Tim Rudd
Tennessee State Representative, District 34 since 2016. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 11
- 34 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.8%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −3.9
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 6
- 2016–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- State and Local Government
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Election Laws · Became law May 2026
Curriculum · Became law May 2026
Criminal Offenses · Became law May 2026
Employees · Became law Apr 2026
Real Property · Became law Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Rudd sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Rudd is closer to the center than 81% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tommy Stinnett, Ed Butler, John Gillespie
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Rudd’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
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: Rudd’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Rudd | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance… | No | 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 Rudd 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 34 | Lost | D+3.9 | R+20.5 | −24.4 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | R+21.0 | R+20.5 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | R+22.1 | R+12.7 | +9.4 |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | R+23.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | R+20.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | R+33.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Rudd has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 34 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rudd has run against
- Owen Farnsworth (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Amelia Pant (D) · 2024 election, won
- Laura Bohling (D) · 2022 election, won
- Mary R. Vaughn (D) · 2020 election, won
- Jennifer Vannoy (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Rudd
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/78c1a569-dcc0-446c-a995-f871964df056
- Wikidata Q79391676
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET