# Gary Hicks

Gary Hicks is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 9
- Serving since: 2016-01-12
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2c60cce4-42aa-44e7-85fe-ab30d8e38979

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c60cce4-42aa-44e7-85fe-ab30d8e38979 (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

Hicks reported $250.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 61 donors and 1,151 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,444 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 97.2% (96.3%). 29 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 40 bills: 36 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 71 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1611: Memorials, Retirement - Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1611/
- HJR 1645: Memorials, Recognition - Fallen law enforcement officers of Hawkins County - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1645/
- HJR 1545: Memorials, Recognition - National Police Week (May 11-16, 2026) and Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15, 2026) - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1545/
- HJR 1403: Memorials, Recognition - William Lewis Jenkins, Hawkins County Republican Lifetime Achievement Award - (became law, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1403/
- HJR 995: Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee credit unions - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR995/
- HB 2446: Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to fulfill certain duties for the volunteer firefighter… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2446/
- HB 2444: Energy - As introduced, removes restriction on the number of terms a member may serve on the state energy policy council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29,… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2444/
- HB 2445: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each LEA to compile a list of all school buildings in the district that use natural gas for the provision… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2445/
- HB 2270: Children - As enacted, establishes the children's digital protection fund within the state treasury. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2. (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2270/
- HB 2207: Taxes - As enacted, provides that an application for an exemption from property taxation for property owned by a religious, charitable, scientific, or… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2207/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $250.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% 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=H9
- X: https://x.com/garyhicksjr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gary.w.hicks.16/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GaryHicksTN
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garyhicksjr10/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-hicks-455a1a8/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2c60cce4-42aa-44e7-85fe-ab30d8e38979