# Rick Eldridge

Rick Eldridge is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 10.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 10
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c79fb980-4ee3-40ce-9737-62e369c61fe0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c79fb980-4ee3-40ce-9737-62e369c61fe0 (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

Eldridge reported $112.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 86 donors and 1,147 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,581 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.8% (96.3%). 10 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 25 bills: 24 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 65 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1304: Memorials, Recognition - Kaycee Mae Pratt - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1304/
- HB 2642: Hamblen County - Subject to local approval, updates appointment provisions, qualifications, and compensation for the office of county attorney. - Amends… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2642/
- HB 2640: Hamblen County - Subject to local approval, abolishes the Hamblen County Road Commission, effective August 31, 2028. - Repeals Chapter 313 of the Private… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2640/
- HB 2641: Morristown - Subject to local approval, makes the elections for council members at-large elections; eliminates council wards. - Amends Chapter 103 of the Acts… (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2641/
- HB 2124: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, changes from February 1 to October 1, the annual reporting date by which the commissioner of education and the… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2124/
- HB 2122: Hamblen County - Subject to local approval, moves the election of the county attorney by the county commission from July to September; changes who reviews the… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2122/
- HB 1987: Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57. (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1987/
- HB 1834: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Religious Freedom Act," which authorizes a local board of education to open a meeting of the… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1834/
- HB 1826: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, increases from $100,000 to $250,000 the retained risk limit for a single risk covered by a policy… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1826/
- HB 1736: Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes a retail alcohol licensee in a terminal building of a commercial air carrier airport to offer complimentary… (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1736/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $112.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 86% 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=H10
- Campaign site: https://voterickeldridge.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eldridge4statehouse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rick.eldridge.90281/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c79fb980-4ee3-40ce-9737-62e369c61fe0