# Raumesh Akbari

Raumesh Akbari is a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 29
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9c949092-7bff-4859-bea7-46d9c37ed513

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c949092-7bff-4859-bea7-46d9c37ed513 (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 Akbari’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 6 donors and 968 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

3,758 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 95.4% (95.3%). 13 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 yea · 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 236 bills: 234 reached committee, 115 passed one chamber, 50 passed both, 50 became law. Cosponsored 0. 55.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 29 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1271: Memorials, Personal Occasion - John Patrick Hallet and Susan Marie Hallet, 45th wedding anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1271/
- SR 449: Memorials, Recognition - Paytn Gibson, Carter Holmes, and Ty Miller of Memphis East T-STEM Academy - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR449/
- SJR 1257: Memorials, Personal Occasion - John Patrick Hallet and Susan Marie Hallet, 45th wedding anniversary - (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1257/
- SJR 1235: Memorials, Retirement - Scott Sutherland, Senior Deputy Attorney General - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1235/
- SR 428: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dariana Sanchez Arredondo, Salutatorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR428/
- SR 432: Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. Ollie Liddell, 2026 Outstanding High School Music Educator - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR432/
- SR 429: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liliana Mendez-Medina, Valedictorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR429/
- SR 430: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Viondre Johnson, Salutatorian, Fairley High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR430/
- SR 431: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Corey Armstrong, Valedictorian, Fairley High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR431/
- SR 416: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Amir Farmer, Valedictorian, Mitchell High School - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR416/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $36.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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=S29
- Campaign site: http://www.raumeshakbari.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenAkbari
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senakbari
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raumeshakbari
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raumesh-akbari-b391b16/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9c949092-7bff-4859-bea7-46d9c37ed513