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Michael Guest (politician)

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Michael Guest
Official portrait, 2019
Chair of the House Ethics Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded bySusan Wild
Ranking Member of the House Ethics Committee
In office
August 19, 2022 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byJackie Walorski
Succeeded bySusan Wild
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byGregg Harper
District Attorney of Rankin County and Madison County
In office
2008–2019
Preceded byDavid Clark
Succeeded byJohn Bramlett
Personal details
BornMichael Patrick Guest
(1970-02-04) February 4, 1970 (age 56)
Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseHaley Kennedy
Children2
EducationMississippi State University (BS)
University of Mississippi (JD)
WebsiteHouse website
Campaign website
Guest's voice
Guest on a House resolution honoring fallen police officers.
Recorded May 15, 2023

Michael Patrick Guest (born February 4, 1970) is an American attorney and Republican politician. He has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. He became the ranking member of the United States House Committee on Ethics upon the August 2022 death of Jackie Walorski, and he became its chair in the 118th Congress after Republicans won a House majority that November.

Early life and education

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Michael Patrick Guest[1] was born on February 4, 1970.[2] He graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and the University of Mississippi School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He served as the Assistant District Attorney for Madison and Rankin counties from 1994 to 2008, and became District Attorney in 2008.[3] Guest and his family are members of Brandon Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.[4]

U.S. House of Representatives

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Guest and his wife meet with Cindy Hyde-Smith in November 2018
Guest at Big G in Decatur in 2024

Elections

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2018

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See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi § District 3

Guest ran for the United States House of Representatives in Mississippi's 3rd congressional district to succeed Gregg Harper, who chose not to seek reelection.[5] In the six-way June Republican primary election, Guest received the most votes (45%), with Whit Hughes coming in second with 22%.[6] Because no candidate received 50% of the vote, Guest and Hughes faced each other in a primary runoff election,[7] which Guest won.[6] Guest defeated State Representative Michael Evans, the Democratic nominee, in the general election.[8]

Guest campaigned as a strong supporter of President Donald Trump.[6]

2020

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See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi § District 3

Guest was reelected in 2020 with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Democrat Dort Benford.[9]

Tenure

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Guest voted against creating the January 6th Committee.[10][11]

In November 2021, Business Insider reported that Guest had violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012, a federal transparency and conflict-of-interest law, by failing to properly disclose trades in BP and ExxonMobil stock by his wife's family trust; as a result, Guest paid a $200 fine.[12]

In June 2022, after a leaked decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to revoke the right to abortion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Guest wrote to the Department of Homeland Security to demand action in the wake of attacks by Jane's Revenge, which Guest called an "anarchist extremist group" that targets crisis pregnancy centers and other anti-abortion organizations.[13]

In August 2022, Guest was named ranking member of the House Ethics Committee upon the death of former ranking member Jackie Walorski.[14]

Guest voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[15][16]

He also proposed the resolution that expelled George Santos from Congress.[17]

In 2024, Guest voted against the $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine; The Washington Post reported that some of the funding would have supported defense jobs in his constituency.[18]

Committee assignments

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For the 119th Congress:[19]

Caucus memberships

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Source:[20]

  • Army Caucus
  • Border Security Caucus
  • Chicken Caucus
  • Fire Services Caucus
  • Freshman Working Group on Addiction
  • Law Enforcement Caucus
  • National Guard and Reserve Caucus
  • Prayer Caucus
  • Pro-Life Caucus
  • Republican Study Committee[21]
  • Rice Caucus
  • Sportsman Caucus
  • Steel Caucus
  • Suburban Caucus
  • Unmanned Systems Caucus

Electoral history

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2018 Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest 29,157 44.8
Republican Whit Hughes 14,464 22.2
Republican Perry Parker 10,562 16.2
Republican Sally Doty 6,608 10.2
Republican Morgan Dunn 3,820 5.9
Republican Katherine Tate 416 0.6
Total votes 65,027 100.0
Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest 31,121 65.1
Republican Whit Hughes 16,691 34.9
Total votes 47,812 100.0
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest 160,284 62.3
Democratic Michael Evans 94,461 36.7
Reform Matthew Holland 2,526 1.0
Total votes 257,271 100.0
Republican hold
2020 Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest (incumbent) 67,269 89.8
Republican James Tulp 7,618 10.2
Total votes 74,887 100.0%
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest (incumbent) 221,064 64.7
Democratic Dorothy "Dot" Benford 120,782 35.3
Total votes 341,846 100.0
Republican hold
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest (incumbent) 132,481 70.7
Democratic Shuwaski Young 54,803 29.3
Total votes 187,284 100.0
Republican hold
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest (incumbent) 265,159 100.0
Total votes 265,159 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ Statement of Organization, Friends of Michael Guest
  2. ^ Michael Guest - Candidate for House of Representatives MS 3rd District. (Republican)
  3. ^ "Candidate Questionnaire: Michael Guest". Jackson Free Press. May 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "About Michael". April 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "District Attorney Michael Guest running to replace Gregg Harper". Clarion-Ledger. January 5, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Fowler, Sarah (June 27, 2018). "Michael Guest defeats Whit Hughes in GOP House primary runoff". Clarion-Ledger.
  7. ^ "Michael Guest, Whit Hughes head to Republican runoff in MS03 race". Clarion-Ledger. June 6, 2018.
  8. ^ Sarah Fowler, Republican Michael Guest defeats Democrat Michael Evans in #MS03, Clarion Ledger (November 7, 2018).
  9. ^ "Republican Michael Guest wins reelection to U.S. House in Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District". WJTV. November 4, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "Roll Call 197 Roll Call 197, Bill Number: H. Res. 503, 117th Congress, 1st Session". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 2, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  11. ^ "House votes to create select committee to investigate January 6 attack - CBS News". CBS News. June 30, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  12. ^ Rojas, Warren (November 5, 2021). "Republican Rep. Michael Guest failed to properly disclose family stock trades". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Sabes, Adam (June 17, 2022). "Minnesota pregnancy center vandalized by 'Jane's Revenge': 'We should've done more'". Fox News. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  14. ^ Cohen, Zach (August 19, 2022). "Republican Tapped to Serve in Secretive Ethics Role No One Wants". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  15. ^ Demirjian, Karoun (October 25, 2023). "House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  16. ^ "Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  17. ^ Vielkind, Jimmy; Ferek, Katy Stech (December 1, 2023). "George Santos Expelled From Congress in Tense House Vote". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  18. ^ Thiessen, Marc (April 25, 2024). "These politicians voted against their states' best interests on Ukraine aid". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "List of Standing Committees and Select Committees of the House of Representatives" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  20. ^ "Committees and Caucuses". Representative Michael Guest. January 3, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  21. ^ "Membership". Republican Study Committee. December 6, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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