# Rush Bricken

Rush Bricken is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 47.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 47
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/271c14e0-433b-42ce-91c5-c01ad5ccfc41

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/271c14e0-433b-42ce-91c5-c01ad5ccfc41 (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 Bricken’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 19 donors and 1,162 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,483 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.2% (96.3%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1169 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Faye Colyer, 105th birthday - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1169/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 24 bills: 24 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 76 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2667: Grundy County - Subject to local approval, creates the Southern Cumberland Plateau Regional Water and Wastewater Authority. - (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2667/
- HB 2663: Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, allocates 3.8 percent of each annual operating budget, but not less than $1.5 million, to the maintenance of streets… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2663/
- HJR 1030: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tullahoma High School, FBLA national award winners - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1030/
- HB 2132: Safety - As introduced, requires newly installed storm drains and culverts constructed after July 1, 2026, to be equipped with a safety cover or grate if the… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2132/
- HJR 851: Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Gary Arnold Flandro - (became law, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR851/
- HB 1926: Fireworks - As enacted, expands the length of the existing Independence Day and New Year sales periods and adds new Memorial Day and Labor Day sales periods… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1926/
- HB 1928: Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires proposed subdivision plans to be approved by a local planning commission or other agency… (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1928/
- HB 1927: Education, Dept. of - As enacted, allows a local board of education or public charter school governing body that has not received funding from the department… (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1927/
- HB 1703: Real Property - As introduced, requires corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and limited liability partnerships that purchase or… (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1703/
- HB 1702: General Assembly, Studies - As enacted, directs the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to perform a study of this state's… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1702/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.6K (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=H47
- Campaign site: https://www.rushforstatehouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRushBricken/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rushbrickenfortnhouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rush-bricken-a230694b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/271c14e0-433b-42ce-91c5-c01ad5ccfc41