R Tennessee House · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Gary Hicks

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Total votes

24,276

all sessions

Attendance

97%

708 missed

Lower than 80% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Gary Hicks

Rep. serving Tennessee District 9. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 10 years · 8 months. Serves on 7 committees, including Finance, Ways and Means, Pensions and Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

Sworn in

Jan 12, 2016

10 years · 8 months

Closest ally

no co-sponsorship data

How Gary votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 30% / 70%

19 support · 45 oppose

Budget & Taxes 47% / 53%

23 support · 26 oppose

Education 71% / 29%

52 support · 21 oppose

Labor & Employment 64% / 36%

7 support · 4 oppose

Healthcare 85% / 15%

22 support · 4 oppose

Transportation 100% / 0%

4 support · 0 oppose

Immigration 41% / 59%

11 support · 16 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 2270Children - As enacted, establishes the children's digital protection fund within the state treasury. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2. in committee

3 months ago

HB 2207Taxes - As enacted, provides that an application for an exemption from property taxation for property owned by a religious, charitable, scientific, or nonprofit educational organization that is filed within 180 days after the exempt use of the property began will be effective as of the date the exempt use began, if the application is made after May 20th of the year for which the exemption is sought, but prior to the end of the year; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 67. in committee

3 months ago

HB 2446Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to fulfill certain duties for the volunteer firefighter vehicle grant program, which is established to annually provide grants to select volunteer fire departments to assist with local match requirements for federal grants to purchase vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 68. signed

3 months ago

HB 1867Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5. signed

3 months ago

HB 1864TennCare - As enacted, extends the nursing home annual assessment fee to June 30, 2027; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 10. signed

3 months ago

HJR 1611Memorials, Retirement - Hawkins County Sheriff Ronnie Lawson - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1645Memorials, Recognition - Fallen law enforcement officers of Hawkins County - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1545Memorials, Recognition - National Police Week (May 11-16, 2026) and Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15, 2026) - signed

4 months ago

HB 1909Medical Occupations - As enacted, changes references to marital and family therapists to marriage and family therapists throughout the code, and makes other changes relative to marriage and family therapists. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 33; Title 36; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68. in committee

4 months ago

HB 734Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, specifies that a party filing a counterclaim, third-party complaint, or cross-claim related to the design, planning, supervision, or construction of an improvement of real property is not subject to the four-year statute of repose. - Amends TCA Title 28. in committee

4 months ago