# Renea Jones

Renea Jones is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 4
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/22be6e69-17be-43cf-aba3-bf06d4c7b54c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/22be6e69-17be-43cf-aba3-bf06d4c7b54c (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 Jones’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

9 classified statements: 9 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 | Jones | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 11.1% | 31.9% | 688 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 100% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 100% (State House Republicans 1.5%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.05), from 135 donors and 294 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,541 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 97.4% (96.3%). 24 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 37 bills: 33 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 44 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 168: Agriculture - Recognizes the importance of developing information and recommendations to assist the 115th General Assembly in crafting legislation to regulate… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR168/
- HB 2655: Unicoi County - Subject to local approval, aligns the county's mineral severance tax with the tax amounts prescribed under state law. - Amends Chapter 213 of… (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2655/
- HJR 999: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Mabel Chandler Edwards, 106th birthday - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR999/
- HJR 929: Memorials, Recognition - Zoe Scheiderich, Miss Tennessee 2025 - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR929/
- HJR 904: Memorials, Recognition - Analee Shaver, Miss Tennessee's Teen 2025 - (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR904/
- HB 2614: State Government - As enacted, designates the Rhododendron and Fall-O-Dendron festivals of Roan Mountain as the official Rhododendron and Fall-O-Dendron… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2614/
- HB 2411: Boards and Commissions - As enacted, integrates the bureau of TennCare into the statewide planning and policy council’s structure and mission by adding the… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2411/
- HB 2146: Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, specifies that if a student is referred to juvenile court for being unlawfully absent from school and is ultimately… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2146/
- HB 2149: Education - As enacted, authorizes an LEA or public charter school to continue a disciplinary investigation of a student who, during the investigation,… (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2149/
- HB 2147: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over the grounds of a school. - Amends TCA… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2147/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.8K (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.

- 2025-12-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/2001473698231189536
- 2025-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/1974267855886528981
- 2025-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/1926250895332741480
- 2025-04-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/1908244379942174902
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/1881320653053464841
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/1881320801313677638
- 2025-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/1881030760473534871
- 2025-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/1881035753255534815
- 2025-01-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jcfarms/status/1875515335530668396

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H4
- Campaign site: https://reneajones.com/
- X: https://x.com/jcfarms
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reneajonesfortn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1626185797
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneaj66/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renea-jones-09613647/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/22be6e69-17be-43cf-aba3-bf06d4c7b54c