# Justin Lafferty

Justin Lafferty is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 89.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 89
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/34114218-f0eb-4864-8f4a-156c4cc71cdb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/34114218-f0eb-4864-8f4a-156c4cc71cdb (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

91% of the 150 bills Lafferty sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Tennessee House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 73 donors and 1,104 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,554 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.2% (96.3%). 27 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 150 bills: 144 reached committee, 117 passed one chamber, 51 passed both, 51 became law. Cosponsored 0. 90.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 8 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 191: Memorials, Interns - Makayla Paris - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR191/
- HR 156: Memorials, Recognition - LuLu's Tea Room, 20th anniversary - (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR156/
- HB 2581: Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits the board of regents, each state university board of trustees, and the board of trustees for the University of… (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2581/
- HB 2580: Professions and Occupations - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 21 days the time in which a licensed polygraph examiner or company must notify the… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2580/
- HB 2178: Economic and Community Development - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the board of directors of the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation. -… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2178/
- HB 2181: Corporations, Not for Profit - As introduced, requires a nonprofit organization that receives state or federal grants to compile, maintain, and publish in a… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2181/
- HB 2180: Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires a third-party booking site that includes information about ancillary hotel services available at a hotel to… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2180/
- HB 2179: Workers Compensation - As enacted, adds a requirement that an award of attorneys' fees and costs incurred when an employer unreasonably denies a workers'… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2179/
- HB 2043: Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, generally establishes that permanent rules filed in the office of the secretary of state on or after January 1,… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2043/
- HB 2009: Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, authorizes a county or municipality to request the department of transportation to conduct a highway traffic noise… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2009/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.3K (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=H89
- Campaign site: https://www.voteforlafferty.com/
- X: https://x.com/justinlaffert17
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaffertyforStateHouse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justin.lafferty.336/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/34114218-f0eb-4864-8f4a-156c4cc71cdb