2024 Tennessee Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Tennessee General Assembly in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. Federal Funds to Alleviate "Childhood Hunger"
Would require the Department of Human Services to actively seek and apply for federal grants and other available federal funds for the purpose of alleviating "childhood hunger.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. Grandparent "Visitation Rights" in Child Custody Cases
Specifies that a court may order "reasonable visitation" to grandparents when it is in the "best interests of the child" if such visitation is opposed by the child's custodial parent(s).
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Constitutional Vote: No
3. Local Enforcement of Immigration Law
Directs local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal officials in the identification, apprehension, detention, or removal of aliens not lawfully present in the United States.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. Article V Convention: Term Limits
Applies to Congress to "call a convention" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of proposing amendments that would set term limits on members of Congress.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Death Penalty for Child Rape
Authorizes the death penalty as a punishment for "rape" of a child, "aggravated rape" of a child, or "especially aggravated rape" of a child.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. Ban on LGBTQ+ "Pride" Flag in Schools
Would prohibit the display of any flag other than the United States flag and the official Tennessee state flag in public schools.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raumesh A. Akbari | D | 17% | ||||||
| Paul E. Bailey | R | 100% | ||||||
| Janince Bowling | R | 75% | ||||||
| Richard M. Briggs | R | 40% | ||||||
| Heidi Campbell | D | 17% | ||||||
| Rusty Crowe | R | 50% | ||||||
| Todd Gardenhire | R | 60% | ||||||
| Ferrell Haile | R | 40% | ||||||
| Joseph Hensley | R | 83% | ||||||
| Edward S. Jackson | R | 50% | ||||||
| Jack Johnson | R | 67% | ||||||
| Sara Kyle | D | N/A | ||||||
| London P. Lamar | D | 0% | ||||||
| J. Adam Lowe | R | 67% | ||||||
| Jon C. Lundberg | R | 60% | ||||||
| Becky Duncan Massey | R | 40% | ||||||
| Randy McNally | R | 33% | ||||||
| Frank S. Niceley | R | 50% | ||||||
| Charlane Oliver | D | 17% | ||||||
| Mark Pody | R | 50% | ||||||
| Bill Powers | R | 60% | ||||||
| Shane Reeves | R | 40% | ||||||
| Kerry Roberts | R | 75% | ||||||
| Paul Rose | R | 83% | ||||||
| Steve Southerland | R | 60% | ||||||
| John Stevens | R | 60% | ||||||
| Art Swann | R | 50% | ||||||
| Brent Taylor | R | 83% | ||||||
| Page Walley | R | 40% | ||||||
| Bo Watson | R | 75% | ||||||
| Dawn White | R | 67% | ||||||
| Ken Yager | R | 60% | ||||||
| Jeff Yarbro | D | 17% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 13.6% |
| Republican | 59.9% |
