Missed legislative votes tracked by Club for Growth
The Club for Growth has tracked how many floor votes were missed by members of the state House and Senate. The average representative missed 8% of the vote, while the average in the upper chamber was 6%.
Rep. David Byrd (R-Waynesboro) missed 100% of the 2,244 House votes as he was hospitalized following a COVID-19 infection. Rep. Mike Carter (R-Ooltewah) missed most of the session before passing away from cancer, meaning he missed 99% of votes. Rep. Jason Potts (D-Nashville) was away for 60% of votes, while Rep. Brandon Ogles (R-Franklin) missed 50%.
Out of the 2,105 Senate votes tracked by the group this year, Sen. Katrina Robinson (D-Memphis) missed more than any of her colleagues with 40%. She was followed by Sens. Sara Kyle (D-Memphis) with 22%, Jon Lundberg (R-Bristol) with 20%, and Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) with 19%.
Lundberg and Ogles said their absences were due to COVID-19 infections.
“I appreciate you reaching out regarding the scorecard, I think it’s great that you put that together to keep us accountable,” Ogles said in a statement to the group. “Unfortunately, I was out with COVID-19 starting 3/15/21 and was not healthy enough to return until 4/26/21.”
See the ratings below
SENATE:
| Rank | Senate Member | Party | % Missed Votes |
| 1 | Katrina Robinson | D | 39.6% |
| 2 | Sara Kyle | D | 21.6% |
| 3 | Jon Lundberg | R | 20% |
| 4 | Raumesh Akbari | D | 18.7% |
| 5 | Paul Bailey | R | 11.0% |
| 6 | Bo Watson | R | 10.5% |
| 7 | Jack Johnson | R | 8.5% |
| 8 | Todd Gardenhire | R | 5.6% |
| 9 | Ken Yager | R | 5% |
| 10 | Joey Hensley | R | 4.9% |
| 11 | Jeff Yarbro | D | 4.7% |
| 12 | Steve Southerland | R | 4.2% |
| 13 | Brenda Gilmore | D | 3.3% |
| 14 | Brian Kelsey | R | 3.1% |
| 15 | Rusty Crowe | R | 3% |
| 15 | Paul Rose | R | 3% |
| 17 | Art Swann | R | 2.9% |
| 18 | Kerry Roberts | R | 2.6% |
| 18 | John Stevens | R | 2.6% |
| 20 | Mike Bell | R | 2.1% |
| 21 | Shane Reeves | R | 2% |
| 22 | Heidi Campbell | D | 1.8% |
| 23 | Mark Pody | R | 1.4% |
| 24 | Frank Niceley | R | 1.3% |
| 25 | Ferrell Haile | R | 1% |
| 26 | Janince Bowling | R | 1% |
| 27 | Edward Jackson | R | 0.8% |
| 27 | Becky Massey | R | 0.8% |
| 29 | Randy McNally | R | 0.7% |
| 30 | Page Walley | R | 0.4% |
| 31 | Richard Briggs | R | 0.4% |
| 32 | Dawn White | R | 0.2% |
| 33 | Bill Powers | R | 0.1% |
HOUSE
| Rank | House Member | Party | % Missed Votes |
| 1 | David Byrd | R | 100% |
| 2 | Mike Carter | R | 98.6% |
| 3 | Jason Potts | D | 59.6% |
| 4 | Brandon Ogles | R | 49.7% |
| 5 | Barbara Cooper | D | 34.9% |
| 6 | Ron Travis | R | 29.5% |
| 7 | Mike Stewart | D | 27.3% |
| 8 | Bud Hulsey | R | 21.3% |
| 9 | Antonio Parkinson | D | 17.8% |
| 10 | Joe Towns | D | 16.0% |
| 11 | Jerry Sexton | R | 14.3% |
| 12 | Vincent Dixie | D | 13.9% |
| 13 | G. Hardaway | D | 13.7% |
| 14 | London Lamar | D | 13.1% |
| 15 | Bruce Griffey | R | 12.7% |
| 16 | Mary Littleton | R | 12.5% |
| 17 | Bill Beck | D | 11% |
| 18 | Tim Rudd | R | 9.9% |
| 19 | Mark White | R | 9.4% |
| 20 | Justin Lafferty | R | 9.0% |
| 21 | Darren Jernigan | D | 8.8% |
| 22 | Dan Howell | R | 8.5% |
| 23 | Dennis Powers | R | 8% |
| 24 | Jason Hodges | D | 7.8% |
| 25 | Jason Powell | D | 7.5% |
| 26 | Tom Leatherwood | R | 7.4% |
| 27 | Sabi Kumar | R | 7.4% |
| 28 | Kelly Keisling | R | 7.1% |
| 29 | Bo Mitchell | D | 7% |
| 30 | Johnny Shaw | D | 6.7% |
| 31 | Harold Love | D | 6.6% |
| 32 | Rick Eldridge | R | 6.5% |
| 32 | Rusty Grills | R | 6.5% |
| 34 | Karen Camper | D | 6.3% |
| 35 | Glen Casada | R | 6% |
| 36 | Clay Doggett | R | 5.8% |
| 36 | Terri Lynn Weaver | R | 5.8% |
| 38 | Dale Carr | R | 5.6% |
| 39 | Andrew Farmer | R | 5.5% |
| 40 | Bryan Terry | R | 5.3% |
| 41 | Curtis Halford | R | 5.1% |
| 42 | Clark Boyd | R | 5% |
| 43 | Rush Bricken | R | 4.7% |
| 44 | Michael Curcio | R | 4.6% |
| 45 | Mike Sparks | R | 4.5% |
| 46 | Susan Lynn | R | 4.4% |
| 47 | Larry Miller | D | 4.2% |
| 48 | Jesse Chism | D | 4.1% |
| 49 | Torrey Harris | D | 3.5% |
| 50 | Kevin Vaughan | R | 3.1% |
| 51 | Kirk Haston | R | 2.9% |
| 52 | Bob Freeman | D | 2.8% |
| 52 | Debra Moody | R | 2.8% |
| 54 | Sam Whitson | R | 2.4% |
| 55 | Johnny Garrett | R | 2.3% |
| 56 | Yusuf Hakeem | D | 2.2% |
| 56 | Paul Sherrell | R | 2.2% |
| 58 | John Gillespie | R | 2% |
| 59 | Rebecca Alexander | R | 1.9% |
| 59 | Scotty Campbell | R | 1.9% |
| 61 | Chris Hurt | R | 1.8% |
| 61 | Ryan Williams | R | 1.8% |
| 63 | Samuel McKenzie | D | 1.7% |
| 64 | Ron Gant | R | 1.5% |
| 65 | Gloria Johnson | D | 1.4% |
| 66 | Charlie Baum | R | 1.4% |
| 67 | John Crawford | R | 1.3% |
| 68 | Tandy Darby | R | 1.3% |
| 69 | Eddie Mannis | R | 1.2% |
| 70 | John Ragan | R | 1.1% |
| 70 | Jay Reedy | R | 1.1% |
| 70 | Cameron Sexton | R | 1.1% |
| 73 | Gary Hicks | R | 1.1% |
| 74 | Esther Helton | R | 1.0% |
| 75 | Dwayne Thompson | D | 1% |
| 76 | Patsy Hazlewood | R | 0.9% |
| 77 | Kent Calfee | R | 0.9% |
| 77 | Michele Carringer | R | 0.9% |
| 77 | Chris Todd | R | 0.9% |
| 80 | Bob Ramsey | R | 0.9% |
| 80 | Jason Zachary | R | 0.9% |
| 82 | Mark Cochran | R | 0.7% |
| 83 | Jeremy Faison | R | 0.7% |
| 84 | John Holsclaw | R | 0.6% |
| 85 | Scott Cepicky | R | 0.6% |
| 86 | Lowell Russell | R | 0.5% |
| 87 | Todd Warner | R | 0.5% |
| 88 | Tim Hicks | R | 0.4% |
| 88 | Pat Marsh | R | 0.4% |
| 88 | Jerome Moon | R | 0.4% |
| 91 | Mark Hall | R | 0.3% |
| 92 | Dave Wright | R | 0.3% |
| 93 | John Clemmons | D | 0.3% |
| 93 | Iris Rudder | R | 0.3% |
| 95 | William Lamberth | R | 0.2% |
| 95 | Robin Smith | R | 0.2% |
| 97 | David Hawk | R | 0.2% |
| 98 | John Windle | D | 0.1% |
| 99 | Curtis Johnson | R | 0% |
