# William Slater

William Slater is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 35
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/33aa517f-98cc-4c9a-8bae-5b41542555fa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/33aa517f-98cc-4c9a-8bae-5b41542555fa (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

89% of the 38 bills Slater sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Tennessee House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.04), from 155 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,615 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 99.0% (96.3%). 17 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 38 bills: 37 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 89.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 9 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1000: Memorials, Recognition - Profound Autism Day - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1000/
- HJR 1001: Memorials, Recognition - World Down Syndrome Day - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1001/
- HJR 964: Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Jon Forlines - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR964/
- HJR 905: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Frances Ogeal Halfacre Webster, 100th birthday - (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR905/
- HB 2177: Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49,… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2177/
- HB 1934: Schools, Charter - As enacted, requires the department of education to annually collect and report certain data for opportunity public charter schools on the… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1934/
- HB 1899: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, increases from three to five the maximum number of nonrelated persons in a home for the aged to be… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1899/
- HB 1882: State Universities - As introduced, requires all gubernatorial appointments to a state university board to be confirmed by joint resolution of the senate and… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1882/
- HB 1881: Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program. - Amends TCA… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1881/
- HB 1758: School Transportation - As introduced, allows, as an alternative to undergoing an annual physical and mental examination, a school bus driver to annually… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1758/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $95.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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=H35
- Campaign site: https://slaterforhouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slaterforhouse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HCAcrusaders
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slaterforhouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamslaterjd/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/33aa517f-98cc-4c9a-8bae-5b41542555fa