Jenifer B. Branning

Jenifer Branning

Republican Party

Candidate, Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3

Mississippi State Senate District 18

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

8

Compensation

Base salary

$23,500/year

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Last election

November 26, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Mississippi State University

Law

Mississippi College of Law, 2004

Personal

Religion

Christian

Profession

Attorney, business owner

Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Personal Facebook

Personal Twitter

Personal Instagram

Personal LinkedIn

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Jenifer Branning (Republican Party) is a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 18. She assumed office on January 5, 2016. Her current term ends on January 4, 2028.

Branning ran for election for the District 1-Place 3 judge of the Mississippi Supreme Court. She was on the ballot in the general runoff election on November 26, 2024.

Biography

Jenifer B. Branning graduated from Leake Academy. She earned a B.A. in business administration from Mississippi State University and a J.D. from the Mississippi College School of Law. Her career experience includes working as an attorney and business owner.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Branning was assigned to the following committees:

• Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Business and Financial Institutions Committee
• Compilation, Revision and Publication
• Senate Constitution Committee
• Elections Committee
• Senate Forestry Committee
• Highways and Transportation Committee, Chair
• Housing Committee
• Judiciary, Division A Committee, Vice Chair

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2020-2021

Branning was assigned to the following committees:

• Highways and Transportation Committee, Chairman
• Housing Committee
• Judiciary, Division A Committee, Vice-Chairman
• Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Business and Financial Institutions Committee
• Senate Constitution Committee
• Elections Committee

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2019-2020

Branning was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Business and Financial Institutions Committee
• Senate Municipalities Committee
• Senate Ethics Committee
• Senate Forestry Committee, Vice-Chairman
• Judiciary, Division A Committee
• Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee

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Elections

2024

See also: Mississippi Supreme Court elections, 2024

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3

Incumbent Jim Kitchens and Jenifer Branning ran in the general runoff election for Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3 on November 26, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jim Kitchens (Nonpartisan)
		Jenifer Branning (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3

Jenifer Branning and incumbent Jim Kitchens advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ceola James, Byron Carter, and Abby Robinson in the general election for Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenifer Branning (Nonpartisan)	41.7	124,331
✔		Jim Kitchens (Nonpartisan)	35.5	105,904
		Ceola James (Nonpartisan)	10.4	31,117
		Byron Carter (Nonpartisan)	7.1	21,158
		Abby Robinson (Nonpartisan)	5.2	15,626

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 298,136
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Branning in this election.

2023

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 18

Incumbent Jenifer Branning won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 18 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenifer Branning (R)	100.0	12,794

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 18

Incumbent Jenifer Branning advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 18 on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenifer Branning	100.0	8,472

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Endorsements

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Branning received the following endorsements.

• Patriot Parents

2019

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 18

Incumbent Jenifer Branning won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 18 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenifer Branning (R)	100.0	13,197

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 18

Incumbent Jenifer Branning advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 18 on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenifer Branning	100.0	9,126

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2015

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. No Democratic candidates filed for election. Jenifer Branning defeated Mark Forsman, Speedy Calvert and Curt Pace in the Republican primary. Branning ran unchallenged in the District 18 general election.

Mississippi State Senate, District 18 Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jenifer Branning	43.1%	3,370
Mark Forsman	23.9%	1,865
Speedy Calvert	20.9%	1,636
Curt Pace	12.1%	945
Total Votes		7,816

Campaign themes

2024

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2023

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2019

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Campaign finance summary

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Jenifer Branning campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Mississippi Supreme Court District 1 Position 3	On the Ballot general runoff	$0	$0
2023*	Mississippi State Senate District 18	Won general	$48,399	$0
2019	Mississippi State Senate District 18	Won general	$17,050	N/A**
Grand total			$65,449	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 from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Mississippi

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2023

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In 2023, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 1. 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. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

2022

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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