# Brent Taylor

Brent Taylor is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d3f48e28-4ee5-4027-9670-0d617ca6048e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d3f48e28-4ee5-4027-9670-0d617ca6048e (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

8.5% of Taylor’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.8 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%.

## What Taylor says (TN 2025–26 session)

1,108 classified statements: 1,108 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Taylor | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.5% | 2.3% | 23 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.7% | 9.5% | 162 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 46.2% | 37.3% | 114 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 2.3% | 128 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 31.2% | 15.4% | 41 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 4.9% | 1.3% | 24 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 64% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Immigration 11% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Economics and Public Finance 6.0% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 4.5% (State Senate Republicans 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.02), from 512 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,555 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 99.6% (95.3%). 15 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1530 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1530/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1267 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liya Rakeshbhai Patel, Valedictorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1267/
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Failed · HB 2585 Damages - As introduced, states that the amount of damages awarded as noneconomic damages must not exceed $1 million in a health care liability action… · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2585/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1578 Memorials, Interns - Indian Clay - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1578/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1268 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicolo Azzani, Salutatorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1268/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1539 Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1539/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 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: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1564 Memorials, Retirement - Jackie Wilkerson - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1564/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1250 Memorials, Recognition - Tom Midyett - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1250/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1658 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kadence Saige Phillips, Salutatorian, Monterey High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1658/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 129 bills: 124 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 34 passed both, 34 became law. Cosponsored 0. 62.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 24 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2729: Shelby County - Subject to local approval, changes the conditions under which the occupancy tax will no longer be levied; changes the allocation of the… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2729/
- SB 2255: Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to biannually publish two comprehensive statewide data reports on the use of psychotropic… (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2255/
- SB 2265: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the offense of organized retail crime. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2265/
- SB 2405: Law Enforcement - As enacted, establishes a Tennessee safe initiative task force, which is administratively attached to the Tennessee bureau of investigation.… (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2405/
- SB 2653: Business and Commerce - As introduced, creates the "Tennessee Data Center Impact Review Act." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62;… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2653/
- SB 2258: School Transportation - As enacted, requires a local education agency that installs cameras on the exterior of school buses for the purpose of recording… (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2258/
- SB 2213: Public Utilities - As enacted, requires a utility to provide material that is required for construction of utility infrastructure for the customer's or… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2213/
- SB 2193: Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the governor to approve all eligible workforce training programs for the purposes of… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2193/
- SB 2209: Consumer Protection - As introduced, authorizes the attorney general to establish a do not call registry; places certain restrictions upon telephone… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2209/
- SB 2200: Local Government, General - As introduced, requires that a reduction of the allocations and distributions of certain tax and other revenues to counties and… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2200/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $442.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2114694393600807149
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2114180678895927510
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2114410615334682817
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2113802361374212389
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2114033380312682946
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2114097352885600506
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2113436931996475487
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2113704186756116508
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2113258572595556824
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor/status/2113324447658590391

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S31&ga=114
- Campaign site: https://brenttaylorforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenBrentTaylor
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrentTaylorForSenate/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d3f48e28-4ee5-4027-9670-0d617ca6048e