# Diana Harshbarger

Diana Harshbarger is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Tennessee’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Tennessee’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001086
- FEC candidate IDs: H0TN01118

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001086 (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

Harshbarger sits at +1.31 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 88% of House Republicans.

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

1,095 classified statements: 920 posts on X, 93 press releases, 47 newsletters, 35 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 | Harshbarger | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.6% | 2.1% | 85 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 15.3% | 15.1% | 96 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 64.6% | 67.7% | 149 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.5% | 8.9% | 130 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 45.4% | 37.4% | 59 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 5.6% | 3.0% | 35 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 35% (House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (House Republicans 19%); Immigration 12% (House Republicans 13%); Commerce 11% (House Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.31 (standard error 0.01), from 1,832 donors and 2,886 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.1% (97.1%). 55 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 nay · 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 37 bills: 37 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 260. 8.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 162 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10336: Dietary Supplement Innovation Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10336
- H.Res. 1507: Honoring the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, a daughter of Tennessee whose extraordinary contributions to music, philanthropy, literacy, education, health,… (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1507
- H.R. 10157: Freedom to Home Distill Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10157
- H.R. 10158: Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10158
- H.R. 9743: TRUTH in Coverage Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9743
- H.R. 9708: SECURED Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9708
- H.R. 9613: Nuclear Advisory Committee Reform Act (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9613
- H.R. 9389: Nutrition Education and Chronic Disease Prevention in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9389
- H.R. 9339: Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act (passed one chamber, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9339
- H.R. 9190: Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9190

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.5M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 21% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% 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/RepHarshbarger/status/2114739022312698162
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepHarshbarger/status/2114802044716347525
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHarshbarger/status/2114822879028343160
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · ICYMI: Putting Patients First · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-23 · Press release · Harshbarger Office Makes Book Delivery to Sullivan County Schools · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://harshbarger.house.gov/media/press-releases/harshbarger-office-makes-book-delivery-sullivan-county-schools
- 2026-10-23 · Newsletter · Putting Patients First · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepHarshbarger/status/2113251138111766654
- 2026-10-21 · Newsletter · Reminder: A Secure Border and a Stronger Military · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepHarshbarger/status/2112598469840183398
- 2026-10-20 · Newsletter · Executive Order Signing at White House · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming

## Links

- Official site: https://harshbarger.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepHarshbarger
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDianaHarshbarger
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001086

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001086