# John Crawford

John Crawford is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 1
- Serving since: 2016-11-09
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d1ead0ef-cc7a-48b3-9fec-0afc8b9d013d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1ead0ef-cc7a-48b3-9fec-0afc8b9d013d (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

Crawford reported $168.7K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 19 donors and 1,115 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 79% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,508 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 97.6% (96.3%). 45 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 38 bills: 30 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 63 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1353: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Margaret Tranbarger Cooper, 100th birthday - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1353/
- HJR 1298: Memorials, Interns - Seth Koenes - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1298/
- HJR 1067: Memorials, Recognition - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, 25th anniversary - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1067/
- HB 2649: Bristol - Subject to local approval, revises election provisions for city council and the board of education to comply with changes to general election law;… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2649/
- HB 2644: Bristol - Subject to local approval, revises election provisions for city council and the board of education to comply with changes to general election law;… (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2644/
- HB 2120: Tourism - As introduced, requires each local tourism development authority to file its annual report of its business affairs and transactions with the… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2120/
- HB 2118: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, allocates all revenue generated from the state sales tax on retail sales of recreational vessels, recreational vessel… (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2118/
- HB 2271: Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to submit its biennial report on underage drinking, drunk driving, and other harmful… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2271/
- HB 2273: Fire Prevention and Investigation - As introduced, requires the state fire marshal, in addition to the present law requirement of being available for the… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2273/
- HB 2114: Newspapers and Publications - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study to determine if… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2114/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $168.7K (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=H1
- X: https://x.com/johncrawford1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electjohncrawford1/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-crawford-83335547/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d1ead0ef-cc7a-48b3-9fec-0afc8b9d013d