Tennessee
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Statewide executives
Older Open States records whose term end date has passed (may be out of date): Tre Hargett (Secretary of State, term ended 2024-12-31)
State supreme court: Tennessee Supreme Court
Assisted appointment · Term: 8 years · 5 sitting justices. A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Jeff Bivins
Chief Justice · Middle Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 15, 2014
Appointed by Bill Haslam (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Dwight Tarwater
Justice · Eastern Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 1, 2023
Appointed by Bill Lee (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Sarah Campbell
Justice · Middle Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 10, 2022
Appointed by Bill Lee (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Kyle Hixson
Justice · Western Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: July 1, 2026
Appointed by Bill Lee (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Mary L. Wagner
Justice · Western Section
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: September 1, 2024
Appointed by Bill Lee (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
No public decision data available for this court.
Court page → · Source: Ballotpedia
Congressional delegation
Current delegation: 1 D · 10 R · scores are DW-NOMINATE (comparable across Congress)
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Diana Harshbarger
R TN-1
+0.682
Timothy Burchett
R TN-2
+0.664
Chuck Fleischmann
R TN-3
+0.431
Scott Desjarlais
R TN-4
+0.578
Andy Ogles
R TN-5
+0.748
John Rose
R TN-6
+0.654
Matt Van Epps
R TN-7
+0.611
David Kustoff
R TN-8
+0.541
Stephen Cohen
D TN-9
-0.388
Mark E. Green
R TN-7 · former/inactive
+0.671
State legislature
Tennessee Senate 33 members · 27 R · 6 D open in Rankings →
6602 roll calls (1070 contested, used for scores), 2007-04-11 to 2026-04-23; sessions: 114th First Extraordinary Session (January 2025); 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
| # | Name | Party | District | Score (liberal → conservative) | Party unity | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heidi Campbell | D | 20 | -1.000 | 99.4% | 4542 |
| 2 | Charlane Oliver | D | 19 | -0.995 | 99.6% | 4482 |
| 3 | Jeff Yarbro | D | 21 | -0.952 | 99.7% | 4821 |
| 4 | London Lamar | D | 33 | -0.952 | 99.3% | 4419 |
| 5 | Raumesh Akbari | D | 29 | -0.924 | 99.7% | 4106 |
| 6 | Sara Kyle | D | 30 | -0.907 | 99.4% | 5051 |
| 7 | Todd Gardenhire | R | 10 | +0.187 | 98.2% | 4973 |
| 8 | Richard Briggs | R | 7 | +0.195 | 99.4% | 4917 |
| 9 | Tom Hatcher | R | 2 | +0.212 | 99.5% | 4603 |
| 10 | Joey Hensley | R | 28 | +0.215 | 97.4% | 5232 |
| 11 | Janice Bowling | R | 16 | +0.228 | 99.3% | 4806 |
| 12 | Mark Pody | R | 17 | +0.229 | 99.1% | 4918 |
| 13 | Rusty Crowe | R | 3 | +0.234 | 99.5% | 5113 |
| 14 | Steve Southerland | R | 9 | +0.234 | 99.3% | 4864 |
| 15 | Jessie Seal | R | 8 | +0.238 | 99.6% | 4814 |
| 16 | Page Walley | R | 26 | +0.238 | 99.4% | 5277 |
| 17 | Becky Massey | R | 6 | +0.239 | 99.7% | 4634 |
| 18 | Bobby Harshbarger | R | 4 | +0.239 | 99.6% | 5139 |
| 19 | Kerry Roberts | R | 23 | +0.239 | 98.8% | 5186 |
| 20 | Adam Lowe | R | 1 | +0.240 | 99.2% | 5271 |
| 21 | Dawn White | R | 13 | +0.240 | 99.7% | 5178 |
| 22 | Ferrell Haile | R | 18 | +0.243 | 99.7% | 5183 |
| 23 | Ed Jackson | R | 25 | +0.251 | 99.9% | 5244 |
| 24 | Randy McNally | R | 5 | +0.251 | 99.7% | 4486 |
| 25 | Paul Rose | R | 32 | +0.253 | 99.8% | 5252 |
| 26 | Ken Yager | R | 12 | +0.255 | 99.8% | 4612 |
| 27 | John Stevens | R | 24 | +0.261 | 98.9% | 5279 |
| 28 | Paul Bailey | R | 15 | +0.268 | 99.5% | 4587 |
| 29 | Bo Watson | R | 11 | +0.269 | 99.3% | 4837 |
| 30 | Brent Taylor | R | 31 | +0.272 | 99.4% | 5211 |
| — | Bill Powers not ranked | R | 22 | — | 97.4% | 39 |
| — | Jack Johnson not ranked | R | 27 | — | 100.0% | 43 |
| — | Shane Reeves not ranked | R | 14 | — | 100.0% | 37 |
Tennessee House 98 members · 75 R · 23 D open in Rankings →
10282 roll calls (2020 contested, used for scores), 2007-04-18 to 2026-05-06; sessions: 114th First Extraordinary Session (January 2025); 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
| # | Name | Party | District | Score (liberal → conservative) | Party unity | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gloria Johnson | D | 90 | -1.000 | 97.2% | 5237 |
| 2 | Gabby Salinas | D | 96 | -0.987 | 96.6% | 5266 |
| 3 | Aftyn Behn | D | 51 | -0.986 | 97.6% | 4687 |
| 4 | Shaundelle Brooks | D | 60 | -0.980 | 97.7% | 4836 |
| 5 | Justin Pearson | D | 86 | -0.969 | 92.8% | 2832 |
| 6 | Jason Powell | D | 53 | -0.963 | 98.1% | 5216 |
| 7 | Justin Jones | D | 52 | -0.963 | 98.2% | 4534 |
| 8 | Vincent Dixie | D | 54 | -0.956 | 97.5% | 4507 |
| 9 | John Clemmons | D | 55 | -0.921 | 98.4% | 5191 |
| 10 | Torrey Harris | D | 91 | -0.902 | 98.7% | 4456 |
| 11 | Bob Freeman | D | 56 | -0.897 | 98.2% | 4507 |
| 12 | Bo Mitchell | D | 50 | -0.873 | 98.7% | 5302 |
| 13 | Harold Love | D | 58 | -0.871 | 99.1% | 4478 |
| 14 | Karen Camper | D | 87 | -0.850 | 98.4% | 4735 |
| 15 | Sam McKenzie | D | 15 | -0.848 | 98.8% | 4950 |
| 16 | Yusuf Hakeem | D | 28 | -0.828 | 98.4% | 4781 |
| 17 | Caleb Hemmer | D | 59 | -0.781 | 98.0% | 4707 |
| 18 | Ronnie Glynn | D | 67 | -0.770 | 97.9% | 4789 |
| 19 | Antonio Parkinson | D | 98 | -0.769 | 97.7% | 4956 |
| 20 | Jesse Chism | D | 85 | -0.716 | 97.3% | 5734 |
| 21 | Larry Miller | D | 88 | -0.661 | 96.2% | 5027 |
| 22 | Johnny Shaw | D | 80 | -0.453 | 94.5% | 5372 |
| 23 | Monty Fritts | R | 32 | +0.103 | 94.6% | 4834 |
| 24 | Jody Barrett | R | 69 | +0.128 | 96.3% | 4830 |
| 25 | Todd Warner | R | 92 | +0.184 | 97.1% | 5101 |
| 26 | Michele Reneau | R | 27 | +0.206 | 98.2% | 4998 |
| 27 | Kelly Keisling | R | 38 | +0.215 | 98.1% | 4649 |
| 28 | John Gillespie | R | 97 | +0.216 | 99.0% | 4567 |
| 29 | Clay Doggett | R | 70 | +0.236 | 98.3% | 5039 |
| 30 | Paul Sherrell | R | 43 | +0.244 | 99.5% | 5147 |
| 31 | Gary Hicks | R | 9 | +0.245 | 99.2% | 5352 |
| 32 | Chris Hurt | R | 82 | +0.248 | 99.0% | 4741 |
| 33 | Tim Rudd | R | 34 | +0.251 | 98.2% | 4733 |
| 34 | Michael Hale | R | 40 | +0.253 | 99.2% | 4871 |
| 35 | Bud Hulsey | R | 2 | +0.254 | 98.0% | 4822 |
| 36 | Lowell Russell | R | 21 | +0.256 | 98.7% | 5312 |
| 37 | Ron Travis | R | 31 | +0.257 | 99.3% | 4781 |
| 38 | Doc Kumar | R | 66 | +0.257 | 99.6% | 4513 |
| 39 | Tommy Stinnett | R | 20 | +0.257 | 99.3% | 4723 |
| 40 | Kevin Raper | R | 24 | +0.258 | 99.5% | 4207 |
| 41 | Kirk Haston | R | 72 | +0.258 | 99.2% | 4169 |
| 42 | Mike Sparks | R | 49 | +0.258 | 99.1% | 5094 |
| 43 | Renea Jones | R | 4 | +0.258 | 99.4% | 4888 |
| 44 | David Hawk | R | 5 | +0.260 | 99.2% | 5279 |
| 45 | Greg Vital | R | 29 | +0.260 | 99.0% | 4935 |
| 46 | John Crawford | R | 1 | +0.260 | 98.7% | 6118 |
| 47 | Timothy Hill | R | 3 | +0.260 | 98.1% | 4964 |
| 48 | Ed Butler | R | 41 | +0.261 | 98.8% | 5139 |
| 49 | Elaine Davis | R | 18 | +0.262 | 99.6% | 5003 |
| 50 | Becky Jo Alexander | R | 7 | +0.262 | 99.5% | 5177 |
| 51 | Kevin Vaughan | R | 95 | +0.263 | 99.4% | 5038 |
| 52 | Tandy Darby | R | 76 | +0.263 | 99.4% | 4787 |
| 53 | Chris Todd | R | 73 | +0.264 | 99.2% | 5269 |
| 54 | Dan Howell | R | 22 | +0.264 | 99.5% | 5221 |
| 55 | Dennis Powers | R | 36 | +0.265 | 99.7% | 5291 |
| 56 | Fred Atchley | R | 12 | +0.265 | 99.5% | 5312 |
| 57 | Rush Bricken | R | 47 | +0.265 | 99.3% | 5193 |
| 58 | Susan Lynn | R | 57 | +0.265 | 99.3% | 4192 |
| 59 | Bryan Terry | R | 48 | +0.266 | 99.5% | 4895 |
| 60 | Jeremy Faison | R | 11 | +0.266 | 99.6% | 4769 |
| 61 | Pat Marsh | R | 62 | +0.266 | 99.5% | 4827 |
| 62 | Charlie Baum | R | 37 | +0.267 | 99.6% | 4960 |
| 63 | Justin Lafferty | R | 89 | +0.267 | 99.4% | 5081 |
| 64 | Rick Eldridge | R | 10 | +0.267 | 99.6% | 5536 |
| 65 | Jake McCalmon | R | 63 | +0.268 | 99.3% | 5086 |
| 66 | Scott Cepicky | R | 64 | +0.268 | 99.0% | 5019 |
| 67 | Greg Martin | R | 26 | +0.269 | 98.7% | 5164 |
| 68 | Jay Reedy | R | 74 | +0.269 | 99.2% | 5249 |
| 69 | Ryan Williams | R | 42 | +0.269 | 99.2% | 5139 |
| 70 | Esther Helton-Haynes | R | 30 | +0.270 | 99.8% | 4915 |
| 71 | Gino Bulso | R | 61 | +0.270 | 99.0% | 5326 |
| 72 | Mark Cochran | R | 23 | +0.270 | 99.2% | 5198 |
| 73 | Clark Boyd | R | 46 | +0.272 | 99.6% | 5110 |
| 74 | Brock Martin | R | 79 | +0.273 | 99.7% | 4741 |
| 75 | William Lamberth | R | 44 | +0.273 | 99.4% | 5491 |
| 76 | Cameron Sexton | R | 25 | +0.275 | 99.7% | 4539 |
| 77 | Jerome Moon | R | 8 | +0.275 | 99.6% | 5319 |
| 78 | Michele Carringer | R | 16 | +0.275 | 99.6% | 4975 |
| 79 | Rick Scarbrough | R | 33 | +0.275 | 99.7% | 4941 |
| 80 | Ron Gant | R | 94 | +0.275 | 99.2% | 4974 |
| 81 | William Slater | R | 35 | +0.275 | 99.5% | 5089 |
| 82 | Mary Littleton | R | 78 | +0.277 | 99.6% | 5677 |
| 83 | Tom Leatherwood | R | 99 | +0.277 | 99.1% | 5193 |
| 84 | Andrew Farmer | R | 17 | +0.278 | 99.5% | 4807 |
| 85 | Johnny Garrett | R | 45 | +0.278 | 99.6% | 4297 |
| 86 | Dave Wright | R | 19 | +0.279 | 99.6% | 5194 |
| 87 | Debra Moody | R | 81 | +0.279 | 98.9% | 4492 |
| 88 | Iris Rudder | R | 39 | +0.279 | 99.7% | 5565 |
| 89 | Kip Capley | R | 71 | +0.279 | 99.1% | 5249 |
| 90 | Tim Hicks | R | 6 | +0.280 | 99.6% | 5838 |
| 91 | Aron Maberry | R | 68 | +0.286 | 99.7% | 5168 |
| 92 | Lee Reeves | R | 65 | +0.286 | 99.7% | 5542 |
| 93 | Michael Lankford | R | 75 | +0.287 | 99.6% | 3069 |
| 94 | Jason Zachary | R | 14 | +0.290 | 99.3% | 5499 |
| 95 | Rusty Grills | R | 77 | +0.290 | 99.2% | 4979 |
| — | Mark White not ranked | R | 83 | — | 96.9% | 33 |
| — | Robert Stevens not ranked | R | 13 | — | 100.0% | 22 |
| — | T.J. Hardaway not ranked | D | 93 | — | — | 0 |