Paul Sherrell
Tennessee State Representative, District 43 since 2016. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 4
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.6%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +36.0
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Government Operations
- Government Operations
- Health
- Private Acts
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Aircraft and Airports · Became law May 2026
Courts · Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sherrell sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Sherrell is closer to the center than 59% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Rush Bricken, Gino Bulso, Kirk Haston
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Sherrell’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
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: Sherrell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Sherrell | 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… | No | 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 Sherrell 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 43 | Won | R+36.0 | R+61.2 | −25.2 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | — | R+61.2 | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+55.4 | R+55.9 | −0.5 |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+59.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+43.2 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 | Won | R+6.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Sherrell has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sherrell has run against
- Samantha Petit (D) · 2026 election, won
- Cheryl Womack Uselton (D) · 2022 election, won
- Luke Cameron (I) · 2020 election, won
- Les Trotman (D) · 2018 election, won
- Kevin Dunlap (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Sherrell
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3c4af105-7b55-4c00-af88-af574ea05493
- Wikidata Q96692668
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET