# Jake McCalmon

Jake McCalmon is a Republican member of the Tennessee House for district 63.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 63
- Serving since: 2022-11-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f954892c-82e4-48ff-ae0c-c7e10c251335

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f954892c-82e4-48ff-ae0c-c7e10c251335 (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

92% of the 50 bills McCalmon sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Tennessee House.

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

372 classified statements: 372 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 | McCalmon | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.9% | 448 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.1% | 9.3% | 651 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 15.9% | 31.9% | 634 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 1.8% | 492 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.7% | 12.7% | 495 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.4% | 229 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 22% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.5% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 208 donors and 571 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,469 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 98.3% (96.3%). 25 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 28 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 0. 92.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 6 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 251: Memorials, Sports - Robert Malloy - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR251/
- HJR 1542: Memorials, Recognition - Page High School, 50th anniversary - (became law, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1542/
- HJR 1215: Memorials, Recognition - Club America, Independence High School - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1215/
- HJR 1216: Memorials, Recognition - Club America, Nolensville High School - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1216/
- HJR 1218: Memorials, Recognition - Club America, Brentwood High School - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1218/
- HJR 1217: Memorials, Recognition - Club America, Page High School - (became law, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1217/
- HJR 1083: Memorials, Recognition - Jordan Feliz - (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1083/
- HJR 1070: Memorials, Recognition - Williamson Health - (became law, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1070/
- HB 2646: Williamson County - Subject to local approval, authorizes the board of the Williamson County hospital district to sell real property owned or operated by the… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2646/
- HJR 1034: Memorials, Death - Aaron Stokes and Andrew Huskey - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1034/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $123.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 75% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2114798734823264483
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2114837737429774416
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2113336090220269735
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2113353957489668602
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2113004153131680234
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2113039630601707734
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2112563236075671915
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2112637736708366745
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2111793921571398091
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN/status/2111191145938035006

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H63
- Campaign site: https://votejakemccalmon.com/
- X: https://x.com/JakeMcCalmonTN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteJakeMcCalmon/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jake.mccalmon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakemccalmon/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-mccalmon-5a43271b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f954892c-82e4-48ff-ae0c-c7e10c251335