# Harold Love

Harold Love is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 58.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 58
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2b7b0735-2adf-4d15-8dab-e32cf871d1d9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2b7b0735-2adf-4d15-8dab-e32cf871d1d9 (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

88% of the 33 bills Love sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Tennessee House.

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

43 classified statements: 43 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Love | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 27.9% | 39.2% | 548 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 2.3% | 14.4% | 634 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 17% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Agriculture and Food 8.3% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 3 donors and 956 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,082 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 94.9% (96.3%). 36 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 87.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 16 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 268: Memorials, Interns - Nehemiah DeMar - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR268/
- HR 185: Memorials, Recognition - Reverend Dr. William Seth Martin - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR185/
- HJR 1236: Memorials, Sports - Tennessee State University Tigers, OVC champions - (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1236/
- HJR 1079: Memorials, Recognition - Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore and National Black Bookstore Day - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1079/
- HR 169: Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR169/
- HR 160: Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker - (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR160/
- HB 2600: Corporations, Not for Profit - As introduced, enacts the "Volunteer Communities Act," which provides an unincorporated association or nonprofit corporation… (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2600/
- HB 2413: Children - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act." - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3. (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2413/
- HB 1946: Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study of the potential… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1946/
- HB 1948: Education - As introduced, establishes that a public institution of education may provide an opportunity or benefit exclusively to one sex through a program… (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1948/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2097071425660027149
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2085743567226478787
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2068822840913035641
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2068002434568380614
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2058968487427547407
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2052844383481864425
- 2026-05-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2050578338767389089
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2047695111010586732
- 2026-04-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2047353495406207187
- 2026-03-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/haroldlovejr/status/2038672502063284401

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H58
- Campaign site: https://www.haroldlovejr.com/
- X: https://x.com/haroldlovejr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haroldlovejr/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harold.love.52/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haroldlovejr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harold-love-048b2210/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2b7b0735-2adf-4d15-8dab-e32cf871d1d9