# Bill Powers

Bill Powers is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2019-04-25
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/46b6a1b2-f0c0-4e9a-a506-a81e12e329f5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/46b6a1b2-f0c0-4e9a-a506-a81e12e329f5 (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

100% of Powers’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

15 classified statements: 15 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Powers | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 351 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.03), from 167 donors and 1,351 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

9,071 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 99.5% (95.3%). 18 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: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1530 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1530/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1267 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liya Rakeshbhai Patel, Valedictorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1267/
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Failed · HB 2585 Damages - As introduced, states that the amount of damages awarded as noneconomic damages must not exceed $1 million in a health care liability action… · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2585/
- 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: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1578 Memorials, Interns - Indian Clay - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1578/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1268 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicolo Azzani, Salutatorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1268/
- 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: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1539 Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1539/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 87 bills: 87 reached committee, 57 passed one chamber, 55 passed both, 55 became law. Cosponsored 0. 79.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 10 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1017: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ella Claire Roberts, Salutatorian, Clarksville High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1017/
- SJR 1018: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Caroline Annalise Watts, Valedictorian, Clarksville High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1018/
- SJR 1014: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Elizabeth Fay, Valedictorian, Kirkwood High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1014/
- SJR 1013: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Shaniece Crowder, Salutatorian, Kirkwood High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1013/
- SJR 1008: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Grace Ann Hanna, Valedictorian, Northwest High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1008/
- SJR 1009: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kassandra Dellinger, Salutatorian, Northeast High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1009/
- SJR 1015: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Grant Johnson, Salutatorian, Kenwood High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1015/
- SJR 1007: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Victoria Elizabeth Grace Maners, Salutatorian, Northwest High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1007/
- SJR 1010: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Rune Horn, Valedictorian, Northeast High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1010/
- SJR 1004: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lorelei Castaneda, Valedictorian, West Creek High School - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1004/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $116.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2026-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2069843035048071442
- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2068451136986628519
- 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2066592848477139121
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2065290902134722908
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2063079312270487824
- 2026-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2045972936272535978
- 2026-03-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2036646658205728960
- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2019944978961821969
- 2026-01-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/2013025807568888024
- 2025-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillPowersTN/status/1950603256289206560

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S22&ga=114
- Campaign site: https://www.billpowerstn.com/
- X: https://x.com/BillPowersTN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/billpowerstn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wmspowers/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/46b6a1b2-f0c0-4e9a-a506-a81e12e329f5