# Sara Kyle

Sara Kyle is a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate for district 30.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2014-11-04
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f1eb839c-83c6-471f-865e-1d87344fb58c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1eb839c-83c6-471f-865e-1d87344fb58c (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

24% of the 67 bills Kyle sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 33 in the Tennessee Senate.

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

52 classified statements: 52 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 | Kyle | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 2.4% | 30 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 1.9% | 42.9% | 322 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 321 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 24 donors and 920 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,132 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 92.9% (95.3%). 29 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 67 bills: 67 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 23.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 33 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1078: Memorials, Interns - Mariana Perez Pita - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1078/
- SR 318: Memorials, Sports - Evangelical Christian School girls' soccer team, state runner-up - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR318/
- SR 317: Memorials, Sports - Jackson Roberts, individual bowling state runner-up - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR317/
- SB 2687: Agriculture - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Agriculture Recovery and Investment in Family Farm (TARIFF) Relief Act," which creates a fund within the… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2687/
- SB 2686: Environmental Preservation - As introduced, enacts the "Climate Resilient Tennessee Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2686/
- SB 2685: Agriculture, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to prohibit the sale of a food product that includes certain chemical ingredients, unless it… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2685/
- SB 2500: Judicial Districts - As introduced, deletes obsolete statute creating the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts, which ceased to… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2500/
- SB 2495: Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, requires employers to pay employees an hourly wage of at least $20 beginning January 1, 2027, with annual adjustments… (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2495/
- SB 2499: TennCare - As introduced, requires a managed care organization or pharmacy benefits manager that is contracted with the bureau to reimburse a claim for a… (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2499/
- SB 2680: Consumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits electric utilities and high performance computing centers in this state from using transformers, parts, or… (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2680/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $39.6K (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.

- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2108441946918146306
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2103951570064805973
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2101512378814799902
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2101512509060473022
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2101757441708896263
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2101757918555132192
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2101758511793242520
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2100751843982745838
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2098998528584396806
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/sarafortn/status/2094267097132003440

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S30&ga=114
- X: https://x.com/sarafortn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarakyletn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorsarakyle/?hl=en

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f1eb839c-83c6-471f-865e-1d87344fb58c