# Sam McKenzie

Sam McKenzie is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 15
- Serving since: 2020-11-03
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/810d9aeb-b666-4acc-b098-deaf265df277

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/810d9aeb-b666-4acc-b098-deaf265df277 (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

McKenzie voted against the majority of Tennessee House Democrats 48 times; party unity 93.1%, in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee House (average 96.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 190 donors and 805 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,162 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 93.1% (96.3%). 48 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 43 bills: 42 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 0. 62.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 72 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1554: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Seth Sparks, Salutatorian, Austin-East High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1554/
- HJR 1553: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Harshita Nagar, Valedictorian, L&N STEM Academy - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1553/
- HJR 1556: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jelena Armsworth, Salutatorian, L&N STEM Academy - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1556/
- HJR 1555: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lily Seaton, Valedictorian, Austin-East High School - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1555/
- HJR 1235: Memorials, Retirement - Beverly Renée Holland - (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1235/
- HJR 1220: Memorials, Death - Juanita Usher Cannon - (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1220/
- HJR 1032: Memorials, Death - Wesley Hazen Rucker - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1032/
- HJR 978: Memorials, Death - Diane Jordan - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR978/
- HJR 931: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Lois Goins LeFlore, 100th birthday - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR931/
- HJR 926: Memorials, Recognition - Lonsdale Elementary School - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR926/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% 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=H15
- Campaign site: https://www.mckenziefortn.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepMcKenzie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamsammckenzie/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sam.mckenzie.9275

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/810d9aeb-b666-4acc-b098-deaf265df277