# Richard Briggs

Richard Briggs is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2014-11-04
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9d744074-d7ae-4004-8912-bae320633c46

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d744074-d7ae-4004-8912-bae320633c46 (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

Briggs reported $387.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.10 (standard error 0.02), from 146 donors and 1,144 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,433 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 94.5% (95.3%). 23 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 nay · 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 137 bills: 136 reached committee, 71 passed one chamber, 66 passed both, 63 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 22 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1255: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Harshita Nagar, Valedictorian, L&N STEM Academy - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1255/
- SJR 1254: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jelena Armsworth, Salutatorian, L&N STEM Academy - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1254/
- SJR 1177: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Barrett Lemons, Valedictorian, Central High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1177/
- SJR 1178: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isabella Huddleston, Salutatorian, Central High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1178/
- SJR 1180: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Yejoon Ham, Valedictorian, Bearden High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1180/
- SJR 1181: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Leo Nishizawa, Salutatorian, Bearden High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1181/
- SJR 1179: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mery Diaz, Valedictorian, Bearden High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1179/
- SJR 1176: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Charlotte Lopez, Valedictorian, Karns High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1176/
- SJR 1175: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brady Reed, Salutatorian, Karns High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1175/
- SJR 1134: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sophia Chen, Valedictorian, Farragut High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1134/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $387.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 94% 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=S7
- Campaign site: https://www.briggsforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorBriggs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichardBriggsTN/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-briggs-40073146

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d744074-d7ae-4004-8912-bae320633c46