Senator Rod Hickman

MS Senate District 32 - IG: Hickmanology - Attorney 📚 Ole Miss '14 Law '17 📕 Professor 📖 ΑΦΑ 🤙🏽

[The NewDEAL @NewDEALLeaders]

When delivering for constituents in a superminority, @SenRodHickman emphasizes two points: “assume positive intent” and “always see people as people” #IdeasSummit2026

[Jalan D. Green @JalanG009]

This week I served as a Senate Page at the Mississippi State Capitol under @SenRodHickman. Witnessing live debates & the legislative process firsthand expanded my perspective on leadership & law. I am so grateful for the connections, growth & insight into how impact is made!

[Empower Mississippi @EmpowerMS]

House Bill 1736, authored by Representative Roberson, House Bill 1735, authored by Rep. Larry Byrd, and Senate Bill 2041, authored by Senator @SenRodHickman, direct the Mississippi Department of Corrections to study the prevalence of dyslexia among incarcerated individuals. 
✅ Empower supports these bills.
Here's why: https://t.co/jrKPJDKzmK

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

Housing is more than policy—it’s about stability, dignity, and opportunity. I’m honored to serve as Chairman of the Senate Housing Committee and thankful to Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann for his confidence in my leadership.

[Empower Mississippi @EmpowerMS]

"Work comes with a certain level of dignity."
@SenRodHickman joins The Empower Podcast to talk about how justice reform, economic mobility, and strong communities restore that dignity for Mississippians.
Watch the full video episode now👉 https://t.co/JQIQkFYyTo

[Empower Mississippi @EmpowerMS]

Big news! Our podcast is now in VIDEO! 🎥
This episode, @SenRodHickman joins us to talk about building a Mississippi where every child has the chance to succeed. From rural revitalization to education access and justice reform, this conversation gets to the heart of what families need to thrive.
Watch the full video episode now👉 https://t.co/rstXNjZFH4

[The NewDEAL @NewDEALLeaders]

@rep_mina @KevinVolkAZ @LopezForSup @KyleEvansGay @BenSorensen @Seth_C_Clark @MattBlake_IA @dylan_liddle4 @MaiXiongMI @grant_hauschild @LauraForMT Mississippi State Senator @senrodhickman is committed to economic equality in his state, championing access to broadband internet in rural areas, expanding Medicaid, and improving the supply of affordable housing. Congrats on becoming a #NewDEALer! #NDLfall2025

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

On a personal note, Senator Robin Robinson is one of the most thoughtful, caring, and committed colleagues I know. She has gone the extra mile because she truly believes in serving people. She is a model of grace, class, and public service. MS is better than this @tatereeves

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

It’s one thing to debate policy, it’s another to have decency. This tweet lacks both grace and respect that should exist in the office of the governor.

Senators Parker and Robinson didn’t share my views on most issues but they are public servants who deeply love our state. 1/3

[Governor Tate Reeves @tatereeves]

Obamacare Medicaid Expansion was on the ballot yesterday in Republican primaries across Mississippi.

The @msdemocrats Party activists at MS Today - and their fundraising team at the MS Hospital Association - have for years lied and released fake polls claiming our primary voters are ok with it.

But the way legislators vote matters and - as always - our voters are smarter than the politicians give them credit for.

We state our policy preferences in contested primaries to name the person carrying our Republican banner as our nominees…and the conservative voting record almost always wins.

Senator McLendon and Senator Johnson both voted NO on Obamacare expansion and they both won their primaries yesterday. Congratulations to both of them.

Senator Parker and Senator Robinson both voted to expand Obamacare in MS and neither of them will be returning to the Senate. (Note: I do believe Senator Robinson would have voted to sustain a veto but she never got that chance.)

And those votes were BEFORE President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill passed to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse - making Trump’s opposition to Obamacare Medicaid expansion clear - and making the prospect of expansion even more expensive and more risky for our taxpayers!!

Republican primaries for all 8 statewide elected offices and ALL Senate and House members are less than 2 years away with qualifying only 17 months from now….

Who is excited to lead the charge into 2027 @MSGOP primaries carrying the banner for the pro-Obamacare expansion team??

I’m going to stick with Trump and - for the 17th year in a row - be against it!!

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

Their commitment to this state and their constituents deserved appreciation, not vilification.

Leadership isn’t about punishment and purity tests. The people of Mississippi deserve politics that bring us together not more of this toxic division.

[Future Caucus @futurecaucus]

At #FutureSummit, young state legislators built trust, swapped strategies, and are leaving with real ideas to change their legislatures — not someday, but now. We can’t wait to see everyone again at Future Summit 2026!

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

Column: It appears likely that the state will end the fiscal year on June 30 collecting less revenue than it did the previous year for only the sixth time since 1970. And new tax cuts and revenue hits are on the way.

https://t.co/6kK5iTgNNM

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

If this is what’s best for the State and there is nothing to hide, why is this process covered and without transparency?

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

This is how we spend money in the state of Mississippi and why I voted “NO” in committee.

11:53am - I was handed this stack of 52 bills (which I’ve never seen before) appropriating 7.8 BILLION of state dollars.

11:58am - all 52 called for a vote in block.

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

While I wholeheartedly support government being funded and agencies getting the funding they need to carry out the work of this state, this process is not transparent and not working as we learned from bills being passed and signed into law with typos.

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

HOLY SHIT! Did you see the end of @60Minutes tonight?

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

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[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

Hey Mississippi, your super majority Republican legislature can’t agree on things like budgets, or even when to come to work but we sure did ban together, hold hands and Kumbaya across Chambers to ban diversity, equity and inclusion 🎉! #Priorities #BansOverBudgets 🫶🏽

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

Not everyday I quote the MSGOP press office BUT I think this is a great place to say…Mississippi you’re doing a bang up job by continually giving us this trifecta they are really getting things done. 🫶🏽

[Magnolia Tribune @magnoliatribune]

Bulk of spending bills die. What’s next? #msleg

Lawmakers run out the clock on spending bills as both White and Hosemann dig in.

https://t.co/QWrgUIZ7lR

[Senator Rod Hickman @SenRodHickman]

🥱 yep, not shocker at all…the real issue is that not a single person in leadership saw this as a problem OR worse they didn’t care. 🤷🏽

[Mississippi Today @MSTODAYnews]

Column: Six lawmakers were appointed to finalize a bill to ban DEI programs in Mississippi. All of them are white. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
https://t.co/ta0zEjCo6z