Tennessee House · District 19
Dave Wright
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Dave Wright's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Tennessee House District 19.
Also on the ballot: Jenny Fowler (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Dave Wright.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Dave Wright.
Bills
The bills Dave Wright sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 19 | 0 |
| Passed both chambers | 11 | 0 |
| Became law | 11 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 36 of 97 in the House (tied with 5 others) · 36 of 74 Republicans (tied with 4 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor in its own chamber; co-sponsors aren't counted. Every Tennessee bill has a companion in the other chamber with its own sponsor, and only one of the two becomes law: the sponsor of the companion that didn't is credited through the one that did.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2320 As enacted, revises the "Convention Center Authorities Act of 2009" as the "Convention Center and Agricultural Exposition Authorities Act." |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2613 |
May 27, 2026 |
| HB 2102 As enacted, authorizes a county legislative body operating under the County Purchasing Law of 1957 to set the compensation for the director of accounts and… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2614 |
May 27, 2026 |
| HB 1858 As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication. |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 1944 |
May 18, 2026 |
| HB 2255 As enacted, makes various changes to certain boards, authorities, and task forces, including, but not limited to, requiring all vacancies on the state capitol… |
Statewide | Became law | April 27, 2026 |
| HB 2159 As enacted, authorizes enforcement of a garagekeeper's lien on a motor vehicle that was stored for the purpose of repairs without express written… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2360 |
April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1748 As enacted, requires a person ordered to use an ignition interlock device to provide the clerk of the court with documentation showing qualifications for… |
Statewide | Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 1731 As enacted, specifies that, in regard to the criminal offense of desecration of a venerated object, "desecrate" includes, but is not limited to, the removal… |
Statewide | Became law | March 30, 2026 |
| HB 618 As enacted, prohibits an individual holding an elected office of a local government from holding another elected office in this state at the same time… |
Statewide | Became law | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 735 As enacted, specifies that the vesting period established for a construction project or development plan does not expire because of pending litigation… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 773 |
May 15, 2025 |
| HB 152 As enacted, authorizes a member of a local government's legislative body to participate in a scheduled meeting by electronic means if the member is dealing… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 136 |
May 15, 2025 |
| HB 1071 As enacted, includes in the definition of a "memorial", for purposes of Tennessee heritage protection, an official governmental seal of a city or county… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 1034 |
May 13, 2025 |
Budget projects
Tennessee's appropriations act doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Tennessee legislators.
Contested votes where they split
10 against the Speaker; 6 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Dave Wright voted on each of the 1,473 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- wapp.capitol.tn.gov
- rep.dave.wright@capitol.tn.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 588, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-6879
Committees
- State and Local Government Vice chair
- Transportation
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Tennessee General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Tennessee General Assembly's floor vote records, as Open States collects them, Jan. 15, 2025 to April 23, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections