Charles Jim Beckett

Republican Party

Prior offices

Mississippi House of Representatives District 23

Successor: Perry Van Bailey

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Education

Associate

Northwest Community College, 1978

Bachelor's

University of Mississippi, 1980

Law

University of Mississippi Law Center, 1982

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Personal Twitter

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## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Committee assignments
* 2.1 2015 legislative session
* 2.2 2012-2013
* 2.3 2010-2011
* 3 Sponsored legislation
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2019
* 4.2 2015
* 4.3 2011
* 4.4 2007
* 5 Campaign finance summary
* 6 Campaign themes
* 6.1 2019
* 7 Scorecards
* 7.1 2022
* 7.2 2021
* 7.3 2020
* 7.4 2019
* 7.5 2018
* 7.6 2017
* 7.7 2016
* 7.8 2015
* 7.9 2014
* 8 Personal
* 9 See also
* 10 External links
* 11 Footnotes

Charles Jim Beckett (Republican Party) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 23. He assumed office in 2004. He left office on September 22, 2022.

Beckett (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 23. He won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Beckett resigned from the Mississippi House of Representatives after he was appointed as Executive Director for the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff.[1]

## Biography[edit]

Beckett earned his A.A. from Northwest Community College, B.A. from the University of Mississippi and J.D. from the University of Mississippi Law School. Beckett's professional experience includes working as an attorney for the City of Bruce and in private practice; he previously served as attorney to the Calhoun County School Board from 1992 to 2003.[2]

## Committee assignments[edit]

#### 2023-2024

Beckett was assigned to the following committees:

* Reapportionment Committee, Chair

#### 2020-2021

Beckett was assigned to the following committees:

* Judiciary A Committee
* Judiciary En Banc Committee
* Legislative Reapportionment Committee, Chairman
* Public Utilities Committee
* House State Library Committee
* Apportionment and Elections Committee, Chairman
* House Appropriations Committee
* House Congressional Redistricting Committee, Chairman
* House Insurance Committee

#### 2019-2020

Beckett was assigned to the following committees:

* Apportionment and Elections Committee
* Banking and Financial Services Committee
* House Appropriations Committee
* Judiciary En Banc Committee
* House Insurance Committee
* Judiciary A Committee
* House Rules Committee
* Public Utilities Committee, Chairman
* House Universities and Colleges Committee
* Revenue and Expenditure General Bills Committee

### 2015 legislative session[edit]

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Beckett served on the following committees:

Mississippi committee assignments, 2015

• Public Utilities, Chair
• Appropriations
• Congressional Redistricting
• Judiciary A
• Judiciary En Banc
• Legislative Reapportionment
• Public Property
• Rules

### 2012-2013[edit]

During the 2012-2013 legislative session, Beckett served on the following committees:

Mississippi committee assignments, 2012

• Appropriations
• Congressional Redistricting
• Judiciary A
• Judiciary En Banc
• Legislative Reapportionment
• Public Property
• Public Utilities, Chair
• Rules

### 2010-2011[edit]

During the 2010-2011 legislative session, Beckett served on the following committees:

Mississippi committee assignments, 2010

• Forestry
• Judiciary A
• Judiciary En Banc
• Transportation
• Universities and Colleges

## Sponsored legislation[edit]

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[edit]

### 2019[edit]

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019

#### General election

##### General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent Charles Jim Beckett won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 23 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

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| Charles Jim Beckett (R) |

100.0

| 7,224

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 7,224

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#### Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent Charles Jim Beckett advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 23 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

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| Charles Jim Beckett|

100.0

| 3,354

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 3,354

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### 2015[edit]

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2015

Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[3] No Democratic candidates filed for election. Incumbent Jim Beckett was unopposed in the Republican primary. Beckett ran unchallenged in the District 23 general election. Kenneth Ray Winter (D) was removed from the candidate list before the primary.

### 2011[edit]

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Beckett won re-election to District 23 of the Mississippi House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the August 2 primary and defeated Steve Whitten in the November 8 general election.[4][5]

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Jim Beckett Incumbent | 62.1% | 5,072
| Democratic  |  Steve Whitten  | 37.9% | 3,102
Total Votes | 8,174

### 2007[edit]

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2007

On November 6, 2007, Beckett was re-elected in District 23, defeating Democratic challenger Marshall Coleman.[6]

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 23 (2007)

Candidates  | Votes  | Percent
Jim Beckett (R) | 4,198 | 56.03%
Marshall Coleman (D)  | 3,294  | 43.97%

## Campaign finance summary[edit]

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Charles Jim Beckett campaign contribution history Year| Office| Status| Contributions| Expenditures

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2019| Mississippi House of Representatives District 23| Won general| $31,200|  N/A**
Grand total| $31,200|  N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2019[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

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## 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. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

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### 2022

In 2022, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 5.

* Business and Industry Political Education Committee

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.

### 2021

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show].

In 2021, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 1.

* 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.

* Club for Growth Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2020

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show].

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.

* 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.

### 2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].

In 2019, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.

* 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.

* National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2018

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show].

In 2018, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 through March 28.

* ACLU Mississippi

Legislators are scored by the ACLU on their whether their votes on bills "promote racial, cultural, and economic justice."

* 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.

### 2017

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show].

In 2017, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 through March 29. 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]

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Beckett is married with two children. He has been a member of the Bruce Chamber of Commerce, Bruce Touchdown Club, American Bar Association, Mississippi State Bar Association, Rotary, Calhoun County Bar Association, Mississippi Association of City Attorneys, and the Mississippi Prosecutors Association.[2]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Spot on Mississippi, "Governor Reeves sets special election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 23," October 25, 2022
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart \- Rep. Beckett
3. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
4. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2011 Primary Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
5. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Official 2011 General Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
6. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2007 Statewide Elections," accessed February 14, 2014

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Preceded by
\-  |  Mississippi House of Representatives District 23
2004-2022 | Succeeded by
Perry Van Bailey (R)

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