# Michael Lankford

Michael Lankford is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 75.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 75
- Serving since: 2026-01-13
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4ac298c0-370f-4b1d-b41c-29d3ec4f6f09

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4ac298c0-370f-4b1d-b41c-29d3ec4f6f09 (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

Lankford sits at +0.66 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.06), from 74 donors and 179 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

2,616 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 99.7% (96.3%). 8 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 11 bills: 10 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 81.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 33 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1437: Memorials, Recognition - April, Month of the Military Child - (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1437/
- HB 2476: Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, revises law relative to pension plans and proxy advisors. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4. (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2476/
- HB 2474: Traffic Safety - As introduced, limits the use of unmanned traffic cameras that are authorized within the designated distance of a marked school zone to those… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2474/
- HB 2258: Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, enacts "The Jeff Burkhart Act," which adds counties to the forms of local government that may… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2258/
- HB 2328: County Government - As enacted, applies the Neighborhood Preservation Act to Tipton County; authorizes Montgomery County and Tipton County to participate in… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2328/
- HB 2184: Civil Procedure - As enacted, increases minimum time from 15 to 90 days that a court must give the general assembly to remedy any defects in a redistricting… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2184/
- HB 1989: Military - As enacted, recognizes the United States space force as a distinct branch of the United States armed forces by adding the space force to… (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1989/
- HB 1988: Planning, Public - As introduced, authorizes the City of Clarksville and Montgomery County to participate in the Tennessee local land bank program. - Amends… (introduced, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1988/
- HB 1517: Taxes, Severance - As enacted, extends from 30 to 90 days, the time following the end of a county's fiscal year within which a county must submit an annual… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1517/
- HB 1463: Flags - As enacted, requires any flag flown over the state capitol building to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in observance of Pearl Harbor… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1463/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $114.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4ac298c0-370f-4b1d-b41c-29d3ec4f6f09