# Clay Doggett

Clay Doggett is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 70.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 70
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bdfd00ac-13a8-4208-b687-e46e980d79de

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bdfd00ac-13a8-4208-b687-e46e980d79de (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

Doggett sits at +0.81 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 80 donors and 1,127 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,370 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 95.5% (96.3%). 72 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 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 93.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 5 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1250: Memorials, Sports - Coach Chad Hall, 500th career win - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1250/
- HJR 1251: Memorials, Recognition - Richland High School Raiders cheerleading team - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1251/
- HJR 1213: Memorials, Sports - Richland High School Lady Raiders basketball team, Diviision I, Class A State Champions - (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1213/
- HJR 1148: Memorials, Retirement - Major Wayne Sellers, Tennessee Highway Patrol - (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1148/
- HB 2480: Public Defenders - As introduced, creates five additional social worker positions in the public defender system. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9,… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2480/
- HB 2370: Motor Vehicles - As introduced, requires the department of safety to report to the chairs of the transportation and safety committee of the senate and the… (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2370/
- HB 2378: Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates October 11 of each year to be observed as "General Pulaski Memorial Day." - Amends TCA Title… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2378/
- HB 2374: Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, removes the requirement to place a defendant on a state or federal list or database as a fugitive from justice for failure to… (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2374/
- HB 2375: Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, enacts the "Greenbelt Initiative Fund Transfer (GIFT) Act," which creates the rural revenue equity fund;… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2375/
- HB 2372: Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, specifies that a jailer's authorization to evaluate a person confined in the county jail for purposes of the person's… (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2372/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $65.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 65% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H70
- Campaign site: http://www.doggettfortennessee.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoggettForTennessee/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clay.doggett.3
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-doggett-4378a592/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bdfd00ac-13a8-4208-b687-e46e980d79de