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

Near the chamber average

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 289

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Kolton Tanner Cartee, Eagle Scout -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Mar 25, 2021

HJR 319

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Jaren Daniel Goodson, Eagle Scout -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Mar 25, 2021

SB 103

Education - As enacted, specifies that local boards of education and governing bodies of public charter schools, as applicable, have the sole authority to open or close schools during a public health emergency; authorizes the board or governing body to delegate that authority to the director of schools or school administrator, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 58 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

85–2

Mar 25, 2021

HJR 316

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Wesley Rivers Nelson, Eagle Scout -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Mar 25, 2021

HJR 303

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Samuel John Wuller, Eagle Scout -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Mar 25, 2021

HJR 255

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Nicholas Xavier Nash, Eagle Scout -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Mar 25, 2021

SJR 291

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Joseph "Bubba" Cherry, Rossview High School Grades 9-12 Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Mar 25, 2021

HB 62

Adoption - As enacted, removes the adoption contact veto registry and revises other provisions governing adoption. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1 and Section 68-3-313.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 25, 2021

HJR 253

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Joshua Dabbs Mangrum, Eagle Scout -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Mar 25, 2021

HJR 293

Memorials, Personal Achievement - William Luke Cornelius, Eagle Scout -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Mar 25, 2021