# Kevin Raper

Kevin Raper is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 24.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 24
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/96936d32-69d1-4956-a3e7-12833239e2bb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96936d32-69d1-4956-a3e7-12833239e2bb (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 Raper’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

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

| Label | Raper | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.52 (standard error 0.04), from 66 donors and 568 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

3,952 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.3% (96.3%). 18 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 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 85.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 23 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1427: Memorials, Sports - Cleveland High School unified bowling team, TSSAA Unified State Champion - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1427/
- HJR 1426: Memorials, Recognition - Owen Clemons - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1426/
- HJR 1143: Memorials, Recognition - National Donate Life Month, April 2026 - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1143/
- HJR 910: Memorials, Death - Delinda "Dale" Dixson - (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR910/
- HB 2410: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows an LEA or public charter school to install, maintain, and use, subject to parental approval, a video camera… (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2410/
- HB 2154: Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, generally requires a guardian ad litem appointed by the court to complete training appropriate to that role, including training… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2154/
- HB 1912: Highway Signs - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to install signs or markers displaying language or an appropriate symbol indicating to… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1912/
- HB 1823: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1823/
- HB 1824: Transportation, Dept. of - As introduced, requires each safety rest area that provides restrooms for the public to provide access to at least one family… (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1824/
- HB 1771: Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an annual education assessment of each inmate who is serving a period of confinement for… (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1771/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/kevinisavol/status/2003502115466187192

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H24
- Campaign site: https://kevinraper.com/
- X: https://x.com/kevinisavol
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KevinRaperTN/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.raper.31/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkevinraper/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@campaigntoelectkevinraper8583

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/96936d32-69d1-4956-a3e7-12833239e2bb