# Tim Hicks

Tim Hicks is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 6
- Serving since: 2020-11-03
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d3ad0df9-8812-46b9-8fb3-6433036a1a9f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d3ad0df9-8812-46b9-8fb3-6433036a1a9f (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

100% of Hicks’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.03), from 96 donors and 887 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,629 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 99.4% (96.3%). 14 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 27 bills: 25 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 85.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 24 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1107: Memorials, Death - Hobart L. "Coach" Powell, Sr. - (became law, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1107/
- HJR 977: General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Steven Emil Johnson, Fish and Wildlife Commission - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR977/
- HJR 916: Memorials, Death - Kenneth Harlan Green - (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR916/
- HJR 914: Memorials, Death - Tracy George Trott - (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR914/
- HJR 915: Memorials, Death - Hobart L. "Coach" Powell, Sr. - (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR915/
- HB 2409: Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, adds an exception to the requirement that mineral and other interests in real property are assessed to the owner of the… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2409/
- HB 2130: Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes graduates of certain accredited engineering technology curriculums to apply for and become registered as… (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2130/
- HB 1880: Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, removes licensed attorneys who have practiced more than 20 years from the application of the professional privilege tax. -… (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1880/
- HB 1796: Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts the "Essential Governmental Employee Housing Act of 2026"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1796/
- HB 1837: Real Property - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Private Property Vesting Rights of 2026," which entitles a property owner to just compensation from a… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1837/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $73.6K (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=H6
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timhicks4tn/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-hicks-b34b9463/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d3ad0df9-8812-46b9-8fb3-6433036a1a9f