Diana Harshbarger
U.S. Representative, TN, district 1
RepublicanHouse
Positions last updated Oct 12, 2026
- In Congress since
- 2021
- Years served
- 6
- Age
- 66
- Current term ends
- Jan 3, 2027
Source: Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress (via the public congress-legislators dataset). Photo: official congressional portrait.
Where their record lies
Between the typical Democratic and typical Republican record
Close to the typical Republican record
Diana Harshbarger's record sits 104% of the way from the typical Democratic record to the typical Republican record.
Built from 6 topics that divide the parties. It describes a record of votes and statements, not a person. How this is calculated.
Their record by topic
Further from the center means more agreement with the quiz statement
Each point averages how Diana Harshbarger votes and what they say on that topic. A topic with no data is left out, not drawn as neutral. The sources are in the sections below.
Where they stand
Each topic is a statement from the quiz. "Agree" means their votes or words line up with it.
Health care
“The federal government should guarantee health coverage for every American.”
Votes: Strongly disagree|Says: No data
Taxes & spending
“Lowering taxes matters more than expanding government services.”
Votes: Strongly agree|Says: Agree
Immigration
“Border security should be the top priority in immigration policy.”
Votes: Strongly agree|Says: Strongly agree
Climate & energy
“The federal government should require cuts to carbon emissions, even if energy costs rise.”
Votes: Strongly disagree|Says: Strongly disagree
Guns
“Federal law should require background checks on all gun sales, including private sales.”
Votes: Neutral or unsure|Says: No data
Abortion
“Abortion law should be decided by each state, not the federal government.”
Votes: No data|Says: Strongly disagree
Education
“Public school funding should follow students to the school their family chooses, including private schools.”
Votes: Agree|Says: No data
Foreign policy
“The U.S. should keep providing military aid to its allies abroad.”
Votes: Agree|Says: No data
Votes on key bills
The final vote on each bill Scope tracks (not every vote they have cast). Newest first.
H.R. 1834: Extension of enhanced ACA health insurance subsidies (House vote, 2026)
Voted noHouse vote, Jan 8, 2026 · Counts toward: Health care
S. 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026
Voted yesHouse vote, Dec 10, 2025 · Counts toward: Foreign policy
H.R. 1: 2025 budget law (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act): tax cuts, Medicaid and border spending
Voted yesHouse vote, Jul 3, 2025 · Counts toward: Education, Health care, Taxes & spending, Immigration
S. 5: Laken Riley Act (2025)
Voted yesHouse vote, Jan 22, 2025 · Counts toward: Immigration
H.R. 8035: Ukraine security aid (2024)
Voted noHouse vote, Apr 20, 2024 · Counts toward: Foreign policy
Show 8 more votes
H.R. 8034: Israel security aid (2024)
Voted yesHouse vote, Apr 20, 2024 · Counts toward: Foreign policy
H.R. 8036: Indo-Pacific security aid (2024)
Voted yesHouse vote, Apr 20, 2024 · Counts toward: Foreign policy
H.R. 2: Secure the Border Act (2023)
Voted yesHouse vote, May 11, 2023 · Counts toward: Immigration
H.R. 1: Lower Energy Costs Act (2023)
Voted yesHouse vote, Mar 30, 2023 · Counts toward: Climate & energy
H.R. 5: Parents Bill of Rights Act (2023)
Voted yesHouse vote, Mar 24, 2023 · Counts toward: Education
H.R. 5376: Inflation Reduction Act (2022)
Voted noHouse vote, Aug 12, 2022 · Counts toward: Climate & energy, Health care
S. 2938: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (2022)
Voted noHouse vote, Jun 24, 2022 · Counts toward: Guns
H.R. 1319: American Rescue Plan Act (2021)
Voted noHouse vote, Mar 10, 2021 · Counts toward: Health care
Source: House Clerk and Senate roll-call records via Congress.gov. For every vote they have cast, see GovTrack.
Words versus votes
Pro preview · free for nowNo topic where votes and statements point in opposite directions (3 topics compared).
A difference is a prompt to look closer, not proof of anything. Votes come from a short list of tracked bills; statements come from speeches, press releases and bills they put their name on. See the evidence for each topic.
Campaign money
$1.5 million raised in the 2025-2026 cycle
For the 2025-2026 election cycle, through Sep 30, 2026. Who funds a campaign can shape who a member listens to, though it does not decide how they vote.
- Raised
- $1.5 million
- Spent
- $1.0 million
- Cash on hand
- $0
Where the money came from
- Small donors (under $200 each)7%
- Larger individual donors29%
- Political action committees (PACs)55%
- Other9%
Source: Federal Election Commission filings · see top donors on OpenSecrets.
What they work on
27 bills written, 176 signed onto. Top topic: Health
In the current Congress they have written 27 bills and signed on to 176 more. A bill someone writes shows what they want to change.
Topics of the bills they wrote
- Health20
- Energy2
- Environmental Protection2
- Taxation2
- Social Welfare1
Most recent bills they wrote
- H.R. 10336: Dietary Supplement Innovation Act (Sep 10, 2026)
- H.R. 7902: Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act (Aug 31, 2026)
- H.R. 10157: Freedom to Home Distill Act (Aug 31, 2026)
- H.R. 9190: Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act (Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R. 9743: TRUTH in Coverage Act of 2026 (Jul 16, 2026)
Source: Sponsorship records from Congress.gov; each bill links to its page there.
Committees
1 committee: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Committees study and rewrite bills before the full chamber votes.
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittees: Oversight and Investigations; Energy; Health
Source: Committee rosters from the congress-legislators dataset (built from the House and Senate committee pages, as of 2026-10-12). Each committee name links to its official page.
Career in Congress
2021 to present
- 2021 to presentU.S. House, TN, district 1Republican
Contact and learn more
Office phone, website, message form and where to read more
Contact their office
- Official website
- Phone: 202-225-6356
- Washington office: 167 Cannon House Office Building
- X (Twitter)
Read more about them
- Official biography (Congress) (Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress)
- GovTrack (Votes, bills and ideology scores)
- OpenSecrets (Who funds them)
- Ballotpedia (Background and elections)
- Wikipedia (Encyclopedia article)
Source: Contact details from the member's official pages, via the congress-legislators dataset. Outside sites are not run by Scope.
The evidence, topic by topic
Every position links to the votes, quotes and bills it was built from
Health care
How they vote
Strongly disagree (-2)
Calculated from 4 recorded vote(s) using the public issue-to-bill list.
Verified · Last updated Oct 12, 2026
Roll call on billRoll call on billRoll call on billRoll call on An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.What they say
No data
Taxes & spending
How they vote
Strongly agree (+2)
Calculated from 1 recorded vote(s) using the public issue-to-bill list.
Verified · Last updated Oct 12, 2026
Roll call on billWhat they say
Agree (+1)
Based on 3 cosponsored bills, 1 press release related to this issue.
Verified · Last updated Oct 8, 2026
cosponsored bill: HR 703: Main Street Tax Certainty Actpress release: As America turns 250, the working families tax cuts are keeping the promise of 1776cosponsored bill: HR 1301: Death Tax Repeal Actcosponsored bill: HR 1040: Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act“the working families tax cuts are keeping the promise of 1776”
Immigration
How they vote
Strongly agree (+2)
Calculated from 3 recorded vote(s) using the public issue-to-bill list.
Verified · Last updated Oct 12, 2026
Roll call on billRoll call on billRoll call on Secure the Border Act of 2023What they say
Strongly agree (+2)
Based on 6 cosponsored bills related to this issue.
Verified · Last updated Oct 8, 2026
cosponsored bill: HRES 50: Recognizing that article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenrcosponsored bill: HR 3881: Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Actcosponsored bill: HR 318: Border Safety and Security Act of 2025cosponsored bill: HR 2315: Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025cosponsored bill: HR 29: Laken Riley ActClimate & energy
How they vote
Strongly disagree (-2)
Calculated from 2 recorded vote(s) using the public issue-to-bill list.
Verified · Last updated Oct 12, 2026
Roll call on An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.Roll call on Lower Energy Costs ActWhat they say
Strongly disagree (-2)
Based on 5 cosponsored bills related to this issue.
Verified · Last updated Oct 8, 2026
cosponsored bill: HR 161: New Source Review Permitting Improvement Actcosponsored bill: HR 4690: Reliable Federal Infrastructure Actcosponsored bill: HJRES 89: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California Stacosponsored bill: HJRES 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California Stacosponsored bill: HR 3616: Reliable Power ActGuns
How they vote
Neutral or unsure (0)
Calculated from 1 recorded vote(s) using the public issue-to-bill list.
Verified · Last updated Oct 12, 2026
Roll call on Bipartisan Safer Communities ActWhat they say
No data
Abortion
How they vote
No data
What they say
Strongly disagree (-2)
Based on 3 cosponsored bills, 1 sponsored bill related to this issue.
Verified · Last updated Oct 8, 2026
cosponsored bill: HR 720: Protecting Life in Health Savings Accounts Actcosponsored bill: HR 722: Life at Conception Actcosponsored bill: HR 685: SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2025sponsored bill: HR 679: To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and forEducation
How they vote
Agree (+1)
Calculated from 2 recorded vote(s) using the public issue-to-bill list.
Verified · Last updated Oct 12, 2026
Roll call on billRoll call on billWhat they say
No data
Foreign policy
How they vote
Agree (+1)
Calculated from 4 recorded vote(s) using the public issue-to-bill list.
Verified · Last updated Oct 12, 2026
Roll call on Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024Roll call on Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024Roll call on Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024Roll call on billWhat they say
No data
Revision history
50 recorded changes
- Foreign policy (vote): 1 to 1Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Education (vote): 1 to 1Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Guns (vote): 0 to 0Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Climate & energy (vote): -2 to -2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Immigration (vote): 2 to 2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Taxes & spending (vote): 2 to 2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Health care (vote): -2 to -2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Immigration (vote): 2 to 2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Taxes & spending (vote): 2 to 2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Education (vote): 1 to 1Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Health care (vote): -2 to -2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Climate & energy (vote): -2 to -2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Guns (vote): 0 to 0Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Foreign policy (vote): 1 to 1Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Foreign policy (vote): 1 to 1Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Education (vote): 1 to 1Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Guns (vote): 0 to 0Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Climate & energy (vote): -2 to -2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Immigration (vote): 2 to 2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Taxes & spending (vote): 2 to 2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Health care (vote): -2 to -2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 12, 2026
- Education (vote): 1 to 1Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Taxes & spending (vote): 2 to 2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Immigration (vote): 2 to 2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Health care (vote): -1 to -2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Climate & energy (vote): -2 to -2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Guns (vote): 0 to 0Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Foreign policy (vote): 1 to 1Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 12, 2026
- Immigration (statement): 2 to 2Bulk approval (statements): Spot-checked a sample of the AI's readings · Oct 8, 2026
- Climate & energy (statement): -2 to -2Bulk approval (statements): Spot-checked a sample of the AI's readings · Oct 8, 2026
- Abortion (statement): -2 to -2Bulk approval (statements): Spot-checked a sample of the AI's readings · Oct 8, 2026
- Taxes & spending (statement): 1 to 1Bulk approval (statements): Spot-checked a sample of the AI's readings · Oct 8, 2026
- Taxes & spending (statement): created at 1Created · Oct 8, 2026
- Abortion (statement): created at -2Created · Oct 8, 2026
- Climate & energy (statement): created at -2Created · Oct 8, 2026
- Immigration (statement): created at 2Created · Oct 8, 2026
- Foreign policy (vote): 1 to 1Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 8, 2026
- Education (vote): 1 to 1Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 8, 2026
- Guns (vote): 0 to 0Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 8, 2026
- Climate & energy (vote): -2 to -2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 8, 2026
- Immigration (vote): 2 to 2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 8, 2026
- Taxes & spending (vote): 2 to 2Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 8, 2026
- Health care (vote): -1 to -1Bulk approval: AI bill check reviewed and accepted · Oct 8, 2026
- Health care (vote): -2 to -1Status changed: needs_review to needs_review · Oct 8, 2026
- Education (vote): 2 to 1Status changed: needs_review to needs_review · Oct 8, 2026
- Guns (vote): -2 to 0Status changed: needs_review to needs_review · Oct 8, 2026
- Health care (vote): -2 to -2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 8, 2026
- Immigration (vote): 2 to 2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 8, 2026
- Taxes & spending (vote): 2 to 2Status changed: verified to needs_review · Oct 8, 2026
- Education (vote): created at 2Created · Oct 8, 2026
