| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | U.S. House | 6 | Diane Black | Republican | A |
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Ron Ramsey | Republican | A+ | |
| TN | State House | 1 | Jon Lundberg | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 2 | Tony Shipley | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 4 | Kent Williams | Carter County Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 5 | David Hawk | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 7 | Matthew Hill | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State House | 9 | Michael Harrison | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 14 | Ryan Haynes | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 15 | Joe Armstrong | Democratic | D |
| TN | State House | 16 | Bill Dunn | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 19 | Harry Brooks | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 20 | Robert Ramsey | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 21 | Jimmy Matlock | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 22 | Eric Watson | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State House | 24 | Kevin Brooks | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 26 | Gerald McCormick | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 27 | Richard Floyd | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 28 | JoAnne Favors | Democratic | D |
| TN | State House | 30 | Vince Dean | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 34 | Rick Womick | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 35 | Dennis Roach | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 40 | Terri Lynn Weaver | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 41 | John Windle | Democratic | A+ |
| TN | State House | 43 | Charles Curtiss | Democratic | A |
| TN | State House | 47 | Judd Matheny | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State House | 48 | Joe Carr | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 51 | Michael Turner | Democratic | A |
| TN | State House | 54 | Brenda Gilmore | Democratic | C |
| TN | State House | 55 | Gary Odom | Democratic | A |
| TN | State House | 56 | Beth Harwell | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 57 | Susan Lynn | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State House | 59 | Sherry Jones | Democratic | B |
| TN | State House | 61 | Charles Sargent, Jr. | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 63 | Glen Casada | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State House | 66 | Joshua Evans | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 67 | Joe Pitts | Democratic | B |
| TN | State House | 68 | Curtis Johnson | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 69 | David Shepard | Democratic | A |
| TN | State House | 71 | Vance Dennis | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 72 | Steve McDaniel | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 73 | Jimmy Eldridge | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State House | 74 | John Tidwell | Democratic | A |
| TN | State House | 75 | Timothy Wirgau | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 77 | Bill Sanderson III | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 79 | Curtis Halford | Republican | C- |
| TN | State House | 80 | Johnny Shaw | Democratic | D |
| TN | State House | 82 | Craig Fitzhugh | Democratic | A |
| TN | State House | 84 | Joe Towns, Jr. | Democratic | B |
| TN | State House | 86 | Barbara Cooper | Democratic | D |
| TN | State House | 87 | Karen Camper | Democratic | F |
| TN | State House | 88 | Larry Miller | Democratic | C |
| TN | State House | 90 | John Deberry, Jr. | Democratic | C+ |
| TN | State House | 91 | Lois Deberry | Democratic | D |
| TN | State House | 93 | G.A. Hardaway, Sr. | Democratic | C |
| TN | State House | 94 | Barrett Rich | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 95 | Curry Todd | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State House | 96 | Stephen McManus | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 97 | Jim Coley | Republican | A |
| TN | State House | 99 | Ron Lollar | Republican | A |
| TN | State Senate | 2 | Doug Overbey | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State Senate | 4 | Ron Ramsey | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State Senate | 7 | Stacey Campfield | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State Senate | 8 | Frank Niceley | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State Senate | 9 | Mike Bell | Republican | A |
| TN | State Senate | 12 | Ken Yager | Republican | A |
| TN | State Senate | 14 | Jim Tracy | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State Senate | 26 | Dolores Gresham | Republican | A+ |
| TN | State Senate | 28 | Joey Hensley | Republican | A |
| TN | State Senate | 30 | James Kyle, Jr. | Democratic | A |
| TN | State Senate | 31 | Brian Kelsey | Republican | A |
| TN | State Senate | 32 | Mark Norris | Republican | A+ |
| TN | Mayor | Andy Berke | Democratic | B | |
| TN | County Executive | At-Large | Becky Ruppe | A | |
| TN | Commissioner | 5 | Stan Wheeler | A | |
| TN | Commissioner | At-Large | Rip Van Winkle | A | |
| Andy Allman | C | ||||
| Cleveland Bain | A | ||||
| Judy Barker | A | ||||
| Tim Barnes | A | ||||
| Eddie Bass | A+ | ||||
| Robert Bibb | A | ||||
| Barbara Blanton | B | ||||
| Stratton Bone, Jr. | A | ||||
| Willie Borchert | A | ||||
| Rory Bricco | A | ||||
| Oscar Brown | A | ||||
| Tommie Brown | D | ||||
| Roger Byrge | C | ||||
| Randy Camp | A- | ||||
| Curt Cobb | A+ | ||||
| Jim Cobb | A | ||||
| Ty Cobb | C- | ||||
| Kent Coleman | F | ||||
| Tim Cook | A | ||||
| John Dowdy | F | ||||
| Tom DuBois, Jr. | A+ | ||||
| Gary Lynn Farmer | B | ||||
| Mike Faulk | A | ||||
| Chad Faulkner | A | ||||
| Dennis Ferguson | A | ||||
| Henry Fincher | C | ||||
| Dan Ford | A | ||||
| Dale Ford | A | ||||
| George Fraley | A+ | ||||
| Richard Gabriel | B | ||||
| Jim Hackworth | A | ||||
| David Hall | A- | ||||
| Bill Harmon | B+ | ||||
| Jim Hawkins | D | ||||
| Joe Haynes | B | ||||
| Roy Herron | A | ||||
| Ron Hickman | A | ||||
| Phillip Johnson | A | ||||
| Bill Jones | C | ||||
| Ulysses Jones, Jr. | C+ | ||||
| Mike Kernell | C | ||||
| Rosalind Kurita | A | ||||
| Timothy Lee | A- | ||||
| John Litz | C | ||||
| Mark Maddox | A | ||||
| Debra Maggart | A+ | ||||
| Basil Marceaux, Jr. | B | ||||
| Beverly Marrero | A- | ||||
| Albert McCall | A | ||||
| Joe McCord | A | ||||
| Michael McDonald | A | ||||
| Richard Montgomery | A+ | ||||
| Gary Moore, Sr. | A | ||||
| Alex Moseley | A | ||||
| Jason Mumpower | A+ | ||||
| James Naifeh | F | ||||
| Mike Niederhauser | A | ||||
| Mary Pruitt | B | ||||
| Jeanne Richardson | F | ||||
| Donna Rowland | A+ | ||||
| Jim Ryal | A | ||||
| Janis Sontany | F | ||||
| Eric Stewart | A | ||||
| Eric Swafford | A+ | ||||
| Harry Tindell | A | ||||
| Tim Tipps | C | ||||
| Robert Tuke | B | ||||
| Larry Turner | C | ||||
| Nathan Vaughn | A | ||||
| Ben West, Jr. | A+ | ||||
| Ken Wilkinson | A | ||||
| Michael Williams | A | ||||
| Les Winningham | A | ||||
| Jamie Woodson | A | ||||
| Eddie Yokley | C |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
2008 Positions on Gun Rights
Issues:
Guns
How to Interpret these Evaluations
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
