# Shaundelle Brooks

Shaundelle Brooks is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 60.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 60
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/93b13ac4-5a82-40fb-b646-2fe7c07f8ac1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/93b13ac4-5a82-40fb-b646-2fe7c07f8ac1 (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

29% of the 24 bills Brooks sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Tennessee House.

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

75 classified statements: 75 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 | Brooks | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.3% | 10.4% | 468 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 29.3% | 39.2% | 538 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 9.3% | 14.4% | 445 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Health 27% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 9.1% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.1% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 9.1% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.03), from 870 donors and 285 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.1% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,499 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 99.4% (96.3%). 103 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 24 bills: 23 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 29.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 95 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1603: Memorials, Recognition - Akilah DaSilva, DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, and Taurean Sanderlin - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1603/
- HB 2325: Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, establishes limitations on the property tax rates set by a county or municipality. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5. (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2325/
- HB 1862: Public Officials - As introduced, requires that certain personally identifying information of elected state and local public officials be maintained… (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1862/
- HB 1860: Public Records - As introduced, requires the department of correction to disclose records and information to any member of the general assembly, upon written… (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1860/
- HB 1861: Probation and Parole - As introduced, specifies that if the trial judge finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant has violated conditions of… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1861/
- HB 1859: Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom from Medical Debt Act," which requires the state treasurer to contract with a nonprofit entity to acquire and… (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1859/
- HB 1722: Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts the retail sale of food and food ingredients from the sales and use tax when sold on the fifth day of… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1722/
- HB 1721: Criminal Procedure - As introduced, prohibits a court from assessing court costs against a defendant in a criminal proceeding if the defendant is found not… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1721/
- HB 1462: Real Property - As introduced, prohibits a homeowners' association from prohibiting a first responder from parking an emergency vehicle at the first… (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1462/
- HB 1441: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for criminal impersonation of a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1441/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $46.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 92% 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.

- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2092329057136312733
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2089418877625119153
- 2026-07-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2081711478332072071
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2080672433720234001
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2073498453724848607
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2068530946802917628
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2068822353295901130
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2068016449566683288
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2062638048416845924
- 2026-05-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Natrixdreammom/status/2058012135695786132

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=h60
- Campaign site: https://brooksforstatehouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/Natrixdreammom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brooksforstatehouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooksforstatehouse/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BrooksforStateHouse

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/93b13ac4-5a82-40fb-b646-2fe7c07f8ac1