Bud Hulsey
Tennessee State Representative, District 2 since 2014. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 8
- 31 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.9%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +54.3
- Won 2020
- Elections
- 7
- 2014–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Ways and Means · co-chair
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Finance, Ways and Means
- Private Acts
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Criminal Offenses · Became law May 2026
Kingsport · Became law May 2026
Open Meetings · Became law Apr 2025
Motor Vehicles · Became law Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hulsey sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Hulsey is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Dennis Powers, Clay Doggett, Mike Sparks
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Hulsey’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hulsey’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hulsey | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 77–16 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1205: Memorials, Public Service - Sheriff Tom Spangler - | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 79–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1182: Memorials, Public Service - Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County - | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1585: Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 54–39 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 714: Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA… | No | No | Yes | Failed 13–72 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hulsey 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | R+52.3 | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | — | R+49.9 | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | R+54.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | R+54.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | R+60.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 | Won | R+68.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 (primary) | Won | +19.6 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hulsey has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 2 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hulsey has run against
- Arvil Love Jr. (D) · 2020 election, won
- J. S. Moore (D) · 2016 election, won
- J. R. Enfield (I) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hulsey
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1e3046c6-b44b-43dd-9cb2-937f40e97a6a
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET