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Democrat · Tennessee House, district 86

Serving since Apr 12, 2023TN 2025–26 session

Portrait of Justin Pearson, rendered as a two-tone print
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10%
of roll calls missed, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Tennessee House

Attendance 90%; the average within the Tennessee House is 99.1%. Ranks 96th of 97, where 1st has the highest attendance. 2,752 roll calls in the TN 2025–26 session.

Attendance is the share of the roll calls Pearson could vote on where a yea, nay or present was recorded, ranked within the Tennessee House. A missed vote has many causes, from illness to campaigning; the number says how often, not why.

At a glance

6 measures against State House Democrats. Pearson sits at −1.11 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats. 41% of Pearson’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats.

The measures on which Pearson sits furthest from the middle of State House Democrats, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.

Attendance

90%

Tennessee House average 99.1% · ranks 96th of 97 · 2,752 roll calls

CSIP ideology

−1.11

More liberal than 95% of State House Democrats · ± 0.04

From Tennessee, 2026

41%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 1852nd of 1,983 State House Democrats

Out of committee

43%

Tennessee House average 71% · ranks 90th of 97

Policy discussion

60%

State House Democrats average 39% · ranks 101st of 764

Party unity

99.0%

Tennessee House average 96.3% · ranks 18th of 97 · 178 votes against the majority of Tennessee House Democrats

Peer group: State House Democrats. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Pearson, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Pearson is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Pearson says

Pearson claims credit less than 74% of State House Democrats. Credit claiming in 4.5% of 440 statements, against 14% for the average State House Democrat; 571st of 764.

An AI model reads each of Pearson’s 440 statements in the TN 2025–26 session (440 posts on X) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for State House Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the TN 2025–26 session

0%80%
Pearson
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion266 statements
60%
39%
101st of 764
Policy criticism33 statements
8%
10%
394th of 764
Credit claiming20 statements
5%
14%
571st of 764
Personal attacks15 statements
3%
3%
193rd of 764
Bipartisanship7 statements
2%
3%
423rd of 764
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Pearson's share of statements in each category against the State House Democrats average.
RowPearsonPeers
Policy discussion60%39%
Policy criticism8%10%
Credit claiming5%14%
Personal attacks3%3%
Bipartisanship2%3%
440

statements classified

440 posts on X.

posts on X: 440 (100.0%)posts on X 440
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Pearson's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X440
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Pearson; the thin grey bar is the average State House Democrats. A longer thick bar means Pearson does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Pearson used extreme labels in 1.8% of statements, 1.9 times the peer average. 8 statements, most often aimed at Brent Taylor; peers 1.0%.

  1. “MAGA”3
  2. “extreme”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Brent Taylor4
  2. administration1
  3. followers1
  4. government1
  5. ICE1
What an extreme label is

Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.

Month by month

Share of statements per month, the TN 2025–26 session

Statements2025-01: 12025-02: 12025-03: 12025-04: 62025-05: 12025-06: 02025-07: 02025-08: 02025-09: 02025-10: 12025-11: 92025-12: 12026-01: 112026-02: 102026-03: 292026-04: 52026-05: 342026-06: 132026-07: 102026-08: 872026-09: 892026-10: 131peak 131 · Oct ’26Personal attackspeak 10.0% · Feb ’26 · latest 3.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 11Personal attacks, 2026-02: 10.0% of 10Personal attacks, 2026-03: 3.5% of 29Personal attacks, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 34Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 13Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 10Personal attacks, 2026-08: 1.1% of 87Personal attacks, 2026-09: 4.5% of 89Personal attacks, 2026-10: 3.0% of 131Policy criticismpeak 50.0% · Feb ’26 · latest 5.3%Policy criticism, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-01: 0.0% of 11Policy criticism, 2026-02: 50.0% of 10Policy criticism, 2026-03: 6.9% of 29Policy criticism, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-05: 0.0% of 34Policy criticism, 2026-06: 7.7% of 13Policy criticism, 2026-07: 20.0% of 10Policy criticism, 2026-08: 3.5% of 87Policy criticism, 2026-09: 3.4% of 89Policy criticism, 2026-10: 5.3% of 131Policy discussionpeak 81.8% · Jan ’26 · latest 78.6%Policy discussion, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-01: 81.8% of 11Policy discussion, 2026-02: 60.0% of 10Policy discussion, 2026-03: 13.8% of 29Policy discussion, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-05: 29.4% of 34Policy discussion, 2026-06: 7.7% of 13Policy discussion, 2026-07: 40.0% of 10Policy discussion, 2026-08: 62.1% of 87Policy discussion, 2026-09: 67.4% of 89Policy discussion, 2026-10: 78.6% of 131Bipartisanshippeak 2.9% · May ’26 · latest 1.5%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 0.0% of 11Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 0.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 0.0% of 29Bipartisanship, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 2.9% of 34Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 0.0% of 13Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 0.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 1.1% of 87Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 2.3% of 89Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 1.5% of 131Credit claimingpeak 23.1% · Jun ’26 · latest 1.5%Credit claiming, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-01: 0.0% of 11Credit claiming, 2026-02: 0.0% of 10Credit claiming, 2026-03: 13.8% of 29Credit claiming, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-05: 11.8% of 34Credit claiming, 2026-06: 23.1% of 13Credit claiming, 2026-07: 10.0% of 10Credit claiming, 2026-08: 5.8% of 87Credit claiming, 2026-09: 1.1% of 89Credit claiming, 2026-10: 1.5% of 131Extreme labelspeak 10.0% · Feb ’26 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 11Extreme labels, 2026-02: 10.0% of 10Extreme labels, 2026-03: 3.5% of 29Extreme labels, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 34Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 13Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 10Extreme labels, 2026-08: 2.3% of 87Extreme labels, 2026-09: 2.3% of 89Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 131Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Pearson, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
Jan ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Feb ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Mar ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Apr ’256— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
May ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jun ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jul ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Aug ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Sep ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Oct ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Nov ’259— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Dec ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jan ’26110.0%0.0%81.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Feb ’261010.0%50.0%60.0%0.0%0.0%10.0%
Mar ’26293.5%6.9%13.8%0.0%13.8%3.5%
Apr ’265— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
May ’26340.0%0.0%29.4%2.9%11.8%0.0%
Jun ’26130.0%7.7%7.7%0.0%23.1%0.0%
Jul ’26100.0%20.0%40.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%
Aug ’26871.1%3.5%62.1%1.1%5.8%2.3%
Sep ’26894.5%3.4%67.4%2.3%1.1%2.3%
Oct ’261313.0%5.3%78.6%1.5%1.5%0.0%
How to read the strips

Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the TN 2025–26 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. 13 months are hatched here; 4 of them have no statements.

In Pearson’s words

Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

Bipartisanship

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Oct 19, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; Armed Forces and National Security; Economics and Public Finance · Source

Credit claiming

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Oct 8, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; credit claiming; Government Operations and Politics · Source

Extreme label

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Sep 17, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · extreme label “MAGA” aimed at Brent Taylor · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

  1. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · target: Brent TaylorSource

  2. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Commerce · Health · target: Brent TaylorSource

  3. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Government Operations and Politics · target: opponentSource

  4. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Immigration · target: Brent TaylorSource

  5. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · Economics and Public Finance · Science, Technology, Communications · Environmental Protection · target: Brent TaylorSource

All 440 statements

Newest first, the TN 2025–26 session

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 440 posts on X.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Government Operations and Politics is what Pearson talks about most: 55% of policy statements, 3.6 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.48 on a 0–1 scale (State House Democrats average 0.54; 368th of 503).

Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Pearson talks about. The bills Pearson sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Pearson talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the TN 2025–26 session

0%60%
Pearson
Peers
Government Operations and Politics145 statements
55%
15%
Environmental Protection51 statements
19%
3%
Science, Technology, Communications47 statements
18%
3%
Labor and Employment43 statements
16%
6%
Health36 statements
14%
15%
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Policy areas Pearson talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the State House Democrats average.
RowPearsonPeers
Government Operations and Politics55%15%
Environmental Protection19%3%
Science, Technology, Communications18%3%
Labor and Employment16%6%
Health14%15%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Pearson’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State House Democrats. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 60%. Grey ticks are the State House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onGovernment Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 55% (State House Democrats 15%)55%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 11% (State House Democrats 8%)11%Environmental ProtectionEnvironmental Protection, talks about: 19% (State House Democrats 3%)19%Environmental Protection, legislates on: 5% (State House Democrats 4%)5%Science, Technology,CommunicationsScience, Technology, Communications, talks about: 18% (State House Democrats 3%)18%Science, Technology, Communications, legislates on: 0% (State House Democrats 1%)0%Labor and EmploymentLabor and Employment, talks about: 16% (State House Democrats 6%)16%Labor and Employment, legislates on: 5% (State House Democrats 6%)5%HealthHealth, talks about: 14% (State House Democrats 15%)14%Health, legislates on: 11% (State House Democrats 15%)11%
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Pearson's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutState House Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onState House Democrats, legislates on
Government Operations and Politics55%15%11%8%
Environmental Protection19%3%5%4%
Science, Technology, Communications18%3%0%1%
Labor and Employment16%6%5%6%
Health14%15%11%15%
0.48

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

State House Democrats average 0.54. Ranks 368th of 503.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Pearson legislates on exactly the areas Pearson talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Pearson sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Pearson sits at −1.11 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats. Approximate range −1.15 to −1.08, which understates the uncertainty; from 34,446 donors and 454 roll calls.

CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

−1.11

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.15 to −1.08. From 34,446 donors and 454 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Pearson −1.1State House Democrats −0.6Tennessee House +0.4All State House +0.1

The outlined dot is Pearson, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of Pearson’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.

What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.

Where Pearson sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State House Democratsmedian −0.6Pearson −1.1Tennessee Housemedian +0.4All State Housemedian +0.1
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Pearson's CSIP score of −1.11 placed against State House Democrats, Tennessee House, All State House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Pearson
State House Democrats2392−0.65%
Tennessee House97+0.41%
All State House5324+0.12%
How to read the strips

Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Pearson in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of Pearson.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Pearson reported $13.5K in the 2026 cycle, 33% of the State House Democrats’ median of $40.4K. State filings report no small-donation total. 41% of itemized individual money came from Tennessee.

Campaign money from state campaign-finance filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift total, so these figures add up itemized contributions only.

Election cycle
$13.5K

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 292 itemized donors. State House Democrats’ median $40.4K.

Where the money came from

Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.

Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)Individuals (itemized): $13.0K (96.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (3.7%)PACs and other committees: $500 (3.7%)PACs and other committees: $500 (3.7%)PACs and other committees: $500 (3.7%)
  • Individuals (itemized)96 squares$13.0K
  • PACs and other committees4 squares$500
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Sources of Pearson's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$13.0K96.3%
PACs and other committees$5003.7%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind.

Receipts by cycle

Itemized contributions, 2024 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2024 cycle: $2.0M$2.0M20242026 cycle: $13.5K$13.5K2026State House Democrats median $40.4K
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Pearson's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2024 cycle$2.0M
2026 cycle$13.5K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 41% came from Tennessee.

  1. Tennessee$5,380
  2. California$1,449
  3. Virginia$1,277
  4. Florida$708
  5. Massachusetts$602

Small donations

State filings report no total for small gifts.

Not reported in state filings.

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: $359MEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: $14NHWashington: $71WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $85MNIllinois: $389ILWisconsin: $250WIMichigan: $20MINew York: $422NYRhode Island: $9RIMassachusetts: $602MAOregon: $219ORNevada: $100NVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: $33IAIndiana: $19INOhio: $233OHPennsylvania: $184PANew Jersey: $271NJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $1,449CAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $45CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: $37MOKentucky: $65KYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $1,277VAMaryland: no dataMDDelaware: $25DEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: $60NMKansas: $50KSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: $5,380TNNorth Carolina: $57NCSouth Carolina: $55SCDistrict of Columbia: $85DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: $13LAMississippi: $5MSAlabama: $50ALGeorgia: $38GAHawaii: $95HITexas: $268TXFlorida: $708FL
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Pearson's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Tennessee$5,380
California$1,449
Virginia$1,277
Florida$708
Massachusetts$602
New York$422
Illinois$389
Maine$359
New Jersey$271
Texas$268
Wisconsin$250
Ohio$233
Oregon$219
Pennsylvania$184
Nevada$100
Hawaii$95
Minnesota$85
District of Columbia$85
Washington$71
Kentucky$65
New Mexico$60
North Carolina$57
South Carolina$55
Kansas$50
Alabama$50
Colorado$45
Georgia$38
Missouri$37
Iowa$33
Delaware$25
Michigan$20
Indiana$19
New Hampshire$14
Louisiana$13
Rhode Island$9
Mississippi$5
AlaskaNo data
VermontNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
ConnecticutNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
West VirginiaNo data
MarylandNo data
ArizonaNo data
ArkansasNo data
OklahomaNo data
292

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

41%

from Tennessee

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Tennessee. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$5,420 116 donors
  2. RETIRED$740 21 donors
  3. ATTORNEY$691 11 donors
  4. TEACHER$140 7 donors
  5. PHYSICIAN$115 3 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. CWA-COPE PCC$500

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. AT&T$1,135 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Pearson voted with the majority of Tennessee House Democrats on 99.0% of party-line votes and missed 10% of 2,752 roll calls. Tennessee House on average: 96.3% party unity, 99.1% attendance. Across all roll calls, Pearson voted against the majority of Tennessee House Democrats 178 times.

2,752 roll calls Pearson could vote on in the TN 2025–26 session, compared with Tennessee House. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Pearson voted with the majority of Tennessee House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

178

votes against the majority of Tennessee House Democrats

Party unity 99.0%, Tennessee House average 96.3%, ranks 18th of 97. 2,752 roll calls in the TN 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Pearson, the thin grey bar the Tennessee House average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

80%100%
Pearson
Peers
Rank
Attendance
90%
99.1%
96th of 97
Party unity
99.0%
96.3%
18th of 97
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Pearson's attendance and party unity against Tennessee House.
RowPearsonPeers
Attendance90%99.1%
Party unity99.0%96.3%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

Key votes

25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the TN 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
May 6, 2026
HJR 8
Memorials, Death - U.S. Senator James Ralph Sasser -
FLOOR VOTE: REFER TO COMMITTEE 5/6/2026 Passed
NayWith majoritypassD 0–18 · R 66–1Democrats 0 yea, 18 nay; Republicans 66 yea, 1 naybecame law
Apr 23, 2026
HB 2111
Correctional Programs - As enacted, creates the state families of incarcerated individuals advisory board within the department of correction for the purposes of assisting the families of incarcerated individuals. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 41.
FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/23/2026 Passed
YeaWith majoritypassD 19–0 · R 75–0Democrats 19 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 75 yea, 0 naybecame law
Apr 23, 2026
SJR 1209
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Max Christopher Collins, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School -
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed
YeaWith majoritypassD 17–0 · R 70–0Democrats 17 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 70 yea, 0 naybecame law
Apr 23, 2026
SJR 1240
Memorials, Interns - Aaron Sullivan -
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed
YeaWith majoritypassD 18–0 · R 71–0Democrats 18 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 71 yea, 0 naybecame law
Apr 23, 2026
SJR 1208
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Christopher Heath Foster, Valedictorian, Creek Wood High School -
FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed
YeaWith majoritypassD 17–0 · R 70–0Democrats 17 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 70 yea, 0 naybecame law
How key votes are chosen

Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Pearson most often

  1. Jack JohnsonR2,220 shared votes97%
  2. Justin JonesD2,053 shared votes97%
  3. Jason PowellD2,216 shared votes97%
  4. Gabby SalinasD2,148 shared votes97%
  5. Shaundelle BrooksD2,311 shared votes97%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Pearson least often

  1. Jeff BurkhartR776 shared votes64%
  2. Johnny GarrettR2,036 shared votes69%
  3. Kip CapleyR2,127 shared votes69%
  4. Andrew FarmerR2,275 shared votes69%
  5. Bud HulseyR2,136 shared votes70%
How to read the agreement lists

The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

Full voting record

TN 2025–26 session, loads in batches

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Legislation

Pearson sponsored 35 bills in the TN 2025–26 session; 6 became law. Cosponsored 0 others. 43% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House average 71%; 90th of 97).

The bills Pearson sponsored and cosponsored in the TN 2025–26 session, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.

Bills by stage

Counts for the TN 2025–26 session

Sponsored35 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3535Sponsored, In committee: 3434Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 1414Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 66Sponsored, Became law: 66Cosponsored0 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 00Cosponsored, In committee: 00Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Pearson sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored35341466
Cosponsored00000
How to read the blocks

Ink blocks are bills Pearson sponsored, ochre blocks bills Pearson cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.

43%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Tennessee House average 71%. Ranks 90th of 97.

Cosponsorship partners

Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Pearson, by number of shared bills in the TN 2025–26 session; the square shows their party.

No cosponsorship ties in this window.

What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of Pearson’s bills; the toggle shows more.

Bill list

Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

Bills sponsored and cosponsored
HR 293Memorials, Recognition - Johnnie Mosley and Memphis Bus Riders Union -SponsorApr 23, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFiled for introduction Apr 23, 2026
HR 295Memorials, Recognition - Sarah Houston -SponsorApr 23, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFiled for introduction Apr 23, 2026
HR 296Memorials, Recognition - "Veterans Suicide Prevention Day," September 22 -SponsorApr 23, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFiled for introduction Apr 23, 2026
HR 294Memorials, Recognition - Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP) and President KeShaun Pearson -SponsorApr 23, 2026IntroducedUnassignedFiled for introduction Apr 23, 2026
HJR 1547Memorials, Recognition - "Veterans Suicide Prevention Day," September 22 -SponsorApr 20, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee Apr 23, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 1 time in 90 days. Pearson’s official site had 1 page when last crawled on Oct 1, 2026.

The lab crawls Pearson’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images Pearson posts with a vision model.

Websites

How to read the counts

“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

Images Pearson posted

No images from Pearson’s posts have been described.

About the descriptions

Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

State floor speeches

No transcribed state floor speeches are matched to this legislator yet.

Floor speeches

Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.

Back to topNext: Methods and sources

Methods and sources

How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

The headline

The headline is the measure on which Pearson is most unusual among State House Democrats, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

Identifiers

Profile id
df116f27-98bd-497d-a5bc-9f1d7ddff506
Open States
ocd-person/df116f27-98bd-497d-a5bc-9f1d7ddff506

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

  • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
  • Roll calls (state)Oct 21, 20267 days agoOpen States floor roll calls, 2019 on (none for AK and MO).
  • Bills (state)Oct 28, 2026todayOpen States bills and sponsors, 2019 on; stages from roll calls.
  • Campaign money (state)no dateState campaign-finance agencies, 2019 on; aggregates only.
  • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
  • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
  • State floor speechesOct 21, 20267 days agoState floor speech turns (published transcripts and captions), 2020 on; not LLM-classified.

How the measures work

What politicians say
Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
Extreme labels
A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
Policy areas and agreement
Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Ideology (CSIP)
Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
Campaign money
Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
Votes and key votes
Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
Peers and ranks
Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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