R Tennessee House · District 97 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. John Gillespie

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Session

Total votes

16,583

all sessions

Attendance

90%

1,750 missed

Lower than 93% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 75% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

16,154

voted in favor

Nay

375

voted against

Absent

1,750

missed votes

Total cast

16,583

across all sessions

Crossed party

114

votes against own party

This page

16,583

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HJR 1326

Memorials, Recognition - Nicholas "Nico" Higgs, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1299

Memorials, Recognition - Katie Mason, John Maher Builders Scholar-Athlete -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1312

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jon Jones, DeKalb County High School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1306

Memorials, Recognition - Forrest School, Anne Dallas Dudley Award -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HB 1816

Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires the Tennessee opioid abatement council to allocate funds held in the opioid abatement fund in a certain manner. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 38 and Title 41.

Yea

Passed

13–0

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1301

Memorials, Death - Gayle Duncan Gilmer -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HR 186

Memorials, Retirement - Reuben Henry Sanders, House Sergeant at Arms -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

SB 1302

Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of conviction or, if space is not immediately available in the appropriate municipal or county jail or workhouse within such time, as soon as such space is available; requires, instead, the sentencing court to determine when such an offender is required to commence service of their sentence. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.

Yea

Passed

82–10

Apr 7, 2026

HJR 1290

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Barry and Connie Martin, 50th wedding anniversary -

Yea

Passed

85–0

Apr 7, 2026

SB 2371

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, clarifies that tenure and the process for dismissing a nontenured, licensed employee by a director of schools does not apply to individuals who hold a temporary academic permit or temporary clinical permit. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

74–16

Apr 7, 2026