# Bill Lee

Bill Lee is the Republican governor of Tennessee.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of Tennessee
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-TN-bill-lee (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

Lee has 11 classified statements in the current term.

## What Lee says (Current term)

11 classified statements: 11 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lee | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.9% | 18 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 4.4% | 21 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 36.4% | 40.0% | 12 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.7% | 20 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 36.4% | 29.0% | 11 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.7% | 21 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 75% (Republican governors 11%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (Republican governors 19%); Education 50% (Republican governors 18%); Immigration 25% (Republican governors 6.0%); Taxation 25% (Republican governors 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.73 (standard error 0.04), from 1,704 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/2108630417192718558
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/2085549318803522037
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/2084790913193087029
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/2082642975956336954
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/2080688332825137220
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/2080689000231116950
- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/2076764957274767609
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/1996237038933217479
- 2025-12-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/1995557367359176890
- 2025-11-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BillLeeTN/status/1993725303420780809

## Links

- Official site: https://www.tn.gov/governor
- X: https://x.com/BillLeeTN

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-TN-bill-lee