# Fred Atchley

Fred Atchley is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 12
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a9c952eb-ff76-4d8c-9dbd-820b8909622e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9c952eb-ff76-4d8c-9dbd-820b8909622e (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

100% of Atchley’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

165 classified statements: 165 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 | Atchley | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.6% | 9.3% | 666 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 43.0% | 31.9% | 220 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 1.8% | 211 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.8% | 12.7% | 146 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Agriculture and Food 8.5% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.04), from 151 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,634 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.1% (96.3%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REFER TO COMMITTEE 5/6/2026 Passed · HJR 8 Memorials, Death - U.S. Senator James Ralph Sasser - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR8/
- 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/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 35 bills: 32 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 77.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 41 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1397: Memorials, Retirement - Judge Rex Henry Ogle - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1397/
- HJR 1343: Memorials, Recognition - Jere Loveday and Loveday Family Bridge - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1343/
- HJR 1344: Memorials, Recognition - Dolly Parton Parkway - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1344/
- HJR 1149: Memorials, Retirement - Rose Gainey, Clinical Director of Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center - (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1149/
- HJR 1090: Memorials, Retirement - Rose Gainey, Clinical Director of Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center - (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1090/
- HJR 937: Memorials, Retirement - Chief John Linsenbigler - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR937/
- HB 2447: Election Laws - As introduced, authorizes the county election commission to notify individuals filing a petition for recall, referendum, or initiative to… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2447/
- HB 2208: State Government - As enacted, clarifies that the four trustees for other post-employment benefits may appoint a designee in their absence. - Amends TCA… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2208/
- HB 2215: Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes the executive director of the wildlife resources agency to enter into agreements with local law… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2215/
- HB 1871: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of second degree murder by knowingly killing another to be sentenced as no lower than a Range II… (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1871/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $68.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2025-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1962855823975059919
- 2025-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1962492944314724538
- 2025-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1962287302551486662
- 2025-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1961398920057122936
- 2025-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1961398921625792856
- 2025-08-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1961447270559129966
- 2025-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1961447272878682364
- 2025-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1961038854686662942
- 2025-08-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1960687239836340365
- 2025-08-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN/status/1960312808077230404

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H12&ga=114
- Campaign site: https://www.fredatchley.com/
- X: https://x.com/FredAtchleyTN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FredAtchleyTN/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9c952eb-ff76-4d8c-9dbd-820b8909622e