# Joey Hensley

Joey Hensley is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 28
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fccb09fc-b331-4bba-8b84-fbd4ab3e3227

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fccb09fc-b331-4bba-8b84-fbd4ab3e3227 (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

Hensley voted against the majority of Tennessee Senate Republicans 78 times; party unity 93.9%, in the bottom quarter of the Tennessee Senate (average 95.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.03), from 22 donors and 1,158 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 33% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,540 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 93.9% (95.3%). 78 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 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: 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 141 bills: 141 reached committee, 52 passed one chamber, 47 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 28 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 1236: Memorials, Retirement - Reverend Jeff Kane - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1236/
- SJR 1125: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Addison Osborne, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1125/
- SJR 1124: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Breonna Lashay Grinder, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1124/
- SJR 1131: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brylee Whitehead, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1131/
- SJR 1130: Memorials, Academic Achievement - McKinley Sullivan, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1130/
- SJR 1129: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Clara Tanner, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1129/
- SJR 1123: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Geena Caprio, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1123/
- SJR 1128: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Xavier Wesley Shook, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1128/
- SJR 1127: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emma Riffe, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1127/
- SJR 1122: Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ashlee Wilson, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School - (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1122/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $42.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S28
- X: https://x.com/joey_senator
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorjoeyhensley/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fccb09fc-b331-4bba-8b84-fbd4ab3e3227