# Jason Powell

Jason Powell is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 53.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 53
- Serving since: 2012-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7a2b1f85-6a85-41af-8b81-44d585e0041a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a2b1f85-6a85-41af-8b81-44d585e0041a (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

Powell missed 3.4% of 4,266 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Tennessee House (average 99.1%).

## What Powell 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 House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Powell | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 39.2% | 227 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Families 100% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.02), from 10 donors and 1,075 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 55% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,266 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.3% (96.3%). 79 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 31 bills: 29 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 88 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1402: Memorials, Sports - Valor College Prep volleyball team, TSSAA Division I, Class AA state champion - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1402/
- HJR 1406: Memorials, Recognition - Japan Men's National Team - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1406/
- HJR 1407: Memorials, Recognition - Germany and Tennessee's friendship and partnership - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1407/
- HJR 1405: Memorials, Recognition - Spain Men's National Team - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1405/
- HJR 1247: Memorials, Death - Lawrence Richard Ahern III - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1247/
- HJR 997: Memorials, Sports - Nashville SC, 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champions - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR997/
- HJR 955: Memorials, Recognition - YMCA of Middle Tennessee, 150th anniversary - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR955/
- HB 2492: Finance and Administration, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to promulgate rules relating to cash transaction rounding. - Amends TCA Title… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2492/
- HB 2169: Planning, Public - As introduced, enacts the "Electric Grid Resilience, Transparency, and Planning Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7;… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2169/
- HB 2210: Natural Disasters - As enacted, enacts the "Local Disaster Displacement Tax Relief Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4. (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2210/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% 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.

- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jasonlpowell,powellfortn/status/1882471612609601557
- 2025-01-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasonlpowell,powellfortn/status/1882135183123714098

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H53
- Campaign site: https://www.powellfortennessee.com/
- X: https://x.com/jasonlpowell
- X: https://x.com/powellfortn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/powellfortennessee/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasonlpowell
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjasonpowell/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7a2b1f85-6a85-41af-8b81-44d585e0041a