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.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
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 2024
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.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
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 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
Senate
1. Death Penalty for Child Rape
SB1834 Death Penalty for Child Rape (passed 23 to 5 on 4/23/2024). Authorizes the death penalty as a punishment for “rape” of a child, “aggravated rape” of a child, or “especially aggravated rape” of a child.
2. Ban on LGBTQ+ "Pride" Flag in Schools
HB1605 Ban on LGBTQ+ "Pride" Flag in Schools (failed 13 to 6 on 4/23/2024). Would prohibit the display of any flag other than the United States flag and the official Tennessee state flag in public schools.
3. Article V Convention: Term Limits
HJR5 Article V Convention: Term Limits (passed 18 to 11 on 4/11/2024). 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.
4. Federal Funds to Alleviate "Childhood Hunger"
SB1505 Federal Funds to Alleviate "Childhood Hunger" (failed 15 to 15 on 4/9/2024). 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.
5. Local Enforcement of Immigration Law
HB2124 Local Enforcement of Immigration Law (passed 26 to 7 on 3/25/2024). 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.
6. Grandparent "Visitation Rights" in Child Custody Cases
SB2840 Grandparent "Visitation Rights" in Child Custody Cases (passed 32 to 0 on 3/18/2024). 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).
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Raumesh Akbari | D | SD-029 | 17% | - | - | + | - | - | - |
Paul Bailey | R | SD-015 | 100% | + | . | + | + | + | . |
Janince Bowling | R | SD-016 | 75% | . | . | + | + | + | - |
Richard Briggs | R | SD-007 | 40% | + | . | - | - | + | - |
Heidi Campbell | D | SD-020 | 17% | - | - | + | - | - | - |
Rusty Crowe | R | SD-003 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Todd Gardenhire | R | SD-010 | 60% | + | . | + | + | - | - |
Ferrell Haile | R | SD-018 | 40% | + | . | - | - | + | - |
Joseph Hensley | R | SD-028 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Edward Jackson | R | SD-025 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Jack Johnson | R | SD-027 | 67% | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Sara Kyle | D | SD-030 | NA | . | . | . | . | - | - |
London Lamar | D | SD-033 | 0% | - | - | . | . | - | - |
Adam Lowe | R | SD-001 | 67% | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Jon Lundberg | R | SD-004 | 60% | + | + | - | . | + | - |
Becky Massey | R | SD-006 | 40% | + | . | - | - | + | - |
Randy McNally | R | SD-005 | 33% | + | - | - | - | + | - |
Frank Niceley | R | SD-008 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Charlane Oliver | D | SD-019 | 17% | - | - | + | - | - | - |
Mark Pody | R | SD-017 | 50% | . | . | - | + | + | - |
Bill Powers | R | SD-022 | 60% | + | . | - | + | + | - |
Shane Reeves | R | SD-014 | 40% | + | . | - | - | + | - |
Kerry Roberts | R | SD-023 | 75% | . | + | . | + | + | - |
Paul Rose | R | SD-032 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Steve Southerland | R | SD-009 | 60% | + | + | . | - | + | - |
John Stevens | R | SD-024 | 60% | + | . | - | + | + | - |
Art Swann | R | SD-002 | 50% | + | + | - | - | + | - |
Brent Taylor | R | SD-031 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Page Walley | R | SD-026 | 40% | + | . | - | - | + | - |
Bo Watson | R | SD-011 | 75% | . | . | + | + | + | - |
Dawn White | R | SD-013 | 67% | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Ken Yager | R | SD-012 | 60% | + | . | - | + | + | - |
Jeff Yarbro | D | SD-021 | 17% | - | - | + | - | - | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
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Democrat | 13.6% |
Republican | 59.9% |