# Dan Howell

Dan Howell is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 22
- Serving since: 2014-08-07
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/311de632-eabb-46da-b547-5fbd73b97769

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/311de632-eabb-46da-b547-5fbd73b97769 (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 Howell’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Howell | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 50.0% | 2.9% | 1 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 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 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 94 donors and 1,121 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,612 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.4% (96.3%). 16 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 47 bills: 42 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 0. 74.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 50 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1252: Memorials, Recognition - Ocoee Church of God, 50th anniversary - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1252/
- HJR 1161: Memorials, Recognition - ALS Awareness Month - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1161/
- HJR 1136: Memorials, Recognition - Richard Taylor - (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1136/
- HR 170: Memorials, Interns - Sophia Brenn Myers - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR170/
- HJR 1091: Memorials, Recognition - Revolution show choir at Lake Forest Middle School, 25th anniversary - (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1091/
- HJR 1036: Memorials, Death - Blake Gary Davis - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1036/
- HJR 1011: Memorials, Retirement - Donna Alley Simpson, Bradley County Clerk - (became law, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1011/
- HJR 909: Memorials, Recognition - Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, March 2026 - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR909/
- HB 2424: Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, requires the notice submitted by the state board of equalization to a county mayor on whether an extension of time to… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2424/
- HB 2619: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, establishes the Tennessee commission of insurance review; prohibits a health insurance entity… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2619/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $131.3K (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.

- 2026-07-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/danhowell10/status/2078827369712754875
- 2025-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/danhowell10/status/1953090419710898482

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H22
- Campaign site: https://dan4tn.com/
- X: https://x.com/danhowell10
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDanHowell/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dan.howell.526
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-howell-99aa6b126

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/311de632-eabb-46da-b547-5fbd73b97769