Below is a list of every Tennessee Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Phil Bredesen
- Capital:
- Nashville
- Population:
- 6,296,254
- Poverty rate:
- 15.5%
- Anti-poverty organizations:
Tennessee Justice Center
Tennessee Conference on Social Welfare
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Alexander | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | x | 29 | D |
| Bob Corker | x | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | x | 29 | D |
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Roe1st | x | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 28 | D |
| Jimmy Duncan2nd | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 11 | F |
| Zach Wamp3rd | x | x | x | x | x | O | -- | -- | x | O | O | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | 25 | F |
| Lincoln Davis4th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | x | O | 89 | A |
| Jim Cooper5th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | O | O | O | -- | 94 | A |
| Bart Gordon6th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | x | x | 89 | A |
| Marsha Blackburn7th | x | x | x | x | x | O | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 6 | F |
| John Tanner8th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | x | O | O | -- | x | x | 81 | A |
| Steve Cohen9th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |