# Paul Sherrell

Paul Sherrell is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 43
- Serving since: 2016-11-09
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3c4af105-7b55-4c00-af88-af574ea05493

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c4af105-7b55-4c00-af88-af574ea05493 (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

41% of the 17 bills Sherrell sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Tennessee House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 30 donors and 1,136 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)

4,607 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.1% (96.3%). 23 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 17 bills: 11 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 41.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 92 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1420: Memorials, Recognition - Annabella Culwell, 2025 Warren County Fairest of the Fair - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1420/
- HJR 1147: Memorials, Congress - Urges Tennessee delegation to prevent closure of McMinnville VA clinic. - (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1147/
- HR 157: Memorials, Retirement - James Bennett - (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR157/
- HB 2322: Agriculture, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the commissioner to annually report the amount of fees, fines, and proceeds resulting from the sale of seized… (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2322/
- HB 2206: Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2206/
- HB 2221: Courts - As enacted, requires the clerks of the criminal courts to provide the Tennessee sheriffs' association with all court data necessary for the… (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2221/
- HB 2222: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, changes from September 1 to November 1 the day by which the department is required to compile and publish to its website… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2222/
- HB 1691: Aircraft and Airports - As enacted, specifies that a joint board established by two municipalities and two counties pursuant to an interlocal agreement for… (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1691/
- HB 1662: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony the available sentence for an aggravated criminal trespass if,… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1662/
- HJR 706: Memorials, Death - Tommy Myers, Jr. - (became law, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR706/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $73.4K (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=H43
- Campaign site: https://www.paulsherrellfortn.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rep.Paul.Sherrell/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011643402017
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/statereppaulsherrell/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c4af105-7b55-4c00-af88-af574ea05493