# Greg Martin

Greg Martin is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 26
- Serving since: 2022-04-04
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3fb15ce3-c606-4e25-bc6f-1c374bb52cf6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3fb15ce3-c606-4e25-bc6f-1c374bb52cf6 (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

Martin missed 3.0% of 4,488 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Tennessee House (average 99.1%).

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

158 classified statements: 158 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 | Martin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.9% | 435 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 9.3% | 639 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 25.9% | 31.9% | 475 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 362 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 12.7% | 12.7% | 331 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 9.8% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.3% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 269 donors and 663 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,488 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.2% (96.3%). 38 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 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 0. 88.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 12 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1518: Memorials, Recognition - Barry Clingan - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1518/
- HJR 1482: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Laurel McCuiston, Valedictorian, Sale Creek High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1482/
- HJR 1483: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Landon Mims, Salutatorian, Sale Creek High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1483/
- HJR 1481: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kylee Am, Salutatorian, Hixson High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1481/
- HJR 1480: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hiba Shahbaz, Valedictorian, Hixson High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1480/
- HJR 1212: Memorials, Retirement - Becky Kirk - (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1212/
- HJR 1211: Memorials, Retirement - Joe Smith, Hamilton County Schools Board of Education - (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1211/
- HJR 1134: Memorials, Recognition - Tonya Craft - (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1134/
- HJR 1065: Memorials, Recognition - Notre Dame High School, 150th anniversary - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1065/
- HJR 1050: Memorials, Recognition - Sam Houston - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1050/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $173.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2112329566849011944
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2110368674746138744
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2108555057964650572
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2108556039000088886
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2108217698429833323
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2108299791243641169
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2104614232004378842
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2103599656026644833
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2100588889186386206
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin/status/2093759830947213717

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H26
- Campaign site: https://electgregmartin.com/
- X: https://x.com/tnvolgregmartin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gregmartind26
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.JGM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjgregmartin/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoy5wffEoUmAiyUohjUJdZA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-martin-ba517b89

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3fb15ce3-c606-4e25-bc6f-1c374bb52cf6