# Shane Reeves Shane Reeves is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 14. - Party: Republican - Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 14 - Serving since: 2018-03-15 - Current term: TN 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/fa4bd8d0-c567-4434-a24a-6d0bf9759f0b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa4bd8d0-c567-4434-a24a-6d0bf9759f0b (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 The policy areas Reeves talks about and legislates on agree at 0.41 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans. ## What Reeves says (TN 2025–26 session) 92 classified statements: 92 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 | Reeves | 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 | 26.1% | 37.3% | 252 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 15.2% | 15.4% | 156 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 29% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 17% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Education 17% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Energy 13% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.3% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 0 donors and 1,443 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (TN 2025–26 session) 9,039 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 99.5% (95.3%). 17 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: 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 nay · 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: 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: 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: 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: 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/ ## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session) Sponsored 111 bills: 109 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 39 passed both, 39 became law. Cosponsored 0. 64.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 23 of 33). Recent sponsored bills: - SJR 1145: Memorials, Recognition - Health Information Technology Week - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1145/ - SJR 1144: Memorials, Recognition - Kayla Markwei, 2026 Boys & Girls Club of Rutherford County Youth of the Year - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1144/ - SJR 1143: Memorials, Recognition - Rosalie Clement - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1143/ - SJR 986: Memorials, Interns - Alaya Fuqua - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR986/ - SJR 948: Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Agricultural Enhancement Program, 20th Anniversary - (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR948/ - SJR 890: Memorials, Recognition - T. Wayne Williams, National FFA Southern Region vice president - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR890/ - SJR 704: Memorials, Recognition - Chris Garrett - (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR704/ - SB 2694: Shelbyville - Subject to local approval, removes the city manager as a member of the Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System Board to be replaced by an… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-01) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2694/ - SB 2556: Controlled Substances - As enacted, clarifies that a substance that is approved by the U.S. food and drug administration and designated or scheduled under… (in committee, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2556/ - SB 2561: Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, changes from January 31 to January 15, the date by which the commissioner must submit an annual… (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2561/ ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-06-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/2063991953373462913 - 2025-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1980644006645363167 - 2025-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1980645464434438189 - 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1979623287333552229 - 2025-09-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1968330395105296412 - 2025-08-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1957481275096285691 - 2025-08-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1956352859227693353 - 2025-08-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1955652694997131433 - 2025-08-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1954148432580411410 - 2025-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenShaneReeves/status/1953869969017442359 ## Links - Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S14&ga=114 - Campaign site: https://www.reevesfortn.com/ - X: https://x.com/SenShaneReeves - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sen.shanereeves/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sen.shanereeves/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shanereeves1208?app=desktop - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanereeves68/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fa4bd8d0-c567-4434-a24a-6d0bf9759f0b