# Scott DesJarlais

Scott DesJarlais is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Tennessee’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000616
- FEC candidate IDs: H0TN04195

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000616 (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

The policy areas DesJarlais talks about and legislates on agree at 0.43 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans.

## What DesJarlais says (119th Congress (2025–27))

254 classified statements: 236 posts on X, 13 press releases, 5 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | DesJarlais | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 165 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 9.4% | 15.1% | 177 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 67.7% | 67.7% | 122 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.3% | 8.9% | 170 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 38.2% | 37.4% | 111 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.1% | 3.0% | 81 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 45% (House Republicans 24%); Agriculture and Food 17% (House Republicans 9.0%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (House Republicans 19%); Immigration 12% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.14 (standard error 0.01), from 666 donors and 7,158 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.9% (97.1%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 128.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 1675: Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-02-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1675
- H.R. 2648: Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2023 (in committee, 2023-04-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2648
- H.R. 1210: Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act (in committee, 2023-03-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1210
- H.R. 1211: Student Loan Accountability Act (in committee, 2023-03-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1211
- H.J.Res. 35: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require individuals to demonstrate cognitive competence as a condition of holding the… (in committee, 2023-02-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/35
- H.Res. 1310: Acknowledging and commemorating the women in the Army who served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corp during World War II. (in committee, 2022-08-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1310
- H.Res. 1187: Recognizing the exemplary service of the soldiers of the 30th Infantry Division of the Army during World War I and World War II. (in committee, 2022-06-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/1187
- H.R. 8102: Student Loan Accountability Act (in committee, 2022-06-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8102
- H.R. 8076: Student Loan Accountability Act (in committee, 2022-06-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8076
- H.R. 7359: Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act (in committee, 2022-04-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7359

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $667.2K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 30% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2112563757234753831
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2110122554002153736
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2109700642692530459
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2108280805856526379
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2105733693545533858
- 2026-10-01 · Press release · DESJARLAIS MEETS WITH COLLINS, DISCUSSES PLANS TO KEEP MCMINNVILLE VA OPEN FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://desjarlais.house.gov/media-center?ID=917C8198-F93D-4ECD-AF5C-ED6F1FB76B19
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2102825766744383762
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2100261914450248161
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2099891825574068364
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04/status/2098440386519691704

## Links

- Official site: https://desjarlais.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/DesJarlaisTN04
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottDesJarlaisTN04
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desjarlaistn04
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ScottDesJarlaisTN04
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000616

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000616