# Michele Carringer

Michele Carringer is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 16
- Serving since: 2020-11-03
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6e3a4ce2-b37c-4bd0-8def-100aba672a50

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6e3a4ce2-b37c-4bd0-8def-100aba672a50 (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 Carringer’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

14 classified statements: 14 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 | Carringer | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 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 +0.48 (standard error 0.03), from 126 donors and 863 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,372 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 99.1% (96.3%). 15 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 48 bills: 44 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 0. 70.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 56 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1563: Memorials, Retirement - M. Kevin Knowles - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1563/
- HJR 1497: Memorials, Sports - Knoxville Central High school boys' basketball team - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1497/
- HJR 1496: Memorials, Sports - J.P. Payne, District 3, Class 4A Coach of the Year - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1496/
- HJR 1502: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Giselle Cruz Cardoza, Salutatorian, Powell High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1502/
- HJR 1501: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Caleb Lanius, Valedictorian, Powell High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1501/
- HJR 1503: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Barrett Lemons, Valedictorian, Central High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1503/
- HJR 1499: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Addyson DeHart, Valedictorian, Halls High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1499/
- HJR 1498: Memorials, Recognition - Sloan Darby, 2026 Miss Greenfield Princess - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1498/
- HJR 1504: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isabella Huddleston, Salutatorian, Central High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1504/
- HJR 1500: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Annsley Bruce, Salutatorian, Halls High School - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1500/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $131.4K (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.

- 2025-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1970489637459173710
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1965782096427077846
- 2025-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1959610697588842927
- 2025-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1957843045732290704
- 2025-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1944950723227136010
- 2025-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1930097721962115439
- 2025-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1929720357415530630
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1925360211172204594
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1925360964372750718
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelecares2,electcarringer/status/1925361397476561049

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H16
- Campaign site: http://www.electmichelecarringer.com/
- X: https://x.com/michelecares2
- X: https://x.com/electcarringer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michele.carringer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMicheleCarringer/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelecarringer/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6e3a4ce2-b37c-4bd0-8def-100aba672a50