# Brock Martin

Brock Martin is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 79.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 79
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/de8e2d6f-efd8-45f5-b261-5963db78b909

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de8e2d6f-efd8-45f5-b261-5963db78b909 (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

25% of Martin’s statements claim credit, 2.0 times the State House Republican average of 13%.

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

599 classified statements: 599 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 | Martin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.7% | 9.3% | 611 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 42.9% | 31.9% | 222 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 1.8% | 469 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 25.2% | 12.7% | 105 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 380 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 9.3% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.03), from 190 donors and 563 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,359 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.9% (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 34 bills: 33 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 82.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 30 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1290: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Barry and Connie Martin, 50th wedding anniversary - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1290/
- HJR 1159: Memorials, Sports - Huntingdon High School Fillies, Class 2-A girls' basketball state champions - (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1159/
- HB 2662: Lexington - Subject to local approval, clarifies the duties of the mayor as the chief executive officer of the city; authorizes the mayor to suspend an… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2662/
- HJR 871: Memorials, Death - Dorris Parkins - (became law, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR871/
- HB 2387: Naming and Designating - As enacted, designates the annual winner of the Old Time Bluegrass and Fiddlers' Jamboree as the state champion fiddler in this… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2387/
- HJR 849: Memorials, Sports - Eric Swenson, 2025 TFCA Division 1, Class 2A Coach of the Year and West Tennessee Coach of the Year - (became law, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR849/
- HB 2389: Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires the bureau of TennCare to biannually publish two comprehensive statewide data reports on the use of psychotropic… (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2389/
- HB 2391: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows a student to be denied the privilege of participating in physical activity during the school day if the… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2391/
- HB 2388: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, limits, for Carroll County, the weighted full-time equivalent average daily attendance for which the county is… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2388/
- HB 2281: State Government - As introduced, requires departments, agencies, and other state governmental entities to make information and records available, including… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2281/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $134.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2114204650144473144
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2112605747175714922
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2112001691536994761
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2111673660440482158
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2111684798360027230
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2111079715473952938
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2110718835472888156
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2110355944529900004
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2109993053540790695
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brockmartintn,drbrock12/status/2109652424382357872

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H79
- Campaign site: https://www.brockmartinfortn.com/
- X: https://x.com/brockmartintn
- X: https://x.com/drbrock12
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrockMartinTN/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/docmartin12
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brockmartintn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wb_martin12/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brock-martin-117a8768/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/de8e2d6f-efd8-45f5-b261-5963db78b909