# Mark Pody Mark Pody is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 17. - Party: Republican - Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 17 - Serving since: 2017-12-20 - Current term: TN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/47dee87e-231d-4c39-b0a2-6905a85ddbf8 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/47dee87e-231d-4c39-b0a2-6905a85ddbf8 (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 Pody reported $532.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K). ## What Pody says (TN 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Pody | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 | | Policy discussion | 100.0% | 37.3% | 1 of 355 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 | Most discussed policy areas: International Affairs 100% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.02), from 390 donors and 999 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (TN 2025–26 session) 4,438 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 95.3% (95.3%). 24 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 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 yea · 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: 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: 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/ - 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1247 Memorials, Sports - Reese McCann - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1247/ - 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1564 Memorials, Retirement - Jackie Wilkerson - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1564/ - 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1250 Memorials, Recognition - Tom Midyett - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1250/ - 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1658 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kadence Saige Phillips, Salutatorian, Monterey High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1658/ ## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 180 bills: 179 reached committee, 121 passed one chamber, 112 passed both, 110 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 19 of 33). Recent sponsored bills: - SJR 1252: Memorials, Retirement - Trooper William Bennett - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1252/ - SJR 1172: Memorials, Recognition - R. Larry Smith - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1172/ - SJR 1173: Memorials, Recognition - Irlene Mandrell - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1173/ - SJR 1147: Memorials, Recognition - MJ Lucas - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1147/ - SJR 1054: Memorials, Recognition - William M. "Bill" Grady - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1054/ - SJR 1052: Memorials, Retirement - Melanie McDearman Minter - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1052/ - SJR 1039: Memorials, Recognition - 3rd Annual Tennessee Small Band Association State Championship - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1039/ - SR 364: Memorials, Recognition - Nehemiah Alliance - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR364/ - SJR 1045: Memorials, Recognition - D.T. McCall & Sons - (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1045/ - SJR 1046: Memorials, Recognition - Liz Reese - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1046/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $532.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% 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. - 2025-05-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mark_pody/status/1925978249466703932 ## Links - Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S17&ga=114 - Campaign site: https://markpody.com/ - X: https://x.com/mark_pody - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markpodytn/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markpody1/?hl=en - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpody/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/47dee87e-231d-4c39-b0a2-6905a85ddbf8