Angela Burks Hill

Republican Party

Mississippi State Senate District 40

Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$23,500/year

Per diem

Senate per diem information was unavailable.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Associates

Pearl River Community College

Bachelor's

University of Southern Mississippi

Personal

Profession

Teacher

Contact

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Angela Burks Hill (Republican Party) is a member of theMississippi State Senate, representingDistrict 40. She assumed office in 2012. Her current term ends on January 4, 2028.

Hill (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theMississippi State Senate to representDistrict 40. She won in the general election onNovember 7, 2023.

Biography

Hill graduated from Pearl River Community College and earned her B.S. in Science Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her professional experience includes teaching at Pearl River Central Elementary and Roseland Park Baptist Church Academy and working for Paul Bounds Inc., a small Picayune-based business.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Hill was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Drug Policy Committee,Vice-Chairman
• Senate Investigate State Offices Committee
• Judiciary, Division B Committee
• Senate Municipalities Committee
• Public Health and Welfare Committee
• Senate Corrections Committee

2023-2024

Hill was assigned to the following committees:

• Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee,Vice Chair
• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate County Affairs Committee,Chair
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Energy Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Senate Investigate State Offices Committee
• Judiciary, Division B Committee

2020-2021

Hill was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Insurance Committee
• Senate Investigate State Offices Committee
• Judiciary, Division B Committee
• Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee,Vice-Chairman
• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate County Affairs Committee,Chairman
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Energy Committee

2019-2020

Hill was assigned to the following committees:

• Investigate State Offices Committee,Chairman
• Senate Agriculture Committee
• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Education Committee
• Environmental Protection, Conservation and Water Resources Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Judiciary, Division B Committee
• Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee,Vice-Chairman

2015 legislative session

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

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Hill served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2023

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 40

IncumbentAngela Burks Hill defeatedThomas Lehr in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 40 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Burks Hill (R)	80.8	9,701
		Thomas Lehr (D)	19.2	2,304

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,005
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 40

Thomas Lehr advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 40 on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Lehr	100.0	692

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 692
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 40

IncumbentAngela Burks Hill defeatedAndy Rishton in the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 40 on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Burks Hill	82.5	7,598
		Andy Rishton	17.5	1,609

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,207
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Endorsements

2019

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 40

IncumbentAngela Burks Hill defeatedThomas Lehr in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 40 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Burks Hill (R)	76.6	12,307
		Thomas Lehr (D)	23.4	3,754

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,061
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 40

Thomas Lehr advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 40 on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Lehr	100.0	2,037

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,037
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 40

IncumbentAngela Burks Hill advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 40 on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angela Burks Hill	100.0	10,305

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,305
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2015

See also:Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for theMississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held onNovember 3, 2015. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.^[1] No Democratic candidates filed for election. IncumbentAngela Hill was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hill ran unchallenged in the District 40 general election.

2011

See also:Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011

Hill won election toMississippi Senate District 40. She defeatedMike Griffith in the primary on August 2, 2011, and defeated incumbentSidney Albritton in a primary runoff election on August 23, 2011. She faced no opposition in the general election on November 8, 2011.^[2][3][4][5]

Mississippi State Senate District 40 Republican Primary Runoff, 2011
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Angela Hill	52.3%	3,452
Sidney AlbrittonIncumbent	47.7%	3,154
Total Votes		6,606

Mississippi State Senate, District 40 Republican Primary, 2011
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Sidney AlbrittonIncumbent	43.2%	4,259
Angela Hill	33.4%	3,293
Mike Griffith	23.4%	2,309
Total Votes		9,861

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2019

Angela Burks Hill did not completeBallotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

2011

On her website, Hill highlighted the following campaign themes:

• smaller government
• less regulation
• lower taxes
• a balanced budget
• protection of the unborn
• protection of gun ownership
• states rights
• enforcement of immigration laws
• constitutional authority in governing

She "believes stewardship of public funds and accountability to taxpayers is required of all legislators," and pledges not to make holding public office a life-long career.^[6]

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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Personal

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Hill and her husband, Richard, have two children and two grandchildren.

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