Paul Sherrell

Paul Sherrell

Republican Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

9

Predecessor: Kevin Dunlap (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$33,060/year

Per diem

$379.44/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $86 per day.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 6, 2026

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Paul Sherrell (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 43. He assumed office on November 8, 2016. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Sherrell (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 43. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 6, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Sherrell was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Committee
• Transportation Committee

2021-2022

Sherrell was assigned to the following committees:

• Criminal Justice Committee
• Health Committee
• Naming and Designating Committee

2019-2020

Sherrell was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Committee
• House Judiciary Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Criminal Justice
• Health

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Samantha Petit is running in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Samantha Petit

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell and DeWayne Howard are running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Paul Sherrell
	Submit photo	DeWayne Howard

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2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Sherrell (R)	100.0	23,446

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,446
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell defeated Robert McCormick and Tim Lewis in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Sherrell	49.6	3,061
	Submit photo	Robert McCormick	43.0	2,655
		Tim Lewis	7.4	456

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,172
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Sherrell signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell defeated Cheryl Womack Uselton in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Sherrell (R)	77.7	11,854
	Submit photo	Cheryl Womack Uselton (D)	22.3	3,404

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,258
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Cheryl Womack Uselton advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cheryl Womack Uselton	100.0	1,540

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,540
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell defeated Bobby Robinson in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Sherrell	50.4	4,637
	Submit photo	Bobby Robinson	49.6	4,564

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,201
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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell defeated Luke Cameron in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Sherrell (R)	79.7	20,091
	Submit photo	Luke Cameron (Independent)	20.3	5,112

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,203
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell defeated Jerry Lowery and Bobby Robinson in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Sherrell	47.7	3,874
		Jerry Lowery	27.0	2,190
	Submit photo	Bobby Robinson	25.3	2,053

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,117
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell defeated Les Trotman in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Sherrell (R)	71.6	13,009
	Submit photo	Les Trotman (D)	28.4	5,159

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,168
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Les Trotman advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Les Trotman	100.0	3,275

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,275
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43

Incumbent Paul Sherrell defeated Jerry Lowery in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paul Sherrell	64.6	6,041
		Jerry Lowery	35.4	3,311

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,352
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2016

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Paul Sherrell defeated incumbent Kevin Dunlap in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 general election.

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Sherrell	53.38%	11,692
	Democratic	Kevin Dunlap Incumbent	46.62%	10,213
Total Votes				21,905
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Incumbent Kevin Dunlap ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 Democratic primary.

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Kevin Dunlap Incumbent (unopposed)

Paul Sherrell defeated Bob Robinson and Sam Elder in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 Republican primary.

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Paul Sherrell	45.16%	1,875
	Republican	Bob Robinson	43.64%	1,812
	Republican	Sam Elder	11.20%	465
Total Votes				4,152

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Paul Sherrell campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Tennessee House of Representatives District 43	Won general	$63,222	$83,149
2022	Tennessee House of Representatives District 43	Won general	$54,000	$50,400
2020	Tennessee House of Representatives District 43	Won general	$59,785	N/A**
2018	Tennessee House of Representatives District 43	Won general	$49,600	N/A**
2016	Tennessee House of Representatives, District 43	Won	$34,844	N/A**
Grand total			$261,451	$133,549
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2025.

• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2024.

• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennessee Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2023.

• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2022.

• Americans for Prosperity - Tennessee — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennessee Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2021.

• Americans for Prosperity - Tennessee — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored based on their votes on the business community.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennessee Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2020.

• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Family Action of Tennessee — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2019.

• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2018.

• Family Action of Tennessee — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
• Tennessee Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Tennessee General Assembly in 2017.

• Family Action of Tennessee — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• Tennesseans for Student Success — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to education.
• Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
• Tennessee Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their votes related to conservation and environmental issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Preceded by Kevin Dunlap (D)	Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 2016-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Tennessee House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Cameron Sexton

Majority Leader:William Lamberth

Minority Leader:Karen Camper

Representatives

District 1

John Crawford (R)

District 2

Bud Hulsey (R)

District 3

Timothy Hill (R)

District 4

Renea Jones (R)

District 5

David Hawk (R)

District 6

Tim Hicks (R)

District 7

Rebecca Alexander (R)

District 8

Jerome Moon (R)

District 9

Gary Hicks (R)

District 10

Rick Eldridge (R)

District 11

Jeremy Faison (R)

District 12

Fred Atchley (R)

District 13

Robert Stevens (R)

District 14

Jason Zachary (R)

District 15

Sam McKenzie (D)

District 16

Michele Carringer (R)

District 17

Andrew Farmer (R)

District 18

Elaine Davis (R)

District 19

Dave Wright (R)

District 20

Tom Stinnett (R)

District 21

Lowell Russell (R)

District 22

Dan Howell (R)

District 23

Mark Cochran (R)

District 24

Kevin Raper (R)

District 25

Cameron Sexton (R)

District 26

Greg Martin (R)

District 27

Michele Reneau (R)

District 28

Yusuf Hakeem (D)

District 29

Greg Vital (R)

District 30

Esther Helton-Haynes (R)

District 31

Ron Travis (R)

District 32

Monty Fritts (R)

District 33

Richard Scarbrough (R)

District 34

Tim Rudd (R)

District 35

William Slater (R)

District 36

Dennis Powers (R)

District 37

Charlie Baum (R)

District 38

Kelly Keisling (R)

District 39

Iris Rudder (R)

District 40

Michael Hale (R)

District 41

Ed Butler (R)

District 42

Ryan Williams (R)

District 43

Paul Sherrell (R)

District 44

William Lamberth (R)

District 45

Johnny Garrett (R)

District 46

Clark Boyd (R)

District 47

Rush Bricken (R)

District 48

Bryan Terry (R)

District 49

Mike Sparks (R)

District 50

Bo Mitchell (D)

District 51

Aftyn Behn (D)

District 52

Justin Jones (D)

District 53

Jason Powell (D)

District 54

Vincent Dixie (D)

District 55

John Clemmons (D)

District 56

Bob Freeman (D)

District 57

Susan Lynn (R)

District 58

Harold Love (D)

District 59

Caleb Hemmer (D)

District 60

Shaundelle Brooks (D)

District 61

Gino Bulso (R)

District 62

Pat Marsh (R)

District 63

Jake McCalmon (R)

District 64

Scott Cepicky (R)

District 65

Lee Reeves (R)

District 66

Sabi Kumar (R)

District 67

Ronnie Glynn (D)

District 68

Aron Maberry (R)

District 69

Jody Barrett (R)

District 70

Clay Doggett (R)

District 71

Kip Capley (R)

District 72

Kirk Haston (R)

District 73

Chris Todd (R)

District 74

Jay Reedy (R)

District 75

Michael Lankford (R)

District 76

Tandy Darby (R)

District 77

Rusty Grills (R)

District 78

Mary Littleton (R)

District 79

Brock Martin (R)

District 80

Johnny Shaw (D)

District 81

Debra Moody (R)

District 82

Chris Hurt (R)

District 83

Mark White (R)

District 84

Joe Towns (D)

District 85

Jesse Chism (D)

District 86

Justin Pearson (D)

District 87

Karen Camper (D)

District 88

Larry Miller (D)

District 89

Justin Lafferty (R)

District 90

Gloria Johnson (D)

District 91

Torrey Harris (D)

District 92

Todd Warner (R)

District 93

G.A. Hardaway (D)

District 94

Ron Gant (R)

District 95

Kevin Vaughan (R)

District 96

Gabby Salinas (D)

District 97

John Gillespie (R)

District 98

Antonio Parkinson (D)

District 99

Tom Leatherwood (R)

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Democratic Party (24)