D Tennessee House · District 55 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. John Clemmons

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Session

Total votes

24,505

all sessions

Attendance

99%

193 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Higher than 85% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 87% of chamber peers

About Rep. John Clemmons

Rep. serving Tennessee District 55. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 12 years · 8 months. Serves on 5 committees, including Calendar and Rules, Commerce and Government Operations.

Sworn in

Jan 4, 2014

12 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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How John votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 76% / 24%

48 support · 15 oppose

Budget & Taxes 60% / 40%

30 support · 20 oppose

Education 28% / 72%

21 support · 53 oppose

Labor & Employment 56% / 44%

10 support · 8 oppose

Healthcare 52% / 48%

17 support · 16 oppose

Transportation 17% / 83%

1 support · 5 oppose

Veterans 0% / 100%

0 support · 3 oppose

Immigration 59% / 41%

16 support · 11 oppose

Environment 62% / 38%

8 support · 5 oppose

Energy 40% / 60%

2 support · 3 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HJR 1607Memorials, Recognition - Freely Fest - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1606Memorials, Recognition - McCabe Park Little League, 40th anniversary - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1430Memorials, Recognition - Stratton Bone Made in Tennessee Building - signed

4 months ago

HB 30Education - As enacted, empowers a student who is an English language learner and who received language assistance services in the classroom during the school year to receive the same language assistance services while taking a Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test or an end-of-course assessment, as long as the receipt of language assistance services does not invalidate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 49. died

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 2038Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, adds certain definitions concerning precious metals; makes precious metal coins legal tender; prohibits a person from compelling another to accept precious metal coins as legal tender. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 1.

4 months ago

HB 1767Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts the retail sale of food and food ingredients from the sales and use tax when purchased by families with qualified dependents that meet certain household income requirements. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. in committee

5 months ago

HR 194Memorials, Interns - Shamariah Houston - passed

5 months ago

Voted absent

HJR 1218Memorials, Recognition - Club America, Brentwood High School -

5 months ago

Voted absent

HB 2186Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes counties with a metropolitan form of government, by resolution of their governing bodies, to levy a tax on the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption within the county at a rate less than the local option sales tax rate or exempt the retail sale of such food and food ingredients from the local option sales tax; deletes obsolete provisions relating to the timing for reducing the membership of metropolitan councils. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6.

5 months ago

Voted absent

HJR 1217Memorials, Recognition - Club America, Page High School -

5 months ago