# Tommy Stinnett

Tommy Stinnett is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 20
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ed22e9c7-ddb2-4772-b664-04d4e31cce5b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed22e9c7-ddb2-4772-b664-04d4e31cce5b (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

86% of the 22 bills Stinnett sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Tennessee House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.04), from 134 donors and 250 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,224 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 96.9% (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 22 bills: 21 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 86.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 21 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1532: Memorials, Death - Charles Dwight Bailey - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1532/
- HJR 1055: Memorials, Death - Tom Greene - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1055/
- HJR 918: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Thomas William Taylor, 80th birthday - (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR918/
- HB 2398: Children - As enacted, allows a high school student who is older than 16 but younger than 19 to work in a child care center outside of school hours or during… (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2398/
- HJR 844: Memorials, Professional Achievement - Horace Stephens, Alcoa City Schools Foundation Legacy of Service Award - (became law, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR844/
- HB 1732: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, compiles a list of certain training requirements and opportunities for certain school staff and… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1732/
- HB 1674: Assessors - As enacted, expands the duties of the division of property assessments to supervise and direct all reappraisals and revaluation programs beyond… (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1674/
- HB 1538: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over any portion of a property that includes a correctional… (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1538/
- HJR 747: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Charles and Iva Jean Cooper Endsley, 70th wedding anniversary - (became law, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR747/
- HB 1525: Sentencing - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to order the sentences for two or more offenses involving more than one minor victim to run consecutively… (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1525/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $71.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H20
- Campaign site: https://www.tomstinnett4blount.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomstinnett4blount
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tommy.stinnett.98
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomstinnett4blount
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tlstinnett31/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomStinnettforTN

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ed22e9c7-ddb2-4772-b664-04d4e31cce5b