# Bob Freeman

Bob Freeman is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 56.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 56
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c8a26be8-8de1-434b-864a-21697f8f15d4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8a26be8-8de1-434b-864a-21697f8f15d4 (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

Freeman missed 3.1% of 4,086 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Tennessee House (average 99.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.36 (standard error 0.01), from 757 donors and 1,009 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,086 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 95.2% (96.3%). 62 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-06 · voted nay · 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: 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: 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: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1258 Memorials, Sports - Qitarah Castlin - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1258/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1269 Memorials, Academic Achievement - McKenzie Greene, Salutatorian, Van Buren County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1269/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1535 Memorials, Recognition - Sidney Ware, Brandon Randolph, Fatima Grandos Macareno, Mu Zeta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and No Labels at… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1535/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1651 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Maureen O'Neil, Valedictorian, Upperman High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1651/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 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: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 7 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Failed · SB 1585 Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program. -… · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB1585/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 66 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 205: Memorials, Recognition - Montgomery Bell Academy, 2026 Policy Debate Tournament of Champions - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR205/
- HJR 1061: Memorials, Interns - April Christian James - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1061/
- HJR 970: Memorials, Sports - Hillsboro High School boys' lacrosse team, 2025 TSSAA Class A state champions - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR970/
- HJR 907: Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Tree Day - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR907/
- HJR 906: Memorials, Recognition - Vincent Ruiz, National Marbles Tournament winner - (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR906/
- HB 2564: Victims' Rights - As enacted, requires a notification of a restorative justice option, which is a voluntary, victim-centered process that may include… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2564/
- HB 2302: Traffic Safety - As enacted, establishes process regarding traffic violations committed by autonomous vehicles, including mailing the notice of violation or… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2302/
- HB 2301: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes revisions to the offense of adulteration of food, liquids, or pharmaceuticals. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2301/
- HB 1917: Health Care - As introduced, redefines a licensed professional counselor as a limited practice professional counselor; redefines a licensed professional… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1917/
- HB 1854: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the offense of adulteration of food, liquids, or pharmaceuticals to include adulteration for the purpose of making… (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1854/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $197.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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=H56
- Campaign site: https://votebobfreeman.com/
- X: https://x.com/VoteBobFreeman
- X: https://x.com/bobfreemantn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteBobFreeman/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jrfreema
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votebobfreeman/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jrfreema/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6a1LBjiLTZJSrtKb3UXow
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bobfreemanforstaterepresen9013
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VoteBobFreeman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-freeman-b6b58839

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8a26be8-8de1-434b-864a-21697f8f15d4