# Gino Bulso

Gino Bulso is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 61.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 61
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7e3d4405-71b3-44f8-8e51-9d329ce10838

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e3d4405-71b3-44f8-8e51-9d329ce10838 (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

94% of the 125 bills Bulso sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Tennessee House.

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

88 classified statements: 88 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 | Bulso | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.9% | 379 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.7% | 9.3% | 423 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 35.2% | 31.9% | 326 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 1.8% | 83 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 27.3% | 12.7% | 85 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 6.8% | 1.4% | 35 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 30% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 27% (State House Republicans 15%); Families 27% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.03), from 171 donors and 584 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,619 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.1% (96.3%). 36 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 125 bills: 125 reached committee, 101 passed one chamber, 68 passed both, 68 became law. Cosponsored 0. 93.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 4 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1622: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zixiang Sheng, Valedictorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1622/
- HJR 1640: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sloane Symonds, Salutatorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1640/
- HJR 1638: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Reed Odell, Salutatorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1638/
- HJR 1634: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Ju, Salutatorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1634/
- HJR 1629: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kayla Childs, Salutatorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1629/
- HJR 1637: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Samuel Meadows, Salutatorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1637/
- HJR 1612: Memorials, Interns - Alex Barwise - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1612/
- HJR 1617: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Luke Hadley, Valedictorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1617/
- HJR 1626: Memorials, Academic Achievement - William Babe, Salutatorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1626/
- HJR 1623: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ashley Shepherd, Valedictorian, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1623/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $28.3K (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.

- 2025-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1975756690889768977
- 2025-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1975283654915203246
- 2025-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1974914797570523507
- 2025-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1974553367046447216
- 2025-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1974257909954417113
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1973828199864791390
- 2025-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1973869729203847661
- 2025-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1972836491140518072
- 2025-09-28 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1972393942013644870
- 2025-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/GinoBulso/status/1972029372279443544

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H61
- Campaign site: https://votegino.com/
- X: https://x.com/GinoBulso
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GinoForTennessee/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginofortennessee/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@votegino6949?
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gino-bulso-350a401ba/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7e3d4405-71b3-44f8-8e51-9d329ce10838