# Adam Lowe

Adam Lowe is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b3bd4f95-946f-4b4b-b58f-ab78345847b7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3bd4f95-946f-4b4b-b58f-ab78345847b7 (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

Lowe reported $327.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

141 classified statements: 141 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lowe | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.7% | 2.3% | 48 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 8.5% | 9.5% | 144 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 24.1% | 37.3% | 258 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 12.1% | 15.4% | 191 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 44% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.8% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 5.9% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.04), from 168 donors and 582 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,541 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 97.1% (95.3%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1530 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1530/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1267 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liya Rakeshbhai Patel, Valedictorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1267/
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Failed · HB 2585 Damages - As introduced, states that the amount of damages awarded as noneconomic damages must not exceed $1 million in a health care liability action… · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2585/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1578 Memorials, Interns - Indian Clay - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1578/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1268 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicolo Azzani, Salutatorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1268/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1539 Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1539/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1247 Memorials, Sports - Reese McCann - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1247/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1564 Memorials, Retirement - Jackie Wilkerson - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1564/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1250 Memorials, Recognition - Tom Midyett - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1250/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1658 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kadence Saige Phillips, Salutatorian, Monterey High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1658/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 128 bills: 125 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 43 passed both, 42 became law. Cosponsored 0. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 25 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1206: Memorials, Retirement - Dina Swafford, Bradley County Register of Deeds - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1206/
- SJR 1164: Memorials, Sports - Meigs Middle School girls' basketball team, TMSAA District 8-AA Championship - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1164/
- SJR 1161: Memorials, Public Service - Thomas Crye - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1161/
- SJR 1159: Memorials, Sports - Cleveland High School, Class AA state boys' dual wrestling champions - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1159/
- SJR 1163: Memorials, Public Service - Bill Winters - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1163/
- SJR 1160: Memorials, Sports - Cleveland High School, Class AA state girls' dual wrestling champions - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1160/
- SJR 1162: Memorials, Public Service - Josh Rogers - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1162/
- SJR 1156: Memorials, Sports - Bradley Central High School girls' basketball team - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1156/
- SJR 1121: Memorials, Retirement - Michael J. "Mike" Smith, Bradley County Trustee - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1121/
- SJR 1120: Memorials, Death - Charles Richard Riggs - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1120/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $327.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2111494022602600637
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2106773951661687147
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2105649765807501610
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2099830966457860570
- 2026-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2097070708446708030
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2085480044353225069
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2080618034671096216
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2080618833585324439
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2080791824818381087
- 2026-07-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jadamlowe/status/2080335886223278515

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S1&ga=114
- Campaign site: https://www.loweforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/jadamlowe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJAdamLowe/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadamlowe/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@loweforsenate906?app=desktop

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3bd4f95-946f-4b4b-b58f-ab78345847b7