# Tom Leatherwood

Tom Leatherwood is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 99.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 99
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/37db89c5-6814-450a-8259-5e6d1a046e4f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/37db89c5-6814-450a-8259-5e6d1a046e4f (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

48% of the 23 bills Leatherwood sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 143 donors and 1,135 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,515 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.8% (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 23 bills: 16 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 47.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 86 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1464: Memorials, Sports - Kenneth Walker III, Super Bowl LX MVP - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1464/
- HB 2634: Millington - Subject to local approval, requires a candidate for the office of mayor to be a resident of the City of Millington for one year preceding the… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2634/
- HB 2265: Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, urges the comptroller of the treasury to study the feasibility and potential impacts of establishing the value of all… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2265/
- HB 2266: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for vehicular homicide from a Class C felony to a Class B felony if the offense occurred as the… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2266/
- HB 1778: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, urges the department of revenue to study the amount of revenue derived during the previous five fiscal years from the sales tax… (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1778/
- HB 1773: Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes emergency communications district boards of directors to participate in board meetings electronically under the open… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1773/
- HB 1781: Adoption - As introduced, changes from 100 years to 90 years the amount of time that must elapse from the date the adoption was finalized before confidential… (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1781/
- HB 1780: Education, Higher - As introduced, extends, from January 1 to January 15, the deadline for the department of correction to submit its annual report on higher… (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1780/
- HB 1777: Business Organizations - As introduced, requires the comptroller of the treasury to submit a report, on or before December 31, 2026, to the governor, the… (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1777/
- HB 1779: Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, requires a written notice of the intended seizure of personal property given by the county trustee, deputy trustee, or… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1779/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $77.2K (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=H99
- Campaign site: https://tomleatherwood.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TomMelissaLeatherwood
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tom.Leatherwood.TN.Representative.District.99
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leatherwoodtom/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tomleatherwoodforcongress4441
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVVh85j1TsKMX7c4fCYTsg

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/37db89c5-6814-450a-8259-5e6d1a046e4f