# Michael Hale

Michael Hale is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 40
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7bad87b9-12ec-4e74-a3ec-945bc78c5f5f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7bad87b9-12ec-4e74-a3ec-945bc78c5f5f (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

Hale missed 2.8% of 4,206 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Tennessee House (average 99.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 98 donors and 444 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,206 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 96.8% (96.3%). 32 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 133 bills: 128 reached committee, 108 passed one chamber, 96 passed both, 96 became law. Cosponsored 0. 88.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 15 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 260: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lily Amelia Huddleston, Top Ten Senior, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR260/
- HR 265: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emma Conder, Salutatorian, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR265/
- HR 257: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Richardson, Top Ten Senior, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR257/
- HR 262: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Cooper Poston, Top Ten Senior, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR262/
- HR 266: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Allison Leonard, Valedictorian, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR266/
- HR 258: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Raylee Panagiotidis, Top Ten Senior, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR258/
- HR 263: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Olivia Tanis, Salutatorian, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR263/
- HR 261: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tayden Rigsby, Top Ten Senior, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR261/
- HR 259: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emma Holliman, Top Ten Senior, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR259/
- HR 264: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zakary Talbot, Salutatorian, Smith County High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR264/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $103.8K (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=H40
- Campaign site: https://www.votemichaelhale.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelhaleforstaterep/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/State-Representative-Michael-Hale-100089534377321/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep_hale_tn/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7bad87b9-12ec-4e74-a3ec-945bc78c5f5f