# Iris Rudder

Iris Rudder is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 39
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96432d4d-ecdf-4fa0-8a20-e8a5636fb7dd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96432d4d-ecdf-4fa0-8a20-e8a5636fb7dd (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

100% of Rudder’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 37 donors and 1,168 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,588 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 99.1% (96.3%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 22 bills: 21 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 86.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 21 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 207: Memorials, Recognition - Franklin County Garden Club, National Garden Week - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR207/
- HB 2643: Winchester - Subject to local approval, expands the board of public utilities' jurisdiction to wastewater treatment systems; requires the mayor to serve as a… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2643/
- HB 2465: Criminal Procedure - As introduced, adds to the list of certain offenses required to be served at 100 percent of the sentence imposed by the court… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2465/
- HB 2442: District Attorneys - As introduced, changes from 10 days to 10 business days the amount of notice the president of the district attorneys general conference… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2442/
- HB 2443: Child Custody and Support - As enacted, specifies that a parent's obligation for the support of a child does not continue after the child reaches 19 unless… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2443/
- HB 2431: South Pittsburg - Subject to local approval, removes the requirement that the city administrator reside within the municipal limits to instead require… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2431/
- HB 2466: District Attorneys - As introduced, revises the data that district attorneys general are required to include in the annual report submitted to various… (passed both chambers, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2466/
- HB 2162: TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the comptroller of the treasury to submit the annual actuarial study of the TennCare program and participating managed… (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2162/
- HB 2163: Health Care - As introduced, directs the commissioner of health to conduct a study of legislative developments occurring in neighboring states within the last… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2163/
- HB 1950: Audiologists and Speech Pathologists - As enacted, removes requirement that persons seeking licensure as speech language pathologists be members of the… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1950/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $60.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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=H39
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrisRudderForTN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iris.rudder

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96432d4d-ecdf-4fa0-8a20-e8a5636fb7dd