John Ray Clemmons
Tennessee State Representative, District 55 since 2014. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 46
- 75 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.4%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +70.0
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Calendar and Rules
- Government Operations
- Government Operations
- Health
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Clemmons sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Clemmons is closer to the center than 28% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Torrey Harris, Gloria Johnson, G.A. Hardaway
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Clemmons’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Clemmons’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Clemmons | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance… | No | No | Yes | Passed 77–16 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1205: Memorials, Public Service - Sheriff Tom Spangler - | No | No | Yes | Passed 79–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1182: Memorials, Public Service - Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County - | No | No | Yes | Passed 76–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1585: Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who… | No | No | Yes | Passed 54–39 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 714: Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 13–72 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Clemmons 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 House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | D+70.0 | D+41.8 | +28.2 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | — | D+41.8 | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | — | D+53.1 | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 55 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 55 (primary) | Won | +7.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Clemmons has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 55 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Clemmons has run against
- Jayla Thomas (R) · 2026 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Clemmons
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/87464fca-8690-4e1e-a7aa-499008a9c0b1
- Wikidata Q59660407
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET