# Jeff Yarbro

Jeff Yarbro is a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate for district 21.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 21
- Serving since: 2015-01-13
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eda112b7-c5bc-4d24-95b8-3651090e1da4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eda112b7-c5bc-4d24-95b8-3651090e1da4 (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

37% of the 116 bills Yarbro sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Tennessee Senate.

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

495 classified statements: 495 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Yarbro | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.3% | 2.4% | 41 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 24.6% | 10.3% | 30 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 39.2% | 42.9% | 189 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 3.4% | 200 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 0.6% | 16.1% | 311 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 0.8% | 81 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 38% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Law 15% (State Senate Democrats 2.2%); Health 13% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.02), from 73 donors and 1,075 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,016 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 96.8% (95.3%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1530 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1530/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1267 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liya Rakeshbhai Patel, Valedictorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1267/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Failed · HB 2585 Damages - As introduced, states that the amount of damages awarded as noneconomic damages must not exceed $1 million in a health care liability action… · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2585/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1578 Memorials, Interns - Indian Clay - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1578/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1268 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicolo Azzani, Salutatorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1268/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1539 Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1539/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1247 Memorials, Sports - Reese McCann - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1247/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1564 Memorials, Retirement - Jackie Wilkerson - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1564/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1250 Memorials, Recognition - Tom Midyett - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1250/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1658 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kadence Saige Phillips, Salutatorian, Monterey High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1658/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 116 bills: 116 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 37.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 32 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1083: Memorials, Interns - Gabriel Thomas - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1083/
- SJR 951: Memorials, Recognition - Molly Foster, Extraordinary Educator - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR951/
- SJR 720: Memorials, Sports - Lipscomb Academy girls' bowling team, state championship - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR720/
- SJR 717: Memorials, Sports - University School of Nashville boys' cross country team, state runner-up - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR717/
- SJR 718: Memorials, Sports - Valor College Prep girls' volleyball, Division I, Class AA state champions - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR718/
- SJR 721: Memorials, Sports - Jessica McClintock, state bowling champion - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR721/
- SJR 719: Memorials, Sports - Maggie Crosslin, TSSAA Division II, Class A girls' cross country individual champion - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR719/
- SB 2619: Sentencing - As introduced, increases from one year to three years the amount of time a defendant receiving a split sentence of confinement and probation may… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2619/
- SB 2396: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the new criminal offenses of systematic unauthorized employment and aggravated systematic unauthorized employment;… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2396/
- SB 2520: Gaming - As introduced, allocates 2 percent of revenue from sports gaming in this state to programs that serve rural and urban at-risk youth. - Amends TCA… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2520/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $80.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2111245887900967278
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2094110457409802429
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2092346062497321161
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2072493830763352302
- 2026-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2070665702856327294
- 2026-06-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2069411979584799194
- 2026-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2066334842686464392
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2062538865282257141
- 2026-06-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2062574511023600029
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/yarbro/status/2061878136350896397

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S21&ga=114
- X: https://x.com/yarbro
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeff.yarbro/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffyarbro/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-yarbro-61a4122/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eda112b7-c5bc-4d24-95b8-3651090e1da4