# Jay Reedy

Jay Reedy is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 74.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 74
- Serving since: 2014-11-04
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/380a255b-fef0-4cd9-9f33-3d5b5d163c68

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/380a255b-fef0-4cd9-9f33-3d5b5d163c68 (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

Reedy missed 1.9% of 4,514 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee House (average 99.1%).

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

40 classified statements: 40 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 | Reedy | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 22.5% | 31.9% | 517 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.5% | 12.7% | 225 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 33% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Education 22% (State House Republicans 15%); Emergency Management 11% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 67 donors and 1,151 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,514 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.1% (96.3%). 37 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 33 bills: 33 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 81.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 33 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2669: Benton County - Subject to local approval, updates the system for the management of county finances, including, but not limited to, budgeting, investment… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2669/
- HJR 1330: Memorials, Interns - William "Billy" Bunce - (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1330/
- HJR 1141: Memorials, Retirement - Sheriff Kevin Sugg - (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1141/
- HB 2489: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits a school board from offering or providing severance pay to a director of schools who is terminated without… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2489/
- HB 2412: Motor Vehicles - As introduced, increases from 10 to 15 the number of days from the date of an order suspending or revoking a commercial driver license that a… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2412/
- HB 2490: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits an LEA from employing a person who is a relative of the LEA's director of schools or a relative of a… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2490/
- HB 2097: TennCare - As enacted, extends the ground ambulance service annual assessment to June 30, 2027; changes the penalty imposed by the bureau on an ambulance… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2097/
- HB 1901: Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, authorizes an excise tax credit for brewers that donate spent grain byproducts for agricultural use. - Amends… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1901/
- HB 1788: Real Property - As enacted, enacts the "Sen. Frank Niceley National Security and Economic Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 2, Part 3. (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1788/
- HB 1789: Education, Higher - As introduced, requires each public institution of higher education to classify a student who is the spouse of a service member who has… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1789/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 69% 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.

- 2025-11-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1991486224515887203
- 2025-11-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1987873834553188544
- 2025-11-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1985356564987888035
- 2025-11-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1985456721163108654
- 2025-10-30 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1983914724212224156
- 2025-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1976688462053912625
- 2025-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1968755359557754949
- 2025-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1968755905719160905
- 2025-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1968786569818501382
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaydreedy/status/1967965775853129938

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H74
- Campaign site: https://www.jayreedyfortennessee.com/
- X: https://x.com/jaydreedy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jay.reedy.12/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrxmnmu5FyzQ127copoXsOw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-reedy-b071b892/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/380a255b-fef0-4cd9-9f33-3d5b5d163c68