Bill Powers
Tennessee State Senator, District 22 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +21.9
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education · first vice chair
- Select Calendar · chair
- Finance, Ways and Means
- Select Ethics
- Transportation and Safety
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Powers sits in the Tennessee State Senate
Powers is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Randy McNally, Ken Yager, Dawn White
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Powers’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Tennessee State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Powers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Powers | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1493: Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires TACIR to study artificial… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–4 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 1857: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 28–5 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 2251: Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, creates a pilot project to provide for criminal… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 28–5 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 2175: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires a delivery network company or delivery network… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 19–9 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | HB 555: Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony the… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Powers was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee State Senate, District 22 | Won | R+21.9 |
| 2020 | Tennessee State Senate, District 22 | Won | R+24.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Powers has held
- Tennessee State Senate, District 22 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Powers has run against
- Karen Reynolds (D) · 2024 general, won
- Ronnie L. Glynn (D) · 2020 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Powers
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/46b6a1b2-f0c0-4e9a-a506-a81e12e329f5
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET