2025 Tennessee Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Tennessee General Assembly in 2025 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. Disaster Recovery Fund
Establishes two new funding sources to support disaster recovery.
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$79.00/year
2. Property Rights Protection
Replaces Tennessee's vague "blighted area" definition with a case-by-case standard based on specific code violations, ensures property owners get notice and time to fix issues, limits eminent-domain use, and promotes due process and voluntary sales for redevelopment.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
3. Protecting Online Schools
Exempts fully online, self-paced private schools from certain regulations. The State Board of Education can no longer mandate these schools adhere to rules on class size, school calendar, vaccination requirements, or student assessments to qualify as Category III nonpublic schools.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
Authorizes Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to refuse to enroll students who are unlawfully present in the United States.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
5. Global Entities Ban
Bans Tennessee state and local government entities from enforcing or recognizing any mandates or requirements from the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Officially recognizes and protects the right of individuals to access and receive fertility treatments—such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg/sperm preservation, genetic testing, and artificial insemination—as well as contraceptives.
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Constitutional Vote: No
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| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raumesh A. Akbari | D | 20% | ||||||
| Paul E. Bailey | R | 67% | ||||||
| Janince Bowling | R | 80% | ||||||
| Richard M. Briggs | R | 50% | ||||||
| Heidi Campbell | D | 17% | ||||||
| Rusty Crowe | R | 67% | ||||||
| Todd Gardenhire | R | 50% | ||||||
| Ferrell Haile | R | 50% | ||||||
| Robert Harshbarger | R | 67% | ||||||
| Tom Hatcher | R | 60% | ||||||
| Joseph Hensley | R | 83% | ||||||
| Edward S. Jackson | R | 67% | ||||||
| Jack Johnson | R | 67% | ||||||
| Sara Kyle | D | 17% | ||||||
| London P. Lamar | D | 17% | ||||||
| J. Adam Lowe | R | 67% | ||||||
| Becky Duncan Massey | R | 50% | ||||||
| Randy McNally | R | 80% | ||||||
| Charlane Oliver | D | 0% | ||||||
| Mark Pody | R | 80% | ||||||
| Bill Powers | R | 67% | ||||||
| Shane Reeves | R | 50% | ||||||
| Kerry Roberts | R | 60% | ||||||
| Paul Rose | R | 67% | ||||||
| Jessie Seal | R | 67% | ||||||
| Steve Southerland | R | 67% | ||||||
| John Stevens | R | 67% | ||||||
| Brent Taylor | R | 67% | ||||||
| Page Walley | R | 50% | ||||||
| Bo Watson | R | 83% | ||||||
| Dawn White | R | 60% | ||||||
| Ken Yager | R | 75% | ||||||
| Jeff Yarbro | D | 0% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 11.8% |
| Republican | 65.4% |
