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Former member of Congress · last served 105th Congress

Official portrait of Rep. Mike Parker

Mike Parker

REPUBLICAN U.S. Representative · MississippiHouse 1989–1999 (MS-4)

Mike Parker was a Republican U.S. representative from Mississippi, first elected to Congress in 1989, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (101st–105th Congress).

16Bills & resolutions sponsored101st–105th Congress (excludes amendments)
2Passed a chamberof 16 bills & resolutions sponsored
2Became law1 substantive + 0 ceremonial + 1 private · 101st–105th Congress
—Broke with partyNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)
—Missed votesNo roll calls in PORKER’s records (they start in 2011)
—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

Recent votes

No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.

5 most recent bills

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Rep. Parker has won

Rep. Parker has won 5 U.S. House elections (1988–1996). Of the contested races, margins ran from 10.8 to 61.2 points.

010204060Margin of victory, points (axis starts at 0)1988, MS-4: won by 10.8 points1988MS-41990, MS-4: won by 61.2 points19901992, MS-4: won by 44.8 points19921994, MS-4: won by 36.9 points19941996, MS-4: won by 24.8 points1996
Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed
Elections won5 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed
Closest win: 10.8 points1988, MS-4
Won an open seat or took one from the other party2 of 5 elections (open seat or changed party)
Seat history, Mississippi’s 4th districtWinners, most recent three: Gene Taylor (D) 2002–2008 → Steven M. Palazzo (R) 2010–2020 → Mike Ezell (R) 2022–2024. Elections shown, not terms; special elections not included.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.