# Mike Sparks

Mike Sparks is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 49
- Serving since: 2010-11-02
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/092dd5d6-fb25-494c-ad16-78f0034df92f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/092dd5d6-fb25-494c-ad16-78f0034df92f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

100% of Sparks’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 72 donors and 1,033 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,505 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 96.2% (96.3%). 37 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REFER TO COMMITTEE 5/6/2026 Passed · HJR 8 Memorials, Death - U.S. Senator James Ralph Sasser - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR8/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 2111 Correctional Programs - As enacted, creates the state families of incarcerated individuals advisory board within the department of correction for the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2111/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1209 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Max Christopher Collins, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1209/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1240 Memorials, Interns - Aaron Sullivan - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1240/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1208 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Christopher Heath Foster, Valedictorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1208/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1220 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keely Nicole Melton, Valedictorian, McEwen High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1220/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1198 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kylie Miller, Valedictorian, McNairy Central High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1198/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SB 1849 Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts the "Essential Governmental Employee Housing Act of 2026"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5;… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB1849/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1657 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dahee Yoon, Salutatorian, Cookeville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1657/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 1707 Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1707/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 40 bills: 38 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 77.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 40 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1604: Memorials, Recognition - Jerry Nash - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1604/
- HJR 1576: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Stevie Ivens, Valedictorian, Smyrna High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1576/
- HJR 1572: Memorials, Recognition - Wired Human - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1572/
- HJR 1575: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ryan Dudney, Salutatorian, Smyrna High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1575/
- HJR 1574: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Whitt, Salutatorian, Lancaster Christian Academy - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1574/
- HJR 1573: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isaac Mozingo, Valedictorian, Lancaster Christian Academy - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1573/
- HJR 1577: Memorials, Academic Achievement - David Johnson, Valedictorian, Smyrna High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1577/
- HJR 1535: Memorials, Recognition - Sidney Ware, Brandon Randolph, Fatima Grandos Macareno, Mu Zeta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and No Labels at Middle… (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1535/
- HJR 1471: Memorials, Interns - Andrea Medina - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1471/
- HJR 1470: Memorials, Recognition - Sarah Elizabeth Vincion Lewis, perfect attendance - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1470/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H49
- Campaign site: https://votemikesparks.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votemikesparks/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michael.sparks.7792
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OfficeofTennesseeStateRepMikeS
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7xUJLsYRraWOkXmBsyIeUw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-sparks-73783646/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/092dd5d6-fb25-494c-ad16-78f0034df92f