R Tennessee House · District 5 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. David Hawk

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Total votes

24,253

all sessions

Attendance

97%

615 missed

Lower than 99% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 91% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 89% of chamber peers

About Rep. David Hawk

Rep. serving Tennessee District 5. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 23 years · 10 months. Serves on 4 committees, including Finance, Ways and Means, Pensions and Private Acts.

Sworn in

Nov 5, 2002

23 years · 10 months

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How David votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 25% / 75%

17 support · 50 oppose

Budget & Taxes 41% / 59%

19 support · 27 oppose

Education 70% / 30%

51 support · 22 oppose

Labor & Employment 64% / 36%

18 support · 1 oppose

Technology 75% / 25%

3 support · 1 oppose

Transportation 100% / 0%

12 support · 0 oppose

Veterans 100% / 0%

3 support · 0 oppose

Immigration 24% / 76%

5 support · 16 oppose

Environment 38% / 62%

5 support · 8 oppose

Energy 60% / 40%

3 support · 2 oppose

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Recent legislative activity

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HB 2359Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, expands the definition of "consumable material" to include natural and synthetic liquid nicotine solutions and liquid nicotine analogues for purposes of the taxation of vapor products containing such material; requires the alcoholic beverage commission to issue the fines for the offense of selling or offering for sale a vapor product for retail sale in this state to anyone under 21. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10. died

3 months ago

HB 2358Human Resources, Department of - As enacted, requires the department to annually publish on the department's website a report on the temporary assistance for needy families program's and the child care and development fund's balances and expenditures. - Amends TCA Title 71. signed

3 months ago

HB 2366Tourism - As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this state as economic protection zones; places certain limitations on a local government blocking streets or other rights-of-way in a tourism development zone; clarifies that the Tennessee highway patrol has concurrent law enforcement authority with local law enforcement agencies within a tourism development zone in this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67. signed

3 months ago

HB 2313Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental health, developmental progress, and family stability of children from birth to five years of age and their families. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1. died

4 months ago

HB 2360Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, allocates 30 percent of the revenue from taxes on vapor products to counties in equal amounts to be used for youth nicotine prevention programs and services. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10. in committee

5 months ago

HB 2363Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, reduces professional privilege tax from $400 to $200 per year for attorneys in tax years that begin on and after June 1, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17. in committee

5 months ago

HB 1683Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires 95.3970 percent, instead of 100 percent, of sales and use tax revenue generated from the sale of new or used tires to be deposited in the highway fund; adds 95.3970 percent of sales and use tax revenue generated from the sale of new or used motor vehicles to be deposited in the highway fund; requires the remaining 4.6030 percent of such revenue to be allocated to the several incorporated municipalities; allocates single article sales tax collections on the retail sale of new or used motor vehicles to the highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67. in committee

5 months ago

HB 2361Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, enacts "The Mint Act," which establishes a precious metals enterprise fund to be administered by the state treasurer for the purpose of acquiring, converting, storing, and selling bullion and specie. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4. in committee

5 months ago

HJR 1109Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sapana Das, Valedictorian, Chuckey-Doak High School - signed

5 months ago

HB 2364Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows certain school employees to conduct physical searches of students and searches of vehicles, containers, packages, lockers, or other enclosures used for storage by students or visitors in certain circumstances; narrows, from all threats of violence or significantly disruptive behavior at a public school that are reported to a state or local law enforcement agency to only those first determined by the LEA to be credible, the threats or behavior for which an LEA must notify parents and guardians within 48 hours. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. in committee

5 months ago