# Lee Reeves

Lee Reeves is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 65.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 65
- Serving since: 2024-11-05
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f7006293-9fb3-4053-bd79-d77f84c6e59a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f7006293-9fb3-4053-bd79-d77f84c6e59a (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

7.0% of Reeves’s statements use an extreme label, 4.9 times the State House Republican average of 1.4%.

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

1,044 classified statements: 1,044 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 | Reeves | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.9% | 358 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.3% | 9.3% | 269 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 44.4% | 31.9% | 199 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 394 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 19.3% | 12.7% | 187 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 7.0% | 1.4% | 31 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 33% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Education 29% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 260 donors and 23 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

67 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 100% (96.3%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2025-01-30 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 1/30/2025 Passed · HB 6004 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/HB6004/
- 2025-01-30 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 11 BY CAMPER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed · HB 6004 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/HB6004/
- 2025-01-30 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 17 BY JOHNSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed · HB 6004 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/HB6004/
- 2025-01-30 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed · SB 6005 Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations sufficient for the payment of any lawful expenses of the first extraordinary session of the 114th… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/SB6005/
- 2025-01-30 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 7 BY DIXIE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed · HB 6004 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/HB6004/
- 2025-01-30 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY MITCHELL PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed · HB 6004 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/HB6004/
- 2025-01-30 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 15 BY SALINAS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed · HB 6004 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/HB6004/
- 2025-01-30 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AMENDMENT # 3 BY PEARSON MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 1 BY CEPICKY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Failed · HB 6004 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/HB6004/
- 2025-01-30 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed · SB 6002 Immigration - As enacted, creates within the department of safety the centralized immigration enforcement division, to be administered by the chief… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/SB6002/
- 2025-01-30 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 21 BY HARDAWAY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2025 Passed · HB 6004 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8 and Title 49. · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114S1/HB6004/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 49 bills: 46 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 0. 81.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 35 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1479: Memorials, Recognition - Carnton, 200th anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1479/
- HJR 1466: Memorials, Sports - Bella Warner, TSSAA Division I girls' individual bowling state champion - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1466/
- HJR 1472: Memorials, Recognition - Friends of Franklin Parks, 15th anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1472/
- HJR 1465: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Leah Calcutt, perfect score on ACT - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1465/
- HJR 1473: Memorials, Recognition - Leadership Franklin, 30th anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1473/
- HJR 1474: Memorials, Recognition - 21st District Recovery Court, 25th anniversary - (became law, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1474/
- HJR 1265: Memorials, Recognition - Town of Thompson's Station, 170th anniversary - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1265/
- HR 175: Memorials, Recognition - Westwood Elementary School, 25th anniversary - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR175/
- HJR 1078: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Coleman Root, perfect ACT score - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1078/
- HJR 971: Memorials, Sports - Fairview Titans - (became law, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR971/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $204.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2113742392356401361
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2106533646580801848
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2105985939117850884
- 2026-08-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2091335909975240708
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2080728302483050975
- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2076723912637829253
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2069986659517575667
- 2026-06-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2067810382878855346
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2066302301640569209
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LeeReevesTN/status/2065867702212681757

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H65
- Campaign site: https://www.voteleereeves.com/
- X: https://x.com/LeeReevesTN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeeReevesTN65/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leebreeves
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leereevestn/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f7006293-9fb3-4053-bd79-d77f84c6e59a