R Tennessee House · District 43 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Paul Sherrell

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Session

Total votes

24,160

all sessions

Attendance

98%

521 missed

Higher than 75% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Paul Sherrell

Rep. serving Tennessee District 43. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 9 years · 10 months. Serves on 5 committees, including Government Operations, Government Operations and Health.

Sworn in

Nov 9, 2016

9 years · 10 months

Closest ally

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How Paul votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 26% / 74%

17 support · 48 oppose

Budget & Taxes 42% / 58%

20 support · 28 oppose

Education 71% / 29%

50 support · 20 oppose

Labor & Employment 57% / 43%

8 support · 6 oppose

Healthcare 66% / 34%

19 support · 10 oppose

Transportation 100% / 0%

4 support · 0 oppose

Veterans 100% / 0%

3 support · 0 oppose

Immigration 39% / 61%

11 support · 17 oppose

Environment 38% / 62%

5 support · 8 oppose

Energy 60% / 40%

3 support · 2 oppose

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Recent legislative activity

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HB 1691Aircraft and Airports - As enacted, specifies that a joint board established by two municipalities and two counties pursuant to an interlocal agreement for the purpose of operating an airport is vested with all the powers, rights, duties, and privileges of a regional airport authority. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 5. signed

4 months ago

HB 2221Courts - As enacted, requires the clerks of the criminal courts to provide the Tennessee sheriffs' association with all court data necessary for the administration of the criminal proceedings notification system. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 18; Title 40 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6. signed

4 months ago

HB 2206Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunition that a foster parent or prospective foster parent owns or possesses, or requesting a foster parent or prospective foster parent to display or provide access to a firearm or ammunition owned or possessed by the parent. - Amends TCA Title 37. died

4 months ago

HJR 1420Memorials, Recognition - Annabella Culwell, 2025 Warren County Fairest of the Fair - signed

4 months ago

Voted absent

SB 1747Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged at a place of public gathering or at a public event where there are at least 25 people in attendance at the time of the discharge; punishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor; specifies certain exceptions to the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1979Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Promising Futures Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 43; Title 49; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 71.

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1987Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.

4 months ago

Voted absent

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 2319County Government - As introduced, prohibits an employee of a local government from serving on the legislative body of the local government for which the employee works. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 49.

4 months ago

Voted absent

4 months ago