Charlane Oliver
Tennessee State Senator, District 19 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 24
- 147 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.6%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +66.4
- Won 2022
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Government Operations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Children · Became law May 2026
State Symbols · Became law Apr 2025
Housing · Failed in the House Mar 2026
Day Care · Failed in the House Mar 2025
Consumer Protection · Failed in the House Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Oliver sits in the Tennessee State Senate
Oliver is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Heidi Campbell, Jeff Yarbro, London Lamar
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Oliver’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Tennessee State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Oliver’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Oliver | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | HB 7002: Redistricting, Congressional - As enacted, removes prohibition on changing congressional… | No | No | Yes | Passed 22–8 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1493: Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires TACIR to study artificial… | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–4 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 1857: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each… | No | No | Yes | Passed 28–5 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 2251: Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, creates a pilot project to provide for criminal… | No | No | Yes | Passed 28–5 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 2175: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires a delivery network company or delivery network… | No | No | Yes | Passed 19–9 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Oliver 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee Senate District 19 | Won | — | D+56.3 | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee State Senate, District 19 | Won | D+66.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Oliver has held
- Tennessee State Senate, District 19 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Oliver has run against
- Pime Hernandez (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Oliver
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0ce3dbf9-c880-480b-a623-7d9da870bb01
- Wikidata Q116965229
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET