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Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

7

Shane Reeves (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 14. He assumed office on March 15, 2018. His current term ends on November 7, 2028.

Reeves (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee State Senate to represent District 14. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Reeves was assigned to the following committees:

Commerce and Labor Committee
Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chair
Health and Welfare Committee, 2nd Vice Chair

2021-2022

Reeves was assigned to the following committees:

Commerce and Labor Committee
Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Health and Welfare Committee, 2nd vice chair

2019-2020

Reeves was assigned to the following committees:

Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Health and Welfare Committee, 2nd Vice-Chair
State & Local Government Committee

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

2024

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 14

Incumbent Shane Reeves defeated E.R. Smith in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 14 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shane Reeves (R)	68.0	48,964
		E.R. Smith (D)	32.0	23,055

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,019
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 14

E.R. Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 14 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		E.R. Smith	100.0	2,873

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,873
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 14

Incumbent Shane Reeves advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 14 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shane Reeves	100.0	7,091

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,091
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Reeves signed the following pledges.

U.S. Term Limits

2020

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 14

Incumbent Shane Reeves defeated Chase Clemons in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 14 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shane Reeves (R)	71.8	62,351
		Chase Clemons (D)	28.2	24,440

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,791
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 14

Chase Clemons advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 14 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chase Clemons	100.0	6,475

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,475
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 14

Incumbent Shane Reeves advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee State Senate District 14 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shane Reeves	100.0	20,195

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2018

TN Senate District 14

See also: Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2018

A special election for the position of Tennessee State Senate District 14 was held on March 13, 2018. A primary election took place on January 25, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2017.^[1]

The seat was vacant following Jim Tracy's (R) resignation. Tracy resigned from the state Senate on November 6, 2017, after being appointed to a federal post by President Donald Trump (R).^[2]

Gayle Jordan ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joe Carr (R) and Shane Reeves (R) faced off in the Republican primary election.^[3] Reeves won the Republican primary.^[4]

Shane Reeves (R) was the winner.^[5]

Tennessee State Senate, District 14, Special General Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shane Reeves	71.7%	13,139
	Democratic	Gayle Jorden	28.3%	5,179
Total Votes				18,318
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Unofficial Results

Tennessee Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2018
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gayle Jordan	100%	302
Total Votes		302
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Tennessee Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2018
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Shane Reeves	64.5%	2,094
Joe Carr	35.5%	1,150
Total Votes		3,244
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Shane Reeves did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Shane Reeves campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Tennessee State Senate District 14	Won general	$797,908	$472,785
2020	Tennessee State Senate District 14	Won general	$314,340	N/A**
Grand total			$1,112,248	$472,785
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

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Tennessee

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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.

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Candidate

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Footnotes

Political offices
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Current members of the Tennessee State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy McNally

Minority Leader:Raumesh Akbari

Senators

District 1

J. Lowe (R)

District 2

Tom Hatcher (R)

District 3

Rusty Crowe (R)

District 4

Bobby Harshbarger (R)

District 5

Randy McNally (R)

District 6

Becky Massey (R)

District 7

Richard Briggs (R)

District 8

Jessie Seal (R)

District 9

Steve Southerland (R)

District 10

Todd Gardenhire (R)

District 11

Bo Watson (R)

District 12

Ken Yager (R)

District 13

Dawn White (R)

District 14

Shane Reeves (R)

District 15

Paul Bailey (R)

District 16

Janice Bowling (R)

District 17

Mark Pody (R)

District 18

Ferrell Haile (R)

District 19

Charlane Oliver (D)

District 20

Heidi Campbell (D)

District 21

Jeff Yarbro (D)

District 22

Bill Powers (R)

District 23

Kerry Roberts (R)

District 24

John Stevens (R)

District 25

Ed Jackson (R)

District 26

Page Walley (R)

District 27

Jack Johnson (R)

District 28

Joey Hensley (R)

District 29

Raumesh Akbari (D)

District 30

Sara Kyle (D)

District 31

Brent Taylor (R)

District 32

Paul Rose (R)

District 33

London Lamar (D)

Republican Party (27)

Democratic Party (6)

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