# Kirk Haston

Kirk Haston is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 72.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 72
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/65b1d39e-414c-46c2-9aca-8cea5b6cba8b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65b1d39e-414c-46c2-9aca-8cea5b6cba8b (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

Haston sits at +0.68 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 91% of State House Republicans.

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

18 classified statements: 18 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 | Haston | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.6% | 2.9% | 146 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 779 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 62 donors and 1,027 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

3,787 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 97.8% (96.3%). 22 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 36 bills: 32 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 53 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1478: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Pazley G. Rose, Valedictorian, Hardin County High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1478/
- HJR 1477: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emma R. Shelby, Salutatorian, Hardin County High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1477/
- HJR 1346: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Connor Foster, Salutatorian, Scotts Hill High School - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1346/
- HJR 1347: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ian Patterson, Valedictorian, Scotts Hill High School - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1347/
- HJR 1301: Memorials, Death - Gayle Duncan Gilmer - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1301/
- HJR 1096: Memorials, Death - Gretchen Qualls Sadler - (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1096/
- HB 2654: Sardis - Subject to local approval, removes archaic references to debtor's prisons, city marshal, the original members of the board of mayor and aldermen, and… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2654/
- HJR 923: Memorials, Sports - Hardin County High School, girls' bowling state champions - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR923/
- HJR 922: Memorials, Sports - Libby Bromley, girls' bowling state finalist - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR922/
- HB 2488: Education - As introduced, creates the task force for educational leadership to publish a comprehensive plan for the state to assume full responsibility for… (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2488/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2107179348214284492
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2101161609733243010
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2094147553151336807
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2093464053716828657
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2093464455845736785
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2093464571834950060
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2093464822847312084
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2093465440827617467
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2093465768897740849
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu/status/2093467762488164646

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H72
- Campaign site: https://www.hastonforthehouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/kirkhaston35iu
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HastonForTheHouse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirk.haston/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoosiershow35/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kirkhaston3530

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65b1d39e-414c-46c2-9aca-8cea5b6cba8b