# Scott Cepicky

Scott Cepicky is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 64.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 64
- Serving since: 2018-11-06
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/da306a9e-f227-4cf4-bfd8-c7d6cb4c7eac

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/da306a9e-f227-4cf4-bfd8-c7d6cb4c7eac (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

Cepicky sits at +0.67 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans.

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

208 classified statements: 208 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cepicky | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.4% | 9.3% | 625 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 18.3% | 31.9% | 598 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.0% | 1.8% | 411 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 12.5% | 12.7% | 334 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 383 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 49% (State House Republicans 15%); International Affairs 16% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.1% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 8.1% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 123 donors and 1,162 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,561 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 97.6% (96.3%). 47 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 77 bills: 69 reached committee, 54 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 88.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 14 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1408: Memorials, Retirement - Judge Bobby Sands - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1408/
- HJR 1351: Memorials, Recognition - Mariela Dominguez, Boys & Girls Club of South Central Tennessee Youth of the Year - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1351/
- HR 184: Memorials, Death - Edward Allen Hickman - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR184/
- HJR 979: Memorials, Retirement - Lieutenant Colonel Brian E. Celatka - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR979/
- HB 2277: Education - As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2277/
- HJR 843: Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Rufus R. Clifford, Jr. - (became law, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR843/
- HB 2276: Education - As enacted, revises law concerning math education; requires the state board of education, in developing and adopting a uniform grading system for… (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2276/
- HR 145: Memorials, Recognition - Lafayette Chapter #4 Royal Arch Masons of Tennessee, Bicentennial - (passed one chamber, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR145/
- HB 1960: Education - As enacted, changes, from the department of education to the state board of education upon the recommendation of the department, the party… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1960/
- HB 2000: Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school;… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2000/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $72.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2113322384224829883
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2113391317946384790
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2113404096468459976
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2112959213341200550
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2107959095991144466
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2105327931874791743
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2098722430051025276
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2095695015137739042
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2095695205294846145
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/scottcepicky,CepickyTn64/status/2095661005380501921

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H64
- Campaign site: https://www.scottcepicky.com/
- X: https://x.com/scottcepicky
- X: https://x.com/CepickyTn64
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottcepicky4tn64/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scott.cepicky
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottcepicky/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottcepickystaterepresena3389
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-cepicky-07708ba

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/da306a9e-f227-4cf4-bfd8-c7d6cb4c7eac