2022 TN Legislative Scorecard 2021-

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Tennessee General Assembly in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Budget

Serves as the Appropriations Act of Tennessee, which, as passed by the General Assembly, allocates approximately $52.8 billion for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Annual cost per household: -$20,004.00
SB2897 Roll Call 1191135

2. Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Prohibits state or local governments from requiring, or mandating that a private business require, proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition for entry or utilization of services.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0858 Roll Call 1071500

3. Prenatal Right to Life

Permits a cause of action for wrongful death against someone who kills a mother and her unborn child regardless of gestational age.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB1370 Roll Call 1066894

4. Parental Rights in Education

Requires an LEA or public charter school to notify a student's parent or guardian prior to commencing instruction of a "sexual orientation or gender identity" curriculum.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB1229 Roll Call 1052461

5. Article V Convention: Term Limits

Applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V of the U.S. Constitution, to call for a convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution establishing term limits for members of Congress.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HJR0008 Roll Call 1048037

6. Permitless Firearm Carry

Allows permitless carry of a handgun if a person meets age requirements, lawfully possesses the handgun, and is in a place that the person is lawfully present.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0765 Roll Call 1039585

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Rebecca Kefauver Alexander R 67%
Charlie Baum R 83%
Bill Beck D 17%
Clark Boyd R 67%
Rush Bricken R 67%
David Byrd R N/A
Kent Calfee R 60%
Scotty Campbell R 67%
Karen D. Camper D 17%
Dale Carr R 67%
Michele Carringer R 60%
Glen Casada R 83%
Scott E. Cepicky R 67%
Jesse Chism D 0%
John Ray Clemmons D 17%
Mark Cochran R 67%
Barbara Cooper D 33%
John Crawford R 67%
Michael G. Curcio R 83%
Tandy Darby R 67%
Vincent Dixie D 17%
Clay Doggett R 67%
Rick Eldridge R 67%
Jeremy Faison R 83%
Andrew E. Farmer R 80%
Bob Freeman D 17%
Ron M. Gant R 80%
Johnny C. Garrett R 60%
John Gillespie R 40%
Bruce I. Griffey R 83%
Rusty Grills R 67%
Yusuf A. Hakeem D 17%
Curtis Halford R 83%
Mark Hall R 67%
G A. Hardaway D 0%
Torrey C. Harris D 17%
Kirk Haston R 67%
David B. Hawk R 67%
Patsy Hazlewood R 50%
Esther Helton R 67%
Gary Hicks R 67%
Tim Hicks R 67%
Jason Hodges D 17%
John B. Holsclaw R 80%
Dan Howell R 60%
Bud Hulsey R 50%
Chris Hurt R 67%
Darren Jernigan D 17%
Curtis Johnson R 67%
Gloria Johnson D 33%
Kelly Keisling R 60%
Sabi Kumar R 83%
Justin Lafferty R 67%
London P. Lamar D 25%
William G. Lamberth R 80%
Tom Leatherwood R 83%
Mary Littleton R 80%
Harold M. Love D 17%
Susan Lynn R 60%
Eddie Mannis R 33%
Pat Marsh R 67%
Greg Martin R N/A
Samuel McKenzie D 17%
Larry J. Miller D 17%
Bo Mitchell D 17%
Debra Moody R 83%
Jerome Moon R 67%
Brandon Ogles R 67%
Antonio Parkinson D 20%
Jason Potts D 0%
Jason Powell D 17%
Dennis Powers R 67%
John D. Ragan R 67%
Bob Ramsey R 60%
Jay D. Reedy R 67%
Tim Rudd R 100%
Iris Rudder R 83%
Lowell Russell R 67%
Cameron Sexton R 83%
Jerry Sexton R 83%
Johnny W. Shaw D 17%
Paul Sherrell R 67%
Robin Smith R 80%
Mike Sparks R 67%
Mike Stewart D 0%
Gregory Bryan Terry R 67%
Dwayne Thompson D 25%
Chris Todd R 67%
Joe E. Towns D 40%
Ron Travis R 60%
Kevin Vaughan R 83%
Greg Vital R N/A
Todd Warner R 67%
Terri Lynn Weaver R 83%
Mark White R 60%
Sam Whitson R 40%
Ryan Williams R 67%
John Mark Windle D 67%
Dave Wright R 67%
Jason Zachary R 67%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat19.2%
Republican69.1%
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