# Debra Moody

Debra Moody is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 81.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 81
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d07683be-bda8-4af9-be0b-9bf3c1e441e7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d07683be-bda8-4af9-be0b-9bf3c1e441e7 (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

Moody sits at +0.82 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 42 donors and 1,071 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,015 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.6% (96.3%). 43 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 20 bills: 20 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 70.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 60 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1610: Memorials, Public Service - Colleen Curtis - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1610/
- HJR 1328: Memorials, Recognition - Tabernacle Kinfolks Camp Meeting, 200th gathering - (became law, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1328/
- HB 2275: Education - As enacted, creates a safe school design advisory board to recommend to the commissioner of commerce and insurance safe school design guidelines… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2275/
- HB 2183: Elder Abuse - As introduced, extends from 10 to 20 days, the time within which a court must schedule a hearing on a petition to freeze the funds of a criminal… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2183/
- HB 1804: Mason - Subject to local approval, revises the charter of the Town of Mason to provide grounds for vacating certain offices, to prescribe the oath for office;… (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1804/
- HB 1733: Students - As enacted, creates a criminal offense for certain school employees who intentionally engage in bullying or cyberbullying of a student; clarifies… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1733/
- HB 1735: Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As enacted, makes various changes to the TISA review committee, including, but not limited to, clarifying… (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1735/
- HB 1734: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to record, by audio recording or video recording, all interviews of children conducted… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1734/
- HB 1679: Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, expands the disposition allowed when a person under 21 is found to have unlawfully purchased, possessed, accepted receipt of,… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1679/
- HB 1645: Tipton County - Subject to local approval, authorizes the legislative body of Tipton County to designate a division of the county's general sessions court as… (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1645/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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=H81
- X: https://x.com/repdebramoody
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debramoodystaterep/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debra.moody.376
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rep-debra-moody-22a12a88/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d07683be-bda8-4af9-be0b-9bf3c1e441e7