# Greg Vital

Greg Vital is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 29
- Serving since: 2021-09-15
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1035ecfa-8b33-472b-8aa9-2c6286c7fb59

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1035ecfa-8b33-472b-8aa9-2c6286c7fb59 (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

0% of Vital’s statements criticize a policy, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans (average 9.3%).

## What Vital says (TN 2025–26 session)

247 classified statements: 247 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Vital | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.8% | 31.9% | 570 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 1.8% | 253 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.9% | 12.7% | 380 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.4% | 273 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 14% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Environmental Protection 10% (State House Republicans 1.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.50 (standard error 0.03), from 235 donors and 737 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,574 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 97.4% (96.3%). 35 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 82 bills: 79 reached committee, 69 passed one chamber, 64 passed both, 64 became law. Cosponsored 0. 89.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 11 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 256: Memorials, Sports - Coach Scott Shepherd - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR256/
- HJR 1537: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kate Tucker, Valedictorian, Silverdale Baptist Academy - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1537/
- HR 206: Memorials, Recognition - National Epilepsy Awareness Month - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR206/
- HJR 1538: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Rachel Baker, Salutatorian, Silverdale Baptist Academy - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1538/
- HJR 1492: Memorials, Death - Melvin Duley Cooper, Jr. - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1492/
- HJR 1475: Memorials, Death - Deputy Landon Faulkner, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1475/
- HJR 1491: Memorials, Death - William Thomas "W.T." Housley - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1491/
- HJR 1469: Memorials, Retirement - Brent Clayton - (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1469/
- HJR 1392: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kendra Peyton Bonine, Salutatorian, Central High School - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1392/
- HJR 1390: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Berenice Vazquez, Valedictorian, Tyner High School - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1390/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $154.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2113002891870888134
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2111805247240782243
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2110461645805715936
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2110101527763267599
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2109274319024980406
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2109381530950762772
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2108670095761314036
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2107151404007584115
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2106732571581136936
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/GregVitalTN/status/2106846069938094433

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H29
- Campaign site: https://electgregvital.com/
- X: https://x.com/GregVitalTN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GregVitalTN/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greg.a.vital/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greg__vital/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregvitaltn/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-a-vital-46439628/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1035ecfa-8b33-472b-8aa9-2c6286c7fb59