# Jason Zachary

Jason Zachary is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 14.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 14
- Serving since: 2015-08-24
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/984fd95f-0554-4b7b-aa3e-b72af6ae1aee

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/984fd95f-0554-4b7b-aa3e-b72af6ae1aee (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

Zachary sits at +0.64 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 88% of State House Republicans.

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

784 classified statements: 784 posts 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 | Zachary | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.9% | 453 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.2% | 9.3% | 581 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 20.2% | 31.9% | 561 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 517 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 11.9% | 12.7% | 352 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.4% | 290 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 22% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 8.9% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 272 donors and 1,186 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,606 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 99.5% (96.3%). 32 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 26 bills: 24 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 69 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2194: Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the board of regents, state university boards, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee system to… (became law, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2194/
- HB 2198: State Government - As introduced, enacts the "DEI Compliance Certification Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49. (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2198/
- HB 2141: Education, Higher - As enacted, prohibits, until July 1, 2033, public disclosure of certain commercial contracts entered into in furtherance of an… (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2141/
- HB 2140: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the offense of organized retail crime. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2140/
- HB 1898: Safety - As introduced, enacts the "Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7;… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1898/
- HB 1791: Appeal and Review - As enacted, expands when the state may appeal an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court. - Amends TCA Title 27, Chapter 1. (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1791/
- HB 1873: Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, requires a local governmental entity to hold a referendum to approve a property tax increase that exceeds specified… (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1873/
- HB 1872: Healthcare Liability - As enacted, authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a healthcare professional for an injury that is a result of a medical… (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1872/
- HB 1706: Immigration - As enacted, creates certain offenses for a person who is unlawfully present in the United States to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1706/
- HB 1513: Election Laws - As enacted, requires political advertisements to include a disclaimer if the advertisements include deepfake elements impersonating or… (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1513/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2114694756408139927
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2114747085006512580
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2114809942859461068
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2113987233938358627
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2113627366417182732
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2113628256649859403
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2113654444651155711
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2113726702639861777
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2113326996629692850
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/jasonzacharytn/status/2112914350461661298

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H14
- X: https://x.com/jasonzacharytn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterepjasonzachary

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/984fd95f-0554-4b7b-aa3e-b72af6ae1aee