How South Miss. legislators voted on resolution to suspend rules, create committee to change flag

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi House and Senate both voted on Saturday to suspend rules, allowing for a vote to take place to change the current state flag.

House Concurrent Resolution 79 also includes the creation of a flag committee. The HCR says the new flag cannot contain the Confederate battle emblem and says the flag must include “In God We Trust.”

The vote on HCR 79 was approved by the House on a vote of 84-35.

The State Senate approved HCR 79 by a vote of 36-14.

Below is a break down of how legislators representing South Mississippi voted for HCR 79.

Senator	Vote	Party	District	County
Joel Carter	Y	R	49	Harrison
Dennis DeBar	Y	R	43	George, Greene, Wayne
Scott DeLano	Y	R	50	Harrison
Jeremy England	Y	R	51	Jackson
Angela Burks Hill	N	R	40	Marion, Pearl River
John Polk	Y	R	44	Lamar, Pearl River
Joseph Seymour	N	R	47	Jackson, Pearl River, Stone
Mike Thompson	Y	R	48	Harrison
Brice Wiggins	Y	R	52	Harrison, Jackson

Sen. Tyler McCaugh, who would have voted nay, announced a pair with Sen. Philip Moran, R, of District 46 representing Hancock and Harrison counties, who would have voted yea.

Representative	Vote	Party	District	County
Brent Anderson	Y	R	112	Hancock
Jeramey Anderson	Y	D	110	Jackson
Manly Barton	Y	R	109	George, Jackson
Richard Bennett	Y	R	120	Harrison
Charles Busby	Y	R	111	Jackson
Carolyn Crawford	N	R	121	Harrison
Casey Eure	Y	R	116	Harrison
Kevin Felsher	Y	R	117	Harrison
Dale Goodin	Y	R	105	George, Greene, Perry
Jeffrey Guice	N	R	114	Harrison, Jackson
Greg Haney	N	R	118	Harrison
Timmy Ladner	N	R	93	Hancock, Pearl River, Stone
Jay McKnight	N	R	95	Harrison, Hancock
Doug McLeod	N	R	107	George, Stone
Jansen Owen	Y	R	106	Pearl River, Lamar
Randall Patterson	N	R	115	Harrison
John Read	Y	R	112	Jackson
Stacey Hobgood Wilkes	N	R	108	Pearl River
Sonya Williams-Barnes	Y	D	119	Pearl River
H.B. “Hank” Zuber III	Y	R	113	Jackson