2026 Tennessee Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Tennessee Legislature in 2026 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 Delegate Bill

SB1567 Con-Con Delegate Bill (Passed 74 to 16 on 3/26/2026). "Strengthens" Tennessee's "faithful delegate" rules for an Article V constitutional convention.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No

2. Biological Sex

HB1271 Biological Sex (Passed 72 to 16 on 3/30/2026). Requires Tennessee state and local governments to define sex and gender as male or female based on anatomy and genetics at birth.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes

3. Gun Rights

SB2459 Gun Rights (Passed 72 to 23 on 4/15/2026). Prohibits the Department of Children's Services from asking foster parents or prospective foster parents about their firearms or ammunition or demanding access to them.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes

4. Abortion Drugs

SB2412 Abortion Drugs (Passed 74 to 20 on 4/16/2026). Strengthens enforcement of Tennessee's Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes

5. Childcare Spending

HB1979 Childcare Spending (Passed 73 to 8 on 4/22/2026). Creates new state-funded childcare-assistance programs.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$3.59

6. Property Defense

SB1847 Property Defense (Passed 62 to 24 on 4/23/2026). Lowers the legal threshold for using deadly force to protect property.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes

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 60%
Fred Atchley R 67%
Jody Barrett R 83%
Charlie Baum R 67%
Aftyn Behn D 0%
Clark Boyd R 67%
Rush Bricken R 60%
Shaundelle Brooks D 17%
Eugene N. Bulso R 83%
Ed Butler R 75%
Karen D. Camper D 0%
Kip Capley R 80%
Michele Carringer R 80%
Scott E. Cepicky R 67%
Jesse Chism D 33%
John Ray Clemmons D 20%
Mark Cochran R 67%
John Crawford R 80%
Tandy Darby R 67%
Elaine Davis R 67%
Vincent Dixie D 17%
Clay Doggett R 80%
Rick Eldridge R 67%
Jeremy Faison R 60%
Andrew E. Farmer R 67%
Bob Freeman D 17%
Monty Fritts R 100%
Ron M. Gant R 60%
Johnny C. Garrett R 80%
John Gillespie R 33%
Ronnie L. Glynn D 0%
Rusty Grills R 67%
Yusuf A. Hakeem D 20%
Michael Hale R 50%
G.A. Hardaway D N/A
Torrey C. Harris D 0%
Kirk Haston R 67%
David B. Hawk R 67%
Esther Helton-Haynes R 50%
Caleb Hemmer D 0%
Gary Hicks R 67%
Tim Hicks R 67%
Timothy Hill R 83%
Dan Howell R 80%
Bud Hulsey R 50%
Chris Hurt R 80%
Gloria Johnson D 20%
Justin Jones D 17%
Renea Jones R 67%
Kelly Keisling R 67%
Sabi Kumar R 67%
Justin Lafferty R 75%
William G. Lamberth R 67%
Tom Leatherwood R 80%
Mary Littleton R 67%
Harold M. Love D 17%
Susan Lynn R 75%
Aron Maberry R 60%
Pat Marsh R 67%
Brock Martin R 80%
Greg Martin R 60%
Jake McCalmon R 67%
Samuel McKenzie D 20%
Larry J. Miller D 17%
Bo Mitchell D 17%
Debra Moody R 67%
Jerome Moon R 67%
Antonio Parkinson D 33%
Justin J. Pearson D 20%
Jason Powell D 17%
Dennis Powers R 80%
Kevin D. Raper R 60%
Jay D. Reedy R 83%
Lee Reeves R 67%
Michele Reneau R 83%
Tim Rudd R 60%
Iris Rudder R 67%
Lowell Russell R 83%
Gabby Salinas D 0%
Richard Scarbrough R 67%
Cameron Sexton R 67%
Johnny W. Shaw D 17%
Paul Sherrell R 80%
William Slater R 67%
Mike Sparks R 60%
Robert Stevens R 67%
Tom Stinnett R 67%
Gregory Bryan Terry R 80%
Chris Todd R 67%
Joe E. Towns D N/A
Ron Travis R 60%
Kevin Vaughan R 80%
Greg Vital R 67%
Todd Warner R 83%
Mark White R 60%
Ryan Williams R 60%
Dave Wright R 60%
Jason Zachary R 67%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat14.5%
Republican69.2%
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