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 recorded

16,583

across all sessions

Crossed party

114

votes against own party

Matching

16,583

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SJR 369

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tara Tiller, Lewis County Middle School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

87–0

Apr 8, 2021

SB 1086

Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, increases from 75 to 90 days that amount of time for which the house or senate government operations committee may stay a rule; authorizes additional 90-day stays by committees acting jointly in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 4-5-215.

Yea

Passed

81–5

Apr 8, 2021

HB 1613

White Bluff - Subject to local approval, staggers the terms of the mayor and council members and aligns their elections to coincide with the general elections in November; increases the salaries of the mayor and council members; changes the residency requirements for the city judge. - Amends Chapter 257 of the Private Acts of 1923; as amended.

Yea

Passed

87–0

Apr 8, 2021

SJR 380

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ian Thomas Keith, Valedictorian, Brighton High School -

Yea

Passed

87–0

Apr 8, 2021

SB 205

Child Custody and Support - As enacted, expands the factors a court may consider in determining whether termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the child; clarifies that the court is not required to consider all factors and may consider relevant factors other than those listed. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1.

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 8, 2021

SJR 377

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kathryn Noelle Werner, Salutatorian, Munford High School -

Yea

Passed

87–0

Apr 8, 2021

HB 842

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each high school to designate an apprenticeship training program contact; requires the department of education to compile and publish a list of the apprenticeship program contacts. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62 and Title 67.

Yea

Passed

87–0

Apr 8, 2021

HB 1603

Benton County - Subject to local approval, requires operators liable for the collection and payment to the county of a mineral severance tax to keep and preserve records necessary to determine the amount of the tax due and payable to the county for three years. - Amends Chapter 89 of the Private Acts of 1979.

Yea

Passed

83–4

Apr 8, 2021

SJR 371

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Misty Fite, Lewis County Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

87–0

Apr 8, 2021

SJR 373

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Atira Merwan Aidarous, Salutatorian, Arlington High School -

Yea

Passed

87–0

Apr 8, 2021