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Rep. Lowell Russell

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Total votes

20,382

all sessions

Attendance

99%

294 missed

Lower than 100% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 79% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 77% of chamber peers

About Rep. Lowell Russell

Rep. serving Tennessee District 21. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 7 years · 10 months. Serves on Judiciary, Select Ethics and Transportation.

Sworn in

Nov 6, 2018

7 years · 10 months

Closest ally

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How Lowell votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 25% / 75%

27 support · 79 oppose

Budget & Taxes 36% / 64%

16 support · 28 oppose

Education 71% / 29%

48 support · 20 oppose

Labor & Employment 67% / 33%

10 support · 5 oppose

14 support · 3 oppose

Transportation 100% / 0%

14 support · 0 oppose

Veterans 100% / 0%

3 support · 0 oppose

Immigration 25% / 75%

5 support · 15 oppose

Environment 38% / 62%

5 support · 8 oppose

Energy 60% / 40%

3 support · 2 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HB 1817Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises law relative to out-of-service orders issued to commercial drivers and related penalties. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15. in committee

2 months ago

HJR 1582Memorials, Heroism - Dustin Frank, Brian Fernandez, Anthony Blackwell, and Terry McConkey - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1519Memorials, Retirement - Doug Gunnels - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1514Memorials, Heroism - Graham Tudor - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1520Memorials, Heroism - Dustin Frank, Brian Fernandez, Anthony Blackwell, and Terry McConkey - signed

4 months ago

HB 1815Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, authorizes a sheriff, jail administrator, or deputy jailer to refuse or delay acceptance into the jail of an arrestee if the arrestee has not received medical treatment for obvious serious physical injuries or conditions of an emergency nature; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8; Title 29; Title 40 and Title 41. signed

4 months ago

HB 1813Autopsies - As introduced, requires the expenses of an autopsy ordered by a district attorney general to be paid by this state. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7. in committee

4 months ago

HB 1818Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires boards of education that contract for transportation services with persons owning equipment to provide school transportation facilities to all students who live more than 1.5 miles by the nearest accessible route from the school to which they are assigned by the board of education and in which they are enrolled. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 55, Chapter 8. in committee

5 months ago

HB 1021Advertising - As introduced, requires just compensation to be paid for the acquisition or removal of an outdoor advertising device lawfully erected; prohibits the use of amortization to provide such just compensation. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16 and Section 54-21-107. in committee

5 months ago

HB 1027Criminal Procedure - As introduced, increases, from 30 to 45, the number of days a sheriff has to provide the department of safety with any information that is within the knowledge of the sheriff concerning an applicant's truthfulness on an application for an enhanced handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. in committee

5 months ago