# Ken Yager

Ken Yager is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2009-01-15
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/908edc68-a862-455c-a609-7619977252d1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/908edc68-a862-455c-a609-7619977252d1 (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

0% of Yager’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans (average 2.3%).

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

343 classified statements: 343 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Yager | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 1.8% | 9.5% | 267 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 37.0% | 37.3% | 175 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.3% | 214 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 19.8% | 15.4% | 115 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.3% | 153 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 21% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 13% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 9.4% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 482 donors and 1,114 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,177 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 99.3% (95.3%). 5 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1530 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1530/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1267 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liya Rakeshbhai Patel, Valedictorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1267/
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Failed · HB 2585 Damages - As introduced, states that the amount of damages awarded as noneconomic damages must not exceed $1 million in a health care liability action… · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2585/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1578 Memorials, Interns - Indian Clay - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1578/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1268 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicolo Azzani, Salutatorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1268/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1539 Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1539/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1247 Memorials, Sports - Reese McCann - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1247/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1564 Memorials, Retirement - Jackie Wilkerson - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1564/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1250 Memorials, Recognition - Tom Midyett - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1250/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1658 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kadence Saige Phillips, Salutatorian, Monterey High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1658/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 87 bills: 87 reached committee, 53 passed one chamber, 40 passed both, 40 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 13 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1185: Memorials, Death - Larry Richard West - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1185/
- SJR 1186: Memorials, Death - Howard Galyon - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1186/
- SJR 1188: Memorials, Public Service - Rhett Pratt - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1188/
- SJR 1183: Memorials, Death - Connie Sue Achenbach - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1183/
- SJR 1184: Memorials, Death - Marshall McKamey - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1184/
- SJR 1187: Memorials, Death - Isaiah Peddicord - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1187/
- SR 402: Memorials, Recognition - Nicole Herschberger - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR402/
- SR 403: Memorials, Interns - Brant Edward Hall II - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR403/
- SJR 1110: Memorials, Public Service - Trent Heath - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1110/
- SJR 1024: Memorials, Death - Jane Bell - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1024/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $95.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2114059884585251110
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2113639472843870486
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2112615703534539161
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2111489634018447845
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2111505562311815477
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2109761837604688291
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2109764756215325027
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2108728805368176756
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2107058129464664554
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/YagerTweets/status/2106406618653180196

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S12&ga=114
- Campaign site: https://www.kenyager.com/
- X: https://x.com/YagerTweets
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KenYagerTN/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yager_tweets/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-yager-8972a948

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/908edc68-a862-455c-a609-7619977252d1