# Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 42.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 42
- Serving since: 2011-01-11
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/df3f9935-b7e2-4f76-a461-115487c57721

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/df3f9935-b7e2-4f76-a461-115487c57721 (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

Williams reported $163.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

11 classified statements: 11 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 | Williams | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 36.4% | 31.9% | 316 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 18.2% | 12.7% | 207 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 50% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 75 donors and 1,096 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,164 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 97.9% (96.3%). 24 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 48 bills: 47 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 27 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1653: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Abigail Brown, Third Honor, Upperman High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1653/
- HJR 1655: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jacob Rawlston, Salutatorian, Highland Rim Academy - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1655/
- HJR 1652: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicholas McCloud, Salutatorian, Upperman High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1652/
- HJR 1651: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Maureen O'Neil, Valedictorian, Upperman High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1651/
- HJR 1658: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kadence Saige Phillips, Salutatorian, Monterey High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1658/
- HJR 1654: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Cade Huff, Valedictorian, Highland Rim Academy - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1654/
- HJR 1657: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dahee Yoon, Salutatorian, Cookeville High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1657/
- HJR 1659: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lindsay Paige Thompson, Valedictorian, Monterey High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1659/
- HJR 1656: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Camryn Claire Alley, Valedictorian, Cookeville High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1656/
- HJR 1345: Memorials, Interns - Eleanor Anne Schiller - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1345/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $163.0K (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.

- 2025-12-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1999323008041910286
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1930630968076894263
- 2025-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1927533413088842170
- 2025-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1927076577566654827
- 2025-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1922026272684704065
- 2025-05-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1919543369698541616
- 2025-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1913075721599136054
- 2025-04-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1912987868794147085
- 2025-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1904730146092822862
- 2025-02-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn/status/1891951579734954222

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H42
- Campaign site: https://www.ryanwilliamsfortn.com/
- X: https://x.com/ryanwilliamstn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ryan.Williams.For.State.Rep/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.williams.5811877/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repryanwilliams/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rep-ryan-williams-b32a346/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/df3f9935-b7e2-4f76-a461-115487c57721