# Heidi Campbell

Heidi Campbell is a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2020-11-03
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4356789-3561-4110-ad59-00c7cf36e0fd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4356789-3561-4110-ad59-00c7cf36e0fd (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

8.6% of Campbell’s statements use an extreme label, 10.3 times the State Senate Democrat average of 0.8%.

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

2,698 classified statements: 2,698 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Campbell | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.1% | 2.4% | 28 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 9.9% | 10.3% | 142 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 19.3% | 42.9% | 292 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 3.4% | 227 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 2.0% | 16.1% | 301 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 8.6% | 0.8% | 4 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Environmental Protection 14% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Health 11% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 8.9% (State Senate Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 2,175 donors and 843 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,321 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 99.0% (95.3%). 27 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 yea · 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 118 bills: 117 reached committee, 63 passed one chamber, 51 passed both, 51 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 27 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1251: Memorials, Recognition - Margot Café & Bar - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1251/
- SJR 1150: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Denise Balderas, Salutatorian, Hunters Lane High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1150/
- SJR 1152: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Anna Christy Eiring, Salutatorian, James Lawson High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1152/
- SJR 1153: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hayden Elizabeth Seator, Valedictorian, James Lawson High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1153/
- SJR 1149: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Saeed A. Negmatulin, Valedictorian, John Overton High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1149/
- SJR 1155: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jayden Cole Cathey, Valedictorian, McGavock High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1155/
- SJR 1151: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jesus Guadalupe Gutierrez Hernandez, Valedictorian, Hunters Lane High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1151/
- SJR 1154: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jissel Martinez, Salutatorian, McGavock High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1154/
- SJR 1148: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Caden Matthew McGehee, Salutatorian, John Overton High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1148/
- SJR 1053: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Audrey Jean Glodé Campbell, 90th birthday - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1053/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $70.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2114371497376780514
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2114447982255079824
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2113671103105360346
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2113243625694110001
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2113370779018768805
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2113407019528912988
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2113407376627839399
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2113033952156066154
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2113035734315884685
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Campbell4TN/status/2112678064685715478

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S20
- Campaign site: https://voteheidicampbell.com/
- X: https://x.com/Campbell4TN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@campbell4tn/?_rdr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/campbell4tn/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidi-campbell-b249bb/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4356789-3561-4110-ad59-00c7cf36e0fd