# Chuck Fleischmann

Chuck Fleischmann is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 3rd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Tennessee’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000459
- FEC candidate IDs: H0TN03254

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000459 (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

0.4% of Fleischmann’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

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

1,229 classified statements: 1,137 posts on X, 55 Congressional Record speeches, 37 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fleischmann | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.1% | 163 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 11.8% | 15.1% | 150 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 69.7% | 67.7% | 104 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.0% | 8.9% | 102 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 42.8% | 37.4% | 79 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 3.4% | 3.0% | 73 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 36% (House Republicans 8.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 24% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (House Republicans 19%); Immigration 11% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.89 (standard error 0.01), from 2,042 donors and 7,560 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 96.8% (97.1%). 15 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 261. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 7 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9022: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9022
- H.R. 8506: SAFE School Act (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8506
- H.R. 5712: Quantum LEAP Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-10-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5712
- H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2025-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4553
- H.R. 2768: Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2768
- H.R. 763: James J. Andrews and William H. Campbell Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2025-01-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/763
- H.R. 428: Bonuses for Cost-Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act of 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/428
- H.R. 226: Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/226
- H.Res. 1434: Recognizing the role of the Scarboro 85 in the desegregation of public schools following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in… (in committee, 2024-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1434
- H.R. 9386: James J. Andrews and William H. Campbell Congressional Gold Medal Act (in committee, 2024-08-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9386

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.7M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 43% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2114820342342394224
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2114846216835993759
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2113684485757890946
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2113280762791215557
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2112723562138059216
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2112970066941649344
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2112337279557706165
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2112540506613842049
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2112608789396636132
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepChuck/status/2112255595437039992

## Links

- Official site: https://fleischmann.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepChuck
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repchuck
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/repchuck
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000459

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000459