Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

TN Scorecard 2023

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

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.

Senate

House of Representatives

1. Con Con

Good Vote: No

HJR5 Con Con (Passed 66 to 27 on 3/23/2023). 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.

2. Precious Metals

Good Vote: Yes

HB1479 Precious Metals (Passed 98 to 0 on 3/6/2023). Allows the state treasurer to purchase and sell physical gold and precious metal.

3. Abortion

Good Vote: Yes

SB600 Abortion (Passed 65 to 23 on 3/30/2023). Prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion.

4. Student Vaccine Status

Good Vote: Yes

HB252 Student Vaccine Status (Passed 68 to 25 on 3/2/2023). Eliminates the obligation for parents or teachers of homeschooled students to provide proof of immunizations and health services to the local education agency.

5. FedExForum

Good Vote: No

HB1085 FedExForum (Passed 78 to 11 on 4/11/2023). Extends the allocation of state sales tax revenue to Memphis, specifically for the Memphis Grizzlies and events at the FedExForum, until June 30, 2059.

6. UN Agenda 2030 and Property Rights

Good Vote: Yes

SB1147 UN Agenda 2030 and Property Rights (Passed 66 to 22 on 4/21/2023). 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.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Rebecca Alexander	R	HD-007	75%	-	+	+	+	.	.
Jody Barrett	R	HD-069	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Charlie Baum	R	HD-037	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Aftyn Behn	D	HD-051	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Clark Boyd	R	HD-046	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Rush Bricken	R	HD-047	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Gino Bulso	R	HD-061	60%	-	+	.	+	-	+
Jeff Burkhart	R	HD-075	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Ed Butler	R	HD-041	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Karen Camper	D	HD-087	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Kip Capley	R	HD-071	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Dale Carr	R	HD-012	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Michele Carringer	R	HD-016	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Scott Cepicky	R	HD-064	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Jesse Chism	D	HD-085	33%	-	+	-	+	-	-
John Clemmons	D	HD-055	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Mark Cochran	R	HD-023	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
John Crawford	R	HD-001	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Tandy Darby	R	HD-076	60%	-	+	.	+	-	+
Elaine Davis	R	HD-018	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Vincent Dixie	D	HD-054	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Clay Doggett	R	HD-070	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Rick Eldridge	R	HD-010	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Jeremy Faison	R	HD-011	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Andrew Farmer	R	HD-017	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Bob Freeman	D	HD-056	40%	+	+	.	-	-	-
Monty Fritts	R	HD-032	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Ron Gant	R	HD-094	67%	+	+	.	.	-	.
Johnny Garrett	R	HD-045	60%	-	+	+	+	-	.
John Gillespie	R	HD-097	60%	+	+	+	-	-	.
Ronnie Glynn	D	HD-067	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Rusty Grills	R	HD-077	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Yusuf Hakeem	D	HD-028	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Michael Hale	R	HD-040	60%	-	+	+	+	-	.
G Hardaway	D	HD-093	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Torrey Harris	D	HD-091	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Kirk Haston	R	HD-072	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
David Hawk	R	HD-005	60%	-	+	.	+	-	+
Patsy Hazlewood	R	HD-027	60%	-	+	.	+	-	+
Esther Helton	R	HD-030	60%	-	+	+	.	-	+
Caleb Hemmer	D	HD-059	20%	.	+	-	-	-	-
Tim Hicks	R	HD-006	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Gary Hicks	R	HD-009	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Timothy Hill	R	HD-003	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
John Holsclaw	R	HD-004	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Dan Howell	R	HD-022	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Bud Hulsey	R	HD-002	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Chris Hurt	R	HD-082	50%	-	.	+	+	-	.
Darren Jernigan	D	HD-060	50%	+	+	-	-	.	.
Gloria Johnson	D	HD-090	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Curtis Johnson	R	HD-068	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Justin Jones	D	HD-052	40%	+	+	-	-	.	-
Kelly Keisling	R	HD-038	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Sabi Kumar	R	HD-066	50%	-	+	+	-	-	+
Justin Lafferty	R	HD-089	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
William Lamberth	R	HD-044	80%	.	+	+	+	-	+
Tom Leatherwood	R	HD-099	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Mary Littleton	R	HD-078	60%	-	+	+	.	-	+
Harold Love	D	HD-058	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Susan Lynn	R	HD-057	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Pat Marsh	R	HD-062	60%	-	+	+	.	-	+
Greg Martin	R	HD-026	80%	-	+	.	+	+	+
Brock Martin	R	HD-079	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Jake McCalmon	R	HD-063	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Sam McKenzie	D	HD-015	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Larry Miller	D	HD-088	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Bo Mitchell	D	HD-050	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Debra Moody	R	HD-081	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Jerome Moon	R	HD-008	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Antonio Parkinson	D	HD-098	50%	+	+	-	+	-	-
Justin Pearson	D	HD-086	20%	.	+	-	-	-	-
Jason Powell	D	HD-053	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Dennis Powers	R	HD-036	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
John Ragan	R	HD-033	80%	-	+	+	+	.	+
Kevin Raper	R	HD-024	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Jay Reedy	R	HD-074	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Bryan Richey	R	HD-020	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Tim Rudd	R	HD-034	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Iris Rudder	R	HD-039	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Lowell Russell	R	HD-021	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Cameron Sexton	R	HD-025	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Johnny Shaw	D	HD-080	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Paul Sherrell	R	HD-043	100%	.	+	+	+	.	+
William Slater	R	HD-035	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Mike Sparks	R	HD-049	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Robert Stevens	R	HD-013	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Bryan Terry	R	HD-048	75%	-	+	+	+	.	.
Dwayne Thompson	D	HD-096	40%	+	+	.	-	-	-
Chris Todd	R	HD-073	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Joe Towns	D	HD-084	33%	+	+	-	-	-	-
Ron Travis	R	HD-031	60%	-	+	.	+	-	+
Kevin Vaughan	R	HD-095	80%	.	+	+	+	-	+
Greg Vital	R	HD-029	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Todd Warner	R	HD-092	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Mark White	R	HD-083	60%	-	+	+	.	-	+
Sam Whitson	R	HD-065	50%	.	+	.	-	-	+
Ryan Williams	R	HD-042	60%	-	+	+	+	-	.
Dave Wright	R	HD-019	50%	-	+	.	.	-	+
Jason Zachary	R	HD-014	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	69.5%
Democrat	34.3%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution