# Elaine Davis

Elaine Davis is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 18
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4c4c679e-fb3d-4ad2-bdfe-f7c077f2d82a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4c4c679e-fb3d-4ad2-bdfe-f7c077f2d82a (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

Davis reported $161.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

224 classified statements: 224 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 | Davis | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.4% | 9.3% | 669 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 18.8% | 31.9% | 588 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.5% | 12.7% | 429 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 388 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 31% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 29% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 24% (State House Republicans 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Health 9.5% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 224 donors and 560 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,478 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.4% (96.3%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1169 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Faye Colyer, 105th birthday - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1169/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 76.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 42 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1509: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isaiah Mitchell, Salutatorian, South-Doyle High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1509/
- HJR 1511: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mery Diaz, Valedictorian, Bearden High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1511/
- HJR 1506: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Henry Casey, Salutatorian, West High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1506/
- HJR 1505: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaia Harbick, Valedictorian, West High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1505/
- HJR 1507: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ian Steiger, Salutatorian, West High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1507/
- HJR 1513: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Leo Nishizawa, Salutatorian, Bearden High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1513/
- HJR 1512: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Yejoon Ham, Valedictorian, Bearden High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1512/
- HJR 1508: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Calvin Richardson, Valedictorian, South-Doyle High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1508/
- HJR 1510: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Avery York, Salutatorian, South-Doyle High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1510/
- HR 179: Memorials, Interns - Amelia Margaret "Millie" Haymaker - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR179/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $161.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2114839031402098905
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2114844228455219558
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2113434210740703688
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2113444501775900789
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2113683351085383680
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2111922425839374525
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2111424042607747374
- 2026-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2109432660825186376
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2108209175629058480
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/elaineelect,elainedavis/status/2108211253059686678

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H18
- X: https://x.com/elaineelect
- X: https://x.com/elainedavis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElectElaineDavis/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elainedavistn
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elainedavistn/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-davis-21155314/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4c4c679e-fb3d-4ad2-bdfe-f7c077f2d82a