# Ed Jackson

Ed Jackson is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/93024b02-926b-4414-8826-147b14739a2b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/93024b02-926b-4414-8826-147b14739a2b (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

89% of the 198 bills Jackson sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Tennessee Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 70 donors and 1,173 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,533 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 98.7% (95.3%). 4 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 198 bills: 197 reached committee, 121 passed one chamber, 102 passed both, 102 became law. Cosponsored 0. 89.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 2 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 450: Memorials, Recognition - Sword of the Senate - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR450/
- SR 404: Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Society Sons of the American Revolution, 135th anniversary - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR404/
- SJR 1094: Memorials, Recognition - Chansler Yarbrough, 2026 Boys & Girls Club of Jackson Youth of the Year - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1094/
- SR 398: Memorials, Interns - Jasmine Heard - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR398/
- SB 2724: Lexington - Subject to local approval, clarifies the duties of the mayor as the chief executive officer of the city; authorizes the mayor to suspend an… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2724/
- SB 2713: Sardis - Subject to local approval, removes archaic references to debtor's prisons, city marshal, the original members of the board of mayor and aldermen, and… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2713/
- SJR 696: Memorials, Recognition - Members of the 168th Military Police Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard - (became law, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR696/
- SB 2586: Health Care - As enacted, authorizes a physician to perform stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine therapy that is not approved by the United States food… (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2586/
- SB 2612: Professions and Occupations - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 21 days the time in which a licensed polygraph examiner or company must notify the… (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2612/
- SB 2587: County Government - As introduced, creates a supplemental pay incentive program for local correctional officers who receive 40 hours or more of in-service… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2587/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $95.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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=S25
- X: https://x.com/SenEdJackson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senedjackson/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/93024b02-926b-4414-8826-147b14739a2b