Mark Pody
Republican · TN · Tennessee State Senator for District 17; Vice-Chair, Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Mark Pody is the Republican Tennessee state senator for District 17 and vice-chair of the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee. The General Assembly lists him as a Senate member from the 110th through 114th General Assemblies after House service in the 107th through 110th General Assemblies. He also serves on the Senate Education, Energy/Agriculture/Natural Resources, and Judiciary committees and has an insurance and small-business background.
Campaign Finance Information — Tennessee Senate District 17
Campaign Finance Information · Tennessee Senate District 17 · August 6, 2026
Data last updated July 22, 2026
- Raised
- $199,583
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- RETIRED$29,667
- BEST EFFORT$14,544
- BUSINESSMAN$10,950
- CONSTRUCTION$9,150
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- ENTREPRENEUR$8,900
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$146,031
- $500-$999$33,244
- $250-$499$11,955
- $100-$249$8,353
Source: Tennessee Registry of Election Finance · 2026 cycle · apps.tn.gov
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Pody sponsored SB 564/HB 803, and voted for its April 2026 passage, adding approval, tracking, bonding, and regulatory requirements for decentralized wastewater systems using land application.
April 6, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 1 record
Pody sponsored SB 1069, enacted to permit qualifying large Wilson County venues to conduct a limited annual antique or unique-vehicle auction without a motor-vehicle dealer license.
February 2, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Pody's current platform supports low taxes, balanced budgets, reduced regulation, parental control in education, strict penalties for violent offenders, infrastructure investment, and free-market healthcare cost and transparency reforms.
July 17, 2026For
Source: markpody.com · researched July 18, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
Pody's current platform supports low taxes, balanced budgets, reduced regulation, parental control in education, strict penalties for violent offenders, infrastructure investment, and free-market healthcare cost and transparency reforms.
July 17, 2026For
Source: markpody.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
Pody's current platform supports low taxes, balanced budgets, reduced regulation, parental control in education, strict penalties for violent offenders, infrastructure investment, and free-market healthcare cost and transparency reforms.
July 17, 2026For
Source: markpody.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 4 records
Pody's current platform supports low taxes, balanced budgets, reduced regulation, parental control in education, strict penalties for violent offenders, infrastructure investment, and free-market healthcare cost and transparency reforms.
July 17, 2026For
Source: markpody.com · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored SB 150 to allow Classic Learning Test scores to satisfy eligibility rules for certain lottery-funded grants and scholarships and to be accepted for public-college admission.
February 26, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored SB 303 to authorize public schools to prominently display the Ten Commandments and other historical or founding documents.
February 26, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored SB 1041 to authorize local school boards and charter governing bodies to employ or accept volunteer school chaplains.
February 26, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Pody sponsored SB 738; after a House amendment would expose abortion patients to homicide penalties, he said he would not bring the amended measure for a Senate vote because it lacked support.
February 24, 2026Against
Source: tennesseelookout.com · researched July 18, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 1 record
Pody's current platform supports low taxes, balanced budgets, reduced regulation, parental control in education, strict penalties for violent offenders, infrastructure investment, and free-market healthcare cost and transparency reforms.
July 17, 2026For
Source: markpody.com · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 3 records
Pody sponsored SB 259 to expand parents' access to minors' health and medical records and authorize basic first aid by school employees.
February 26, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored SB 735 to require just compensation when lawfully erected outdoor advertising is acquired or removed and to prohibit amortization as compensation.
January 13, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act, a proposal to prohibit state recognition or facilitation of same-sex marriage despite the U.S. Supreme Court's nationwide ruling.
September 17, 2015Against
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 2 records
Pody's current platform supports low taxes, balanced budgets, reduced regulation, parental control in education, strict penalties for violent offenders, infrastructure investment, and free-market healthcare cost and transparency reforms.
July 17, 2026Against
Source: markpody.com · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored SB 1646 to restrict nuisance, taking, and similar claims and local operating restrictions against pre-existing racetracks and racing facilities.
January 21, 2026Against
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 3 records
Pody's current platform supports low taxes, balanced budgets, reduced regulation, parental control in education, strict penalties for violent offenders, infrastructure investment, and free-market healthcare cost and transparency reforms.
July 17, 2026For
Source: markpody.com · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored SB 564/HB 803, and voted for its April 2026 passage, adding approval, tracking, bonding, and regulatory requirements for decentralized wastewater systems using land application.
April 6, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored SB 24 to direct vehicle and tire sales-tax revenue above a base amount to the state highway fund.
February 18, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 3 records
Pody serves as vice-chair of the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee and as a member of the Education, Energy/Agriculture/Natural Resources, and Judiciary committees.
July 18, 2026
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Pody served in the Tennessee House during the 107th through 110th General Assemblies and in the Tennessee Senate during the 110th through 114th General Assemblies.
July 17, 2026
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Pody sponsored SB 566 to require blasting firms to provide requested pre-blast surveys to nearby owners or occupants without charge.
February 24, 2026
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Tennessee Senate District 17 · August 6, 2026 · State Senate District 17; Tennessee · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.