# Ferrell Haile

Ferrell Haile is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f539ae98-f5d7-4290-9835-f64a1ab0a8c7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f539ae98-f5d7-4290-9835-f64a1ab0a8c7 (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

100% of Haile’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

34 classified statements: 34 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Haile | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 94.1% | 37.3% | 1 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.3% | 98 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 67.7% | 15.4% | 2 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 34% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Families 16% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Health 16% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Immigration 9.4% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 634 donors and 1,096 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,495 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 99.3% (95.3%). 7 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: 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/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1278 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emma Sue Gray, Valedictorian, Stone Memorial High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1278/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 128 bills: 126 reached committee, 78 passed one chamber, 70 passed both, 68 became law. Cosponsored 0. 77.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 12 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1109: Memorials, Sports - Station Camp High School wrestling team - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1109/
- SJR 1107: Memorials, Recognition - Station Camp JROTC Drill team - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1107/
- SJR 1067: Memorials, Recognition - YMCA, 175th anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1067/
- SJR 1057: Memorials, Recognition - Glenda Akin - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1057/
- SJR 1056: Memorials, Recognition - Grady Eades, Hillcourt Bronze Medal - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1056/
- SJR 1055: Memorials, Recognition - Rita Taylor - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1055/
- SJR 1044: Memorials, Recognition - Westmoreland High School robotics team - (became law, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1044/
- SR 357: Memorials, Interns - Cicely Tharp - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SR357/
- SJR 993: Memorials, Personal Achievement - Jeremiah James, Eagle Scout - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR993/
- SJR 935: Memorials, Death - Anna Armstrong Coile Durham - (became law, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR935/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $130.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2110775142519558507
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2085387419193405874
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2072496500882428376
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2072505538055987326
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2072335385485553684
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2072341964381401437
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2072346993683292165
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2072359282473922761
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2072396287937327141
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/HaileforSenate/status/2072407839801262243

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S18
- Campaign site: https://ferrellhaile.com/
- X: https://x.com/HaileforSenate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ferrellhailetn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haileforsenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-JIr5NMYShumF_gc-qvSQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senatorferrellhaile

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f539ae98-f5d7-4290-9835-f64a1ab0a8c7