# Becky Massey

Becky Massey is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2011-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/592971a7-2e11-4bed-a57d-71187e174329

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/592971a7-2e11-4bed-a57d-71187e174329 (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

100% of Massey’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

2 classified statements: 2 posts 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 | Massey | 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 | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 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 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 391 donors and 1,154 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,359 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 97.7% (95.3%). 8 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 184 bills: 180 reached committee, 132 passed one chamber, 103 passed both, 101 became law. Cosponsored 0. 81.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 8 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 442: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Diana Escobar-Salgado, Valedictorian, Carter High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR442/
- SR 448: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Calvin Richardson, Valedictorian, South-Doyle High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR448/
- SR 447: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isaiah Mitchell, Salutatorian, South-Doyle High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR447/
- SR 440: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lily Seaton, Valedictorian, Austin-East High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR440/
- SR 444: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mikel Van Pelt, Valedictorian, Gibbs High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR444/
- SR 446: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Avery York, Salutatorian, South-Doyle High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR446/
- SR 437: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaia Harbick, Valedictorian, West High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR437/
- SR 439: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ian Steiger, Salutatorian, West High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR439/
- SR 445: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jacob Donaldson, Salutatorian, Gibbs High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR445/
- SR 438: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Henry Casey, Salutatorian, West High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR438/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $115.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/MasseyForSenate/status/2098266966578368660
- 2025-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/MasseyForSenate/status/1955457437059912125

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S6&ga=114
- Campaign site: https://www.beckymassey.com/
- X: https://x.com/MasseyForSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masseyfortnsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masseyforsenate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-duncan-massey-14898aa/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/592971a7-2e11-4bed-a57d-71187e174329