# Doc Kumar

Doc Kumar is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 66.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 66
- Serving since: 2014-11-04
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/57b51b23-1a38-47dd-bd4f-49954df01971

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/57b51b23-1a38-47dd-bd4f-49954df01971 (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

Kumar missed 1.5% of 4,211 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee House (average 99.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 6 donors and 1,106 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,211 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 97.9% (96.3%). 16 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 35 bills: 28 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 79 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2636: Greenbrier - Subject to local approval, increases salary of aldermen from $120 per month to $300 per month, with no such increase to apply to an incumbent… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2636/
- HB 2633: Springfield - Subject to local approval, authorizes relatives of city employees to be hired in departments other than that of the employee. - Amends Chapter… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2633/
- HB 2575: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts the "Reckless Bullet Prevention Act," which creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2575/
- HB 2574: DUI Offenses - As enacted, clarifies present law regarding the revocation of a person's driver license for an implied consent violation. - Amends TCA Section… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2574/
- HB 2570: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, enacts the "Healthy Tennessee Grocery Tax Reform of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2570/
- HB 2569: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, lowers the age of an inpatient from 65 to 50 or older when a hospital, each year from October 1 through… (became law, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2569/
- HB 2568: Election Laws - As introduced, enacts the "Election Integrity Act of 2026"; creates a process by which a candidate in a local election may challenge the… (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2568/
- HB 2571: Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be… (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2571/
- HB 2567: Domestic Violence - As enacted, makes various changes to the present law pertaining to the persistent domestic violence offender registry. - Amends TCA Title… (became law, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2567/
- HB 2579: Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, increases, from 60 to 65 days prior to the effective date of the change, the required minimum notice that a… (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2579/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $64.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H66
- Campaign site: http://www.sabikumar.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabi.kumar.7758
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabi-%E2%80%98doc%E2%80%99-kumar-md-547220188/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/57b51b23-1a38-47dd-bd4f-49954df01971