R Tennessee Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Steve Southerland

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Session

Total votes

21,653

all sessions

Attendance

92%

1,637 missed

Lower than 84% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 87% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 80% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

21,391

voted in favor

Nay

223

voted against

Absent

1,637

missed votes

Total cast

21,653

across all sessions

Crossed party

184

votes against own party

This page

21,653

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SJR 537

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Gabi Mann, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 22, 2025

HB 1437

Crossville - Subject to local approval, realigns salaries of mayor and city council to be set at a percentage of salary earned by the county mayor; establishes new meeting schedule for mayor and city council; creates process for holding administrative hearings by the city; increases maximum occupancy tax that may be imposed, from 2 percent to 3 percent. - Amends Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended and rewritten.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Apr 22, 2025

HJR 679

Memorials, Recognition - William Zabka -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 22, 2025

SJR 510

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Fay Martin, 90th birthday -

Yea

Passed

34–0

Apr 22, 2025

SJR 503

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Elizabeth Elgin, Mt. Juliet Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

34–0

Apr 22, 2025

SR 247

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dalton Gregory, Salutatorian, East Robertson High School -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 22, 2025

SJR 494

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Ashley Arledge, Coles Ferry Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

34–0

Apr 22, 2025

HJR 699

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Malissa Flagg, Dyer County High School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 22, 2025

SJR 511

Memorials, Public Service - Unicoi County High School's Future Health Professionals chapter -

Yea

Passed

34–0

Apr 22, 2025

SB 1461

Crossville - Subject to local approval, realigns salaries of mayor and city council to be set at a percentage of salary earned by the county mayor; establishes new meeting schedule for mayor and city council; creates process for holding administrative hearings by the city; increases maximum occupancy tax that may be imposed, from 2 percent to 3 percent. - Amends Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended and rewritten.

Yea

Passed

34–0

Apr 22, 2025