# Bryan Terry

Bryan Terry is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 48.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 48
- Serving since: 2014-11-04
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a9676141-e809-4554-9d0c-283916c36f63

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9676141-e809-4554-9d0c-283916c36f63 (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

Terry reported $104.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Terry says (TN 2025–26 session)

98 classified statements: 98 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Terry | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.9% | 395 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 12.2% | 31.9% | 678 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.0% | 12.7% | 710 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 67% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Education 8.3% (State House Republicans 15%); Environmental Protection 8.3% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Law 8.3% (State House Republicans 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 72 donors and 1,003 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,524 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.2% (96.3%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 2111 Correctional Programs - As enacted, creates the state families of incarcerated individuals advisory board within the department of correction for the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2111/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1209 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Max Christopher Collins, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1209/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1240 Memorials, Interns - Aaron Sullivan - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1240/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1208 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Christopher Heath Foster, Valedictorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1208/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1220 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keely Nicole Melton, Valedictorian, McEwen High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1220/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1198 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kylie Miller, Valedictorian, McNairy Central High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1198/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SB 1849 Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts the "Essential Governmental Employee Housing Act of 2026"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5;… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB1849/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1657 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dahee Yoon, Salutatorian, Cookeville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1657/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 1707 Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1707/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1169 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Faye Colyer, 105th birthday - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1169/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 50 bills: 40 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 65 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1334: Memorials, Interns - Anthony Griffin - (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1334/
- HJR 1335: Memorials, Interns - Abigail Neeley - (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1335/
- HJR 1259: Memorials, Recognition - Asthma and allergy awareness - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1259/
- HJR 1206: Memorials, Retirement - Coach Rick Insell - (became law, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1206/
- HJR 1153: Memorials, Recognition - Morgan Freeman - (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1153/
- HJR 1154: Memorials, Recognition - Lelan Statom - (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1154/
- HJR 1101: Memorials, Sports - Providence Christian Academy boys' basketball team, TSSAA Division II-A state champions - (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1101/
- HJR 1100: Memorials, Sports - Providence Christian Academy girls' basketball team, TSSAA Division II-A state champions - (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1100/
- HJR 967: Memorials, Sports - Oakland High School Patriots football team, TSSAA Division I, Class 6A state champion - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR967/
- HB 2134: Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, prohibits municipalities, counties, and other political subdivisions of this state from disposing, or contracting for… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2134/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $104.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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/bryanterry4tn/status/2114806056463524134
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2111624439385260169
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2110336372653588490
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2107160197294883053
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2106448236470804626
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2103863671801708732
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2102952280630726694
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2101519819187065332
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2100907155100504180
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/bryanterry4tn/status/2093054414311317547

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H48
- Campaign site: https://bryanterry4tn.com/
- X: https://x.com/bryanterry4tn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dr.bryanterry
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BryanTerry4TN/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBTerry/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1E46PWYWHhQQZuBURhE8_w
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bryanterry8268
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-terry-9b670813/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9676141-e809-4554-9d0c-283916c36f63