# William Lamberth

William Lamberth is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 44.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 44
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5026d19f-d4ec-47b2-b106-f318a45e8585

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5026d19f-d4ec-47b2-b106-f318a45e8585 (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

The policy areas Lamberth talks about and legislates on agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Republicans.

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

661 classified statements: 661 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 | Lamberth | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.9% | 478 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.2% | 9.3% | 486 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 43.3% | 31.9% | 215 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 1.8% | 323 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 9.5% | 12.7% | 408 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.4% | 364 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 11% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Immigration 9.8% (State House Republicans 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 301 donors and 1,195 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,612 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.7% (96.3%). 24 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 256 bills: 244 reached committee, 166 passed one chamber, 116 passed both, 115 became law. Cosponsored 0. 88.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 13 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1567: Memorials, Retirement - Teresa Keen - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1567/
- HR 202: Memorials, Recognition - 105th Attack Squadron, 105th anniversary - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR202/
- HR 239: Memorials, Retirement - Ann Sanders "Sandy" Dickey - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR239/
- HR 199: Memorials, Retirement - Terry Vantrease - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR199/
- HR 196: Gaming - Authorizes certain nonprofit entities to conduct an annual charitable gaming event between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027. - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR196/
- HR 193: Gaming - Authorizes certain nonprofit entities to conduct an annual charitable gaming event between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027. - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR193/
- HR 190: Memorials, Recognition - Chase Ingle - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR190/
- HR 182: Memorials, Interns - Priscilla Hanna - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR182/
- HR 178: Memorials, Interns - Ella Muncy - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR178/
- HR 177: Memorials, Interns - Noelle Porterfield - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR177/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $247.4K (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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2113965497569902642
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2114075246672372187
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2114083347312038250
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2114089110726210015
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2112722779212574746
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2112530392133628164
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2111445046792741314
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2110792704464671002
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2110361678365753404
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/williamlamberth/status/2108921618324213844

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H44
- Campaign site: https://votelamberth.com/
- X: https://x.com/williamlamberth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/william.lamberth
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/State-Representative-William-Lamberth-100057755542999/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5026d19f-d4ec-47b2-b106-f318a45e8585