mississippi. LIFE Chris has authored many pieces of legislation to protect the unborn and the sanctity of human life. He has also volunteered his time to serve as legal counsel to several pro-life organizations throughout Mississippi. Including, serving as a the pro-bono attorney for Pro-Life Mississippi in their lawsuit against Mississippi’s only abortion clinic. SMALL BUSINESSES Chris sponsored legislation designed to give owners of small businesses more say about state regulations that could affect their livelihoods. The bill established a 12-member Small Business Regulatory Review Committee that would examine state rules and laws that could impact businesses with fewer than 100 full-time employees and less than $10 million in gross annual sales or revenues. The bill passed and was signed into law in 2012. GUN RIGHTS Chris sponsored legislation to require Mississippi to honor any valid concealed carry permit issued by another state. This bill, which was passed and signed into law, also grants the Department of Public Safety continued authority to enter into written reciprocity agreements with other states if those states require such an agreement before recognizing Mississippi carry permits. EDUCATION Chris authored the 'Mississippi Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act of 2012' to provide scholarships to low and middle-income students in low performing districts to pay tuition at a different public school or private school. It also would allow parents sending their children to private school to get a state income tax credit for the private school tuition. Chris has also led the fight against Common Core, arguing that local communities and teachers should decide how best to educate our children. PROTECTING TAXPAYERS Chris believes the government has a duty to be accountable for how it spends taxpayer dollars. That’s why he introduced legislation that would require recipients of public assistance to be subject to random testing for nicotine. And that’s why Chris was one of just a few lawmakers who gave back portions of their salaries to the state’s general fund. CUTTING SPENDING Chris has also been willing to vote against spending bills when he believed our state could not afford it. He was one of only two state senators to vote against a $196 million borrowing bill that included millions of dollars for questionable projects, including a Grammy museum in Cleveland, the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, and $1 million for a museum to house the country music collection of singer Marty Stuart in Philadelphia. PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS As a first-term senator in 2010, Chris led the fight to protect private property rights when he took on then-Gov. Haley Barbour, a fellow Republican, and urged his fellow state senators to override Gov. Barbour’s veto of eminent domain legislation that would prevent government from taking private land for use by private companies. VOTER ID LEGISLATION Chris helped defeat a poorly constructed voter ID bill that would have given felons the right to vote and instituted early voting. Instead, Chris pushed for a stronger voter ID bill that led to a statewide referendum that was approved by voters. PROTECTING REAL MISSISSIPPIANS Chris authored Nathan’s Law which honors five-year-old Nathan Key of Jones County who was killed in 2009 when he was struck by a vehicle that passed his stopped school bus. The law permits felony charges against anyone who passes a stopped school bus and harms or kills a child and allows for misdemeanor charges against motorists who get too close to parked buses. The law requires motorists to stay at least 10 feet from a stopped school bus with fines up to $750 for a first offense. On a second offense, violators face a fine and up to a year in prison. Nathan’s Law was passed and signed into law. Chris also authored Karen’s Law in honor of a Jones County teenager who was kidnapped, raped and killed in 1987. The killer pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received the maximum prison sentence allowed of 20 years. Chris believed Mississippi’s manslaughter laws were far behind those of other states and authored Karen’s Law to increase the sentence for manslaughter to a maximum of 30 years for any adult who kills a minor. The bill was passed and signed into law in 2012. Chris has worked tirelessly to protect Mississippi’s children, writing the Child Protection Act, which requires immediate reporting of a suspected sex crime against a minor. This bill was signed into law in 2012. Chris also introduced legislation that raises the penalty for filing a false police report and mandates that crime victims are entitled to a free copy of initial police incident reports.[4] | ” | | —Chris McDaniel for Senate[5] #### Campaign ads[edit] The following is an example of an ad from McDaniel's 2018 election campaign. "Fighter" - Friends of Chris McDaniel ad, released February 28, 2018 ## Committee assignments[edit] #### 2020-2021 McDaniel was assigned to the following committees: * Judiciary, Division A Committee * Judiciary, Division B Committee * Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee * Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee * Senate Energy Committee * Senate Enrolled Bills Committee * Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources Committee, Chairman * Senate Ethics Committee, Vice-Chairman * Finance Committee #### 2019-2020 McDaniel was assigned to the following committees: * Senate Appropriations Committee * Senate Constitution Committee, Chairman * Senate Drug Policy Committee * Labor Committee * Senate Municipalities Committee * Judiciary, Division B Committee, Vice-Chairman ### 2015 legislative session[edit] At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McDaniel served on the following committees: Mississippi committee assignments, 2015 • Elections, Chair • Congressional Redistricting, Vice Chair • Judiciary, Division B, Vice Chair • Appropriations • Compilation, Revision and Publication • Constitution • Drug Policy • Energy • Legislative Reapportionment • Municipalities • Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks ### 2012-2013[edit] In the 2012-2013 legislative session, McDaniel served on the following committees: Mississippi committee assignments, 2012 • Elections, Chair • Judiciary, Division B, Vice Chair • Appropriations • Compilation, Revision and Publication • Congressional Redistricting • Constitution • Drug Policy • Energy • Legislative Reapportionment • Municipalities • Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks ### 2010-2011[edit] In the 2010-2011 legislative session, McDaniel served on these committees: Mississippi committee assignments, 2010 • Education • Elections • Finance • Judiciary, Division A • Oil, Gas and Other Minerals • Public Health and Welfare • Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks ## Sponsored legislation[edit] The following table lists bills sponsored by this legislator. Bills are monitored by BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills sponsored by this person, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table. ## Issues[edit] ### Election challenge 2014[edit] See also: Legal challenges to the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi Mississippi's 2014 U.S. Senate election gained nation-wide media attention when accusations of voter fraud in the Republican runoff primary between McDaniel and incumbent Thad Cochran created hostilities within the GOP, eventually leading to two separate legal challenges. 1. True the Vote filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Secretary of State and the Republican Party of Mississippi, arguing that they were denied access to voting records that should have been released based on the National Voter Registration Act Of 1993 (NVRA). 2. McDaniel filed a lawsuit against incumbent Thad Cochran, stating that Cochran solicited Democratic votes, many of which violated Mississippi election law. ### Timeline of events[edit] * June 3, 2014: McDaniel and Cochran competed for the Republican nomination in Mississippi's primary election. McDaniel won 157,733 votes to Cochran's 156,315, but McDaniel did not obtain the 50 percent of votes necessary to avoid a runoff election.[6] * June 24, 2014: Cochran defeated McDaniel in the runoff primary, with 194,932 votes to McDaniel's 187,265.[7] * July 1, 2014: True the Vote sued the Republican Party of Mississippi and the Mississippi Secretary of State, Delbert Hosemann, for failing to release the voting records necessary for an investigation of voter fraud in the Cochran vs. McDaniel runoff. The lawsuit argued that the records should have been released under the National Voter Registration Act Of 1993 (NVRA).[8] * July 3, 2014: McDaniel notified Cochran of his plans to challenge the primary runoff results due to illegitimate crossover votes from people who had voted in the Democratic primary and the Republican runoff.[9] * July 7, 2014: Mississippi Northern District Federal Judge Michael Mills issued a cause order expressing his belief that the True the Vote lawsuit should have been filed in the Southern District rather than the Northern District.[10] * July 8, 2014: True the Vote withdrew their lawsuit without prejudice.[10] * July 9, 2014: True the Vote refiled their lawsuit in Jackson, in the Southern District, adding election commissions in Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Rankin, Simpson and Yazoo counties to the list of defendants.[11] * July 24, 2014: Judge Nancy Atlas presided over a hearing for True the Vote's lawsuit, but did not make a ruling on the case.[12] * August 4, 2014: McDaniel confirmed at a news conference that he would challenge the runoff results by calling for a public hearing of the Mississippi GOP’s central committee.[13] * August 6, 2014: In a letter to McDaniel's attorney, Joe Nosef, chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, refused to hear McDaniel's case in a GOP hearing due to the short amount of time they would have to make a decision. He suggested instead that McDaniel take the case to court.[14] * August 14, 2014: McDaniel formally filed a legal challenge in Jones County, asking to delay adding Cochran's name to the general election ballot and calling for a new primary runoff.[15] * August 15, 2014: The chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court appointed retired chancery judge, Hollis McGehee, to oversee McDaniel's case.[16] * August 20, 2014: Judge McGehee refused to grant McDaniel's request to prevent Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann from preparing the ballots with Cochran's name, on the grounds that McDaniel did not sue Hosemann.[17] * August 21, 2014: Cochran's attorneys filed papers asking that the lawsuit be dismissed because McDaniel filed it too late. The papers also stated that McDaniel should not have sued Cochran, as he had no control over the election process.[17] * August 25, 2014: McDaniel's legal team submitted a response to Cochran's motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The response argued that challenges to a state-wide primary election do not have to be filed within a certain time frame following the election.[18] * August 29, 2014: Judge Hollis McGehee dismissed the election challenge. The McDaniel campaign scheduled a news conference for September 2, at which McDaniel planned to announce whether or not he would file an appeal with the Mississippi Supreme Court.[19] McDaniel later pushed back the news conference, needing more time to make the decision.[20] * August 29, 2014: Judge Nancy Atlas ruled against True the Vote's lawsuit, stating that the requested voter information was not required to be disclosed under the National Voter Registration Act Of 1993 (NVRA).[21] * September 5, 2014: McDaniel's lawyer, Mitch Tyner, filed an appeal with the Mississippi Supreme Court, challenging the dismissal of McDaniel's lawsuit against Cochran.[22][23] * September 24, 2014: Cochran filed papers with the state Supreme Court asking that McDaniel's lawsuit be dismissed, as it had been in the Jones County circuit court.[24] * October 24, 2014: The state Supreme Court ruled to uphold the decision of the Jones County circuit court to dismiss McDaniel's lawsuit against Cochran. Four justices concurred with the decision, while two dissented and three did not participate. The two dissenting were Justices Josiah Coleman and Ann Lamar.[25] ### Republican response[edit] #### Criticism[edit] * Conservative columnist Ann Coulter called on McDaniel supporters to "get over Cochran." She explained, "When a U.S. president is using the IRS to terrify his political enemies, destroying American health care and opening our southern border to millions of future welfare-collecting, Democratic voters from the Third World, why is a dime's worth of money being wasted on trying to replace the Republican senator from Mississippi with a slightly different Republican?"[26] * Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann referred to McDaniel's lawsuit as a "distraction," adding, "There's no reason for Mississippi to be involved in this litigation, and I'm hopeful we won't be."[27] * Former Club for Growth President Chris Chocola stated, "If there’s clearly evidence of wrongdoing, that there were ballot integrity issues I suppose it would be appropriate for him to pursue those, but it would have to be clear. I don’t know that they’re clear at this point.”[28] * Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, who was among those being sued by True the Vote, praised Judge Atlas' ruling against True the Vote, stating, "In the political pandemonium of the last several months, our voters should be encouraged Mississippi’s laws protecting privacy were not preempted by Federal law or the U.S. Constitution."[29] #### Support[edit] * Former Alaska governor and U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin posted on Facebook that she supported an investigation of voter fraud in the runoff. She wrote, "I told Chris McDaniel last night that I stand with his effort to get to the bottom of this – he needs to know average, but tremendously concerned, citizens want to make sure the integrity of last night’s results in Mississippi are verified."[30] ### Democratic response[edit] * Travis Childers, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate from Mississippi and Thad Cochran's general election challenger, congratulated Cochran on getting McDaniel's lawsuit dismissed. Childers stated, "I congratulate Senator Cochran on his win today in court. The allegations of the past couple months have raised serious questions about the electoral process, and I strongly believe we must ensure that every vote in Mississippi counts."[31] ### Noteworthy events[edit] #### Voting in Democratic primary[edit] After losing a competitive runoff primary to incumbent Thad Cochran in 2014, McDaniel challenged the results by saying that a large percentage of Cochran's voters were Democrats who had illegally voted in the Republican runoff after voting in the Democratic primary. However, shortly after the runoff, the Clarion-Ledger announced that they had found records of McDaniel voting for a Democratic candidate in Mississippi's 2003 state primary. Although McDaniel denied having done so at first, his spokesman later stated, "Over a decade ago, Chris McDaniel voted in a Democratic primary in order to have a choice in local competitive elections."[32] ## Campaign donors[edit] ### 2014[edit] Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are McDaniel's reports.[33] Chris McDaniel (2014) Campaign Finance Reports Report| Date Filed| Beginning Balance| Total Contributions for Reporting Period| Expenditures| Cash on Hand Year-End[34]| March 18, 2014| $0.00| $487,802.00| $(172,412.37)| $315,389.63 April Quarterly[35]| April 15, 2014| $315,389.63| $474,584.72| $(323,789.16)| $466,165.19 | | | Running totals| | | | $962,386.72| $(496,201.53)| ### 2011[edit] In 2011, McDaniel received $90,298 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[36] | Mississippi State Senate 2011 election - Campaign Contributions Top contributors to Chris McDaniel (Mississippi)'s campaign in 2011 Mcdaniel, Christopher| 10,000 Mcdaniel, Aleta| 3,000 Herrington, Ronnie| 2,800 Harrington, Ronnie| 2,800 Blackstone Corp| 2,000 Total Raised in 2011 | 90298 ### 2009[edit] In 2009, McDaniel collected $10,200 in donations.[37] His two largest contributors in 2009 were: Donor | Amount | Chris McDaniel | $5,250 MD Eye Political Action | $1,000 ## Scorecards[edit] See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Mississippi A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. 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There was also a special session June 5. * ACLU Mississippi Legislators are scored by the ACLU on their whether their votes on bills "promote racial, cultural, and economic justice." * Americans for Prosperity Mississippi Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. * Business and Industry Political Education Committee Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues. * The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. ### 2016 | To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show]. In 2016, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 21. * ACLU Mississippi Legislators are scored by the ACLU on their whether their votes on bills "promote racial, cultural, and economic justice." * Americans for Prosperity Mississippi Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. * Business and Industry Political Education Committee Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues. * Empower Mississippi Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education. * The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. ### 2015 | To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. In 2015, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 2. * Business and Industry Political Education Committee Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues. * The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. ### 2014 | To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. In 2014, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 2. * Business and Industry Political Education Committee Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues. * Empower Mississippi: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on education bills. * The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. ## Personal[edit] Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. McDaniel and his wife, Jill, have one child. ## See also[edit] 2019 Elections Who is on my ballot? U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Government Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislature State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Newsletters The Daily Brew The Tap The Ballot Bulletin Number of the Day Bold Justice Checks and Balances Union Station Fact Check ## External links[edit] * Search Google News for this topic Officeholder Mississippi State Senate District 42 * Website * Facebook Personal * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * LinkedIn | ## Footnotes[edit] 1. ↑ Mississippi Legislature, 2014 Regular Session, "Senator Chris McDaniel, District 42," accessed August 25, 2014 2. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014 3. ↑ Mississippi Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Candidate List," accessed April 2, 2015 4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. 5. ↑ Chris McDaniel for Senate, "Results," accessed March 4, 2018 6. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Republican Primary Results," accessed July 10, 2014 7. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Republican Primary Runoff Results," accessed July 10, 2014 8. ↑ Brenner Brief, "True the Vote v. Mississippi Complaint," accessed July 10, 2014 9. ↑ CNN, "McDaniel plans to challenge Mississippi runoff result," accessed July 10, 2014 10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Clarion Ledger, "True the Vote drops lawsuit, likely to refile in Jackson," accessed July 10, 2014 11. ↑ Scribd, "True the Vote v. Mississippi Complaint," accessed July 10, 2014 12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `` tag; no text was provided for refs named `now` 13. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `` tag; no text was provided for refs named `pol` 14. ↑ Jackson Free Press, "MS GOP Response to McDaniel: Er ... Try Court?" accessed August 21, 2014 15. ↑ The Washington Times, "Chris McDaniel files a legal challenge to Thad Cochran’s Mississippi victory," accessed August 21, 2014 16. ↑ The Sun Herald, "Retired judge to oversee Miss. election challenge," accessed August 21, 2014 (dead link) 17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Hattiesburg American, "Cochran: Lawsuit should be dismissed," accessed August 25, 2014 18. ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "McDaniel says he didn't wait too late to file lawsuit," accessed August 28, 2014 19. ↑ WLOX13, "Judge dismisses McDaniel election challenge," August 29, 2014 20. ↑ Gulf Live, "Chris McDaniel pushes back announcement on status of election lawsuit until Wednesday," accessed September 3, 2014 21. ↑ Hattiesburg American, "US judge: Voters' birthdates are not public record," accessed September 3, 2014 22. ↑ CNN Politics, "Chris McDaniel takes primary fight with Thad Cochran to Mississippi high court," accessed September 9, 2014 23. ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "McDaniel lawyer confident with appeal," accessed September 9, 2014 24. ↑ Mississippi Business Journal, "Cochran’s legal counsel asks Court to toss McDaniel’s lawsuit," accessed September 30, 2014 25. ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "State Supreme Court rejects McDaniel appeal," accessed November 12, 2014 26. ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "Coulter: McDaniel supporters need to get over Cochran," accessed August 21, 2014 27. ↑ WLOX 13, "Hosemann calls McDaniel lawsuit a 'distraction'," accessed August 21, 2014 28. ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Club for Growth President: McDaniel Needs ‘Clear’ Evidence in Mississippi," accessed August 21, 2014 29. ↑ Y'all Politics, "Hosemann statement on True the Vote decision," accessed September 3, 2014 30. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Palin: Mississippi Runoff Should Be Investigated For Illegal Voting," accessed August 21, 2014 31. ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Childers Responds to McDaniel Lawsuit Dismissal," accessed September 3, 2014 32. ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Mississippi Tea Party Challenger Voted As A Democrat In 2003," accessed July 3, 2014 33. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris McDaniel Summary Report," accessed April 28, 2014 34. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris McDaniel Year-End," accessed April 28, 2014 35. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris McDaniel April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014 36. ↑ Follow the Money, "2011 Campaign Contributions," accessed May 15, 2014 37. ↑ Follow the Money, "2009 Contributors to Chris McDaniel," accessed August 25, 2014 Political offices Preceded by - | Mississippi State Senate District 42 2008–present | Succeeded by [show] Current members of the Mississippi State Senate Senators District 1 Michael McLendon (R) District 2 David Parker (R) District 3 Kathy Chism (R) District 4 Rita Parks (R) District 5 Daniel Sparks (R) District 6 Chad McMahan (R) District 7 Hob Bryan (D) District 8 Benjamin Suber (R) District 9 Nicole Boyd (R) District 10 Neil Whaley (R) District 11 Robert Jackson (D) District 12 Derrick Simmons (D) District 13 Sarita Simmons (D) District 14 Lydia Chassaniol (R) District 15 Bart Williams (R) District 16 Angela Turner-Ford (D) District 17 Charles Younger (R) District 18 Jenifer Branning (R) District 19 Kevin Blackwell (R) District 20 Josh Harkins (R) District 21 Barbara Blackmon (D) District 22 Joseph Thomas (D) District 23 Briggs Hopson (R) District 24 David Jordan (D) District 25 Walter Michel (R) District 26 John Horhn (D) District 27 Hillman Frazier (D) District 28 Sollie Norwood (D) District 29 David Blount (D) District 30 Dean Kirby (R) District 31 Tyler McCaughn (R) District 32 Vacant District 33 Jeff Tate (R) District 34 Juan Barnett (D) District 35 Chris Caughman (R) District 36 Albert Butler (D) District 37 Melanie Sojourner (R) District 38 Kelvin Butler (D) District 39 Jason Barrett (R) District 40 Angela Hill (R) District 41 Joey Fillingane (R) District 42 Chris McDaniel (R) District 43 Dennis DeBar (R) District 44 John Polk (R) District 45 Chris Johnson (R) District 46 Philip Moran (R) District 47 Joseph Seymour (R) District 48 Mike Thompson (R) District 49 Joel Carter (R) District 50 Scott DeLano (R) District 51 Jeremy England (R) District 52 Brice Wiggins (R) Republican Party (36) Democratic Party (15) Vacancies (1) v • e State of Mississippi Jackson (capital) | Elections | What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2021 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures Government | Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy