# John Clemmons

John Clemmons is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 55.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 55
- Serving since: 2014-01-04
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/87464fca-8690-4e1e-a7aa-499008a9c0b1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/87464fca-8690-4e1e-a7aa-499008a9c0b1 (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

16% of Clemmons’s statements contain a personal attack, 6.1 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%.

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

230 classified statements: 230 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 | Clemmons | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 15.7% | 2.5% | 18 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 31.3% | 10.4% | 33 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 51.3% | 39.2% | 204 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 2.9% | 355 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.9% | 14.4% | 591 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.0% | 176 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 29% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 18% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.63 (standard error 0.02), from 286 donors and 1,164 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,628 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 96.4% (96.3%). 65 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 68 bills: 67 reached committee, 47 passed one chamber, 44 passed both, 44 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 47 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1606: Memorials, Recognition - McCabe Park Little League, 40th anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1606/
- HJR 1607: Memorials, Recognition - Freely Fest - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1607/
- HR 194: Memorials, Interns - Shamariah Houston - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR194/
- HJR 1430: Memorials, Recognition - Stratton Bone Made in Tennessee Building - (became law, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1430/
- HJR 1108: Memorials, Recognition - Hillsboro High School, winner of MNPS High School Battle of the Books - (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1108/
- HJR 1073: Memorials, Recognition - Honors and celebrates the laws of the United States and longstanding legal precedent that makes clear that the federal government may… (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1073/
- HJR 1054: Memorials, Public Service - Representative Johnny Shaw - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1054/
- HJR 1052: Memorials, Professional Achievement - Erinn McGee, 2025-2026 MNPS Teacher of the Year - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1052/
- HJR 1051: Memorials, Sports - U.S women's hockey team, Olympic gold medalists - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1051/
- HJR 991: Memorials, Death - Judge John P. Brown - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR991/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $174.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2112880668644700367
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2111598031800090949
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2108568196777189605
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2105631088542691519
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2103279280654549022
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2101779847122960566
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2098585300507177238
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2097322251049742690
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2097004302308917374
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/JRClemmons/status/2097042429606088850

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H55
- Campaign site: https://johnrayfortennessee.com/
- X: https://x.com/JRClemmons
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrayfortn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clemmonsformayor/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jrclemmons
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jrclemmons/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpxusc6p-WtJiAl8sLfbgGQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrayclemmons/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/87464fca-8690-4e1e-a7aa-499008a9c0b1