# Rusty Crowe

Rusty Crowe is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 1991-01-01
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b8b305e5-ff02-4f8d-8ef1-61a4a7ecf54a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b8b305e5-ff02-4f8d-8ef1-61a4a7ecf54a (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

39% of Crowe’s statements claim credit, 2.5 times the State Senate Republican average of 15%.

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

380 classified statements: 380 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 | Crowe | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.5% | 9.5% | 303 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 62.6% | 37.3% | 29 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 2.3% | 245 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 39.2% | 15.4% | 18 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.3% | 156 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 18% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Health 13% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.8% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 82 donors and 1,154 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,500 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 98.3% (95.3%). 10 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 99 bills: 99 reached committee, 54 passed one chamber, 49 passed both, 49 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 18 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1276: Memorials, Recognition - Randall Franks and A Zippedy Doodle Day: American Folk Songs - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1276/
- SJR 1241: Memorials, Recognition - Jackson Bridge Celebration - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1241/
- SJR 1242: Memorials, Death - R.L. McKinney - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1242/
- SJR 1167: Memorials, Sports - Milligan University Disc Golf national champions - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1167/
- SJR 1141: Memorials, Interns - Alvin Cole III - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1141/
- SJR 1095: Memorials, Recognition - Appalachian Fair, 100th anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1095/
- SJR 1096: Memorials, Recognition - Jaden Yoder, 2026 Boys & Girls Club of Elizabethton/Carter County Youth of the Year - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1096/
- SJR 1031: Memorials, Recognition - Fallen veterans of Happy Valley High School - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1031/
- SJR 947: Memorials, Professional Achievement - David Frizzell, NFIB Small Business Champion Award - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR947/
- SB 2709: Jonesborough - Subject to local approval, authorizes the board of mayor and alderman for the Town of Jonesborough to elect a mayor from among the aldermen to… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2709/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $291.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 97% 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.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2110719590162726938
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2110356950596850120
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2110014775661093265
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2108905387084656874
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2108181869288108287
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2107848514562642238
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2107146853267423706
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2106007290025513159
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2105644650564637079
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RustyCroweTN/status/2105281759239975331

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S3
- Campaign site: https://www.rustycrowetn.com/
- X: https://x.com/RustyCroweTN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorRustyCrowe/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b8b305e5-ff02-4f8d-8ef1-61a4a7ecf54a