2023 TN Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Tennessee General Assembly in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Con Con

Applies to the Congress of the United States pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution to call a convention for proposing a term limits amendment.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HJR0005 Roll Call 1282329

2. Precious Metals

Allows the state treasurer to purchase and sell physical gold and precious metal.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1479 Roll Call 1269260

3. Abortion

Prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0600 Roll Call 1289341

4. Student Vaccine Status

Eliminates the obligation for parents or teachers of homeschooled students to provide proof of immunizations and health services to the local education agency.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB0252 Roll Call 1267158

5. FedExForum

Extends the allocation of state sales tax revenue to Memphis, specifically for the Memphis Grizzlies and events at the FedExForum, until June 30, 2059.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1085 Roll Call 1308111

6. UN Agenda 2030 and Property Rights

Prohibits the state and its subdivisions from enacting policies that violate private property rights without due process, particularly those linked to "Agenda 21," the 2030 Agenda, U.N. net-zero emission goals by 2050, or any international law conflicting with the U.S. or state constitution.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB1147 Roll Call 1307557

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 75%
Jody Barrett R 67%
Charlie Baum R 67%
Clark Boyd R 67%
Rush Bricken R 67%
Eugene N. Bulso R 60%
Jeff Burkhart R 67%
Ed Butler R 83%
Karen D. Camper D 33%
Kip Capley R 83%
Dale Carr R 80%
Michele Carringer R 67%
Scott E. Cepicky R 67%
Jesse Chism D 33%
John Ray Clemmons D 33%
Mark Cochran R 67%
John Crawford R 83%
Tandy Darby R 60%
Elaine Davis R 80%
Vincent Dixie D 33%
Clay Doggett R 83%
Rick Eldridge R 67%
Jeremy Faison R 83%
Andrew E. Farmer R 67%
Bob Freeman D 40%
Monty Fritts R 83%
Ron M. Gant R 67%
Johnny C. Garrett R 60%
John Gillespie R 60%
Ronnie L. Glynn D 33%
Rusty Grills R 83%
Yusuf A. Hakeem D 33%
Michael Hale R 60%
G A. Hardaway D 33%
Torrey C. Harris D 33%
Kirk Haston R 67%
David B. Hawk R 60%
Patsy Hazlewood R 60%
Esther Helton R 60%
Caleb Hemmer D 20%
Gary Hicks R 80%
Tim Hicks R 67%
John B. Holsclaw R 67%
Dan Howell R 67%
Bud Hulsey R 67%
Chris Hurt R 50%
Darren Jernigan D 50%
Curtis Johnson R 67%
Gloria Johnson D 33%
Justin Jones D 40%
Kelly Keisling R 67%
Sabi Kumar R 50%
Justin Lafferty R 67%
William G. Lamberth R 80%
Tom Leatherwood R 83%
Mary Littleton R 60%
Harold M. Love D 33%
Susan Lynn R 50%
Pat Marsh R 60%
Brock Martin R 67%
Greg Martin R 80%
Jake McCalmon R 67%
Samuel McKenzie D 33%
Larry J. Miller D 33%
Bo Mitchell D 33%
Debra Moody R 67%
Jerome Moon R 67%
Antonio Parkinson D 50%
Justin J. Pearson D 20%
Jason Powell D 33%
Dennis Powers R 83%
John D. Ragan R 80%
Kevin D. Raper R 67%
Jay D. Reedy R 67%
Bryan Richey R 83%
Tim Rudd R 83%
Iris Rudder R 83%
Lowell Russell R 67%
Cameron Sexton R 83%
Johnny W. Shaw D 33%
Paul Sherrell R 100%
William Slater R 67%
Mike Sparks R 67%
Robert Stevens R 67%
Gregory Bryan Terry R 75%
Dwayne Thompson D 40%
Chris Todd R 83%
Joe E. Towns D 33%
Ron Travis R 60%
Kevin Vaughan R 80%
Greg Vital R 67%
Todd Warner R 67%
Mark White R 60%
Sam Whitson R 50%
Ryan Williams R 60%
Dave Wright R 50%
Jason Zachary R 67%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat34.3%
Republican69.5%
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