# Rick Scarbrough

Rick Scarbrough is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 33
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e38dc213-a42e-43ec-8924-236dc2d9ef35

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e38dc213-a42e-43ec-8924-236dc2d9ef35 (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

Scarbrough sits at +0.61 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 86% of State House Republicans.

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

114 classified statements: 114 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 | Scarbrough | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.9% | 9.3% | 660 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 5.3% | 31.9% | 740 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 1.8% | 290 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.5% | 12.7% | 608 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State House Republicans 11%); Energy 33% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Science, Technology, Communications 17% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.61 (standard error 0.05), from 168 donors and 282 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,396 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.9% (96.3%). 12 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 27 bills: 23 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 77.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 39 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1580: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Juanita Webb Smith, 100th birthday - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1580/
- HJR 1581: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Arnold Justice Wallace, 100th birthday - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1581/
- HJR 1031: General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Clay R. Good, public utility commission - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1031/
- HB 2404: Health Care - As enacted, increases the number of members on the medical cannabis commission from nine to 10, and provides that the additional member must be… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2404/
- HB 2407: Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes a local government to use any project delivery method that the local government determines most effectively… (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2407/
- HB 2406: Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, increases exemption to a maximum of 400 acres for certain nonprofit entities. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-212. (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2406/
- HB 2405: Public Employees - As introduced, requires, instead of authorizes, the state and local governments to provide fully paid health insurance coverage to the… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2405/
- HB 2403: Child Abuse - As introduced, adds the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives to whom the recipients of funding from the child abuse… (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2403/
- HB 1906: Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, requires retirement credit established for a period of disability for a commissioned member of the department… (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1906/
- HB 1959: Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, enacts the "Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act." - Amends TCA Title 63. (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1959/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $135.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% 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.

- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2104042858546434068
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2096379022913528182
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2089808039599652879
- 2026-08-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2089069024588050876
- 2026-08-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2089109449239597366
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2083319247439057135
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2080069219715101034
- 2026-07-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2076057957171699896
- 2026-01-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2015959335721967902
- 2026-01-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/rickcpd201/status/2015722007942316283

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H33
- Campaign site: https://rickscarbrough.com/
- X: https://x.com/rickcpd201
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rickscarbroughtn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rick.scarbrough.90/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-scarbrough-aa812161/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e38dc213-a42e-43ec-8924-236dc2d9ef35