# Kip Capley

Kip Capley is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 71.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 71
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1ea53db6-5fee-4603-9f8e-fd63694b45fa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ea53db6-5fee-4603-9f8e-fd63694b45fa (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

97% of the 215 bills Capley sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 97 in the Tennessee House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.63 (standard error 0.04), from 56 donors and 550 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,275 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.3% (96.3%). 34 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 215 bills: 212 reached committee, 195 passed one chamber, 193 passed both, 193 became law. Cosponsored 0. 96.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 1 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1602: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zali Brynn Daniels, Valedictorian, Collinwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1602/
- HJR 1594: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Patch Craig, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1594/
- HJR 1600: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ellie Reese Blalock, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1600/
- HJR 1592: Memorials, Academic Achievement - George Clinkscale, Valedictorian, Mt. Pleasant High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1592/
- HJR 1599: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dannielle Joanna Risner, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1599/
- HJR 1598: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Avery Rowlett, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1598/
- HJR 1597: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emma Claire Dicus, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1597/
- HJR 1587: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kera Smithson, Top Ten Senior, Mt. Pleasant High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1587/
- HJR 1589: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isabella Arellano, Top Ten Senior, Mt. Pleasant High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1589/
- HJR 1595: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tessa Leann Allen, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1595/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.7K (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=H71
- Campaign site: https://votecapley.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteCapley/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votecapley/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_ErtdIEw8xWHql3khcF-Qw

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1ea53db6-5fee-4603-9f8e-fd63694b45fa