# Tim Rudd

Tim Rudd is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 34.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 34
- Serving since: 2016-11-09
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/78c1a569-dcc0-446c-a995-f871964df056

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/78c1a569-dcc0-446c-a995-f871964df056 (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

Rudd sits at +0.70 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.70 (standard error 0.03), from 178 donors and 1,039 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,181 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 96.7% (96.3%). 59 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 not voting · 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 34 bills: 32 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 52 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1438: Memorials, Recognition - 196th Field Artillery Brigade Embedded Training Team (ETT 4.0) - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1438/
- HJR 1062: Memorials, Recognition - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, May 2026 - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1062/
- HB 1855: Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As introduced, specifies that certain statutes of limitation in civil matters apply to the state and the state's… (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1855/
- HB 1856: School Transportation - As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used… (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1856/
- HB 1883: Traffic Safety - As introduced, enacts the "Super Speeder Accountability Act," which requires intelligent speed assistance devices to be installed on motor… (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1883/
- HB 1857: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students… (became law, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1857/
- HB 1742: Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, requires the registry of election finance to provide a nonexclusive list of the various categories of… (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1742/
- HB 1743: Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes, if a candidate changes treasurers and notifies the registry of election finance of the change, the candidate to… (became law, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1743/
- HB 1705: Employees, Employers - As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization… (became law, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1705/
- HB 1698: General Assembly - As introduced, authorizes the chair of a committee of the general assembly to require an executive branch employee to take an oath prior to… (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1698/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $65.0K (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=H34
- Campaign site: https://timrudd34.com/
- X: https://x.com/timrudd34
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Representative-Tim-Rudd/100068269656870/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tim.rudd.12
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timrudd_tn/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-rudd-8aa55125/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/78c1a569-dcc0-446c-a995-f871964df056