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J. Adam Lowe

Republican · TN · Tennessee State Senator, District 1

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J. Adam Lowe is the Republican incumbent for Tennessee Senate District 1. A professor and businessman, he has served in the Senate since 2022 and is vice-chair of the Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.

Where J. Adam Lowe stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Anti-Corruption (3 records), Government Efficiency (1 record),

Opposes

Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Immigration (5 records), Gun Control (1 record),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Civil Rights (1 support · 4 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
  • In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe advocated free-market healthcare changes through elimination of certificate-of-need rules and price fixing.

    July 16, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 817, enacted in 2025 to authorize rescue inhalers for emergency use by schools and other approved entities.

    May 8, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe disagreed that human-caused climate change requires urgent political action and identified nuclear power as the most reliable source for growing electricity demand.

    July 16, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 2027, enacted in 2026 to let counties and municipalities request state highway traffic-noise studies for affected residential properties.

    May 26, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
  • In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe opposed government-set wages and identified eliminating taxes on labor, bureaucratic growth, and ineffective social programs as spending priorities.

    July 16, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 3 support
  • Voted to pass HB 618, which bars a person from holding two local elected offices at the same time. The Tennessee Senate passed it 21-10, and it became law.

    February 26, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted to pass HB 773, which requires websites carrying official legal notices to be free to view. The Tennessee Senate passed it 23-8, and it became law.

    April 22, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted to adopt the compromise version of SB 229, which charges political campaign committees a $150 yearly fee. The Tennessee Senate adopted it 23-6, and it became law.

    April 22, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support
  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 2025, enacted in 2026 to create an optional criminal-magistrate pilot for ten high-caseload counties.

    May 26, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 5 oppose
  • Voted to pass HB 2219, which requires every county sheriff to sign a federal 287(g) immigration enforcement deal. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-7, and it became law.

    April 23, 2026Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted to accept the House's version of Senate Bill 1915, which makes counties and cities verify adult benefit applicants are citizens or legally present. The Senate agreed 24-6 and it became law as Public Chapter 1106.

    April 22, 2026Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted to pass HB 2502, which applies sales tax to sending money abroad through a licensed money transmitter. The Tennessee Senate passed it 21-7, and it became law.

    April 16, 2026Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted to pass HB 1194, which extends the work authorization law to almost every private employer. The Tennessee Senate passed it 19-13, and it became law.

    March 12, 2026Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted to pass SB 6002, which creates a state immigration enforcement office directing how local police work with federal agents. The Tennessee Senate passed it 26-7, and it became law.

    January 29, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
  • In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe supported eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, returning control to states and communities, and prohibiting foreign-government funding of American education.

    July 16, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe opposed government-set wages and identified eliminating taxes on labor, bureaucratic growth, and ineffective social programs as spending priorities.

    July 16, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 1968, enacted in 2026 to require juvenile-court referrals for certain students who leave a school during truancy interventions without transferring.

    May 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 816, enacted in 2025 to prohibit false civil-lawsuit or criminal-prosecution representations used to induce consumer payments.

    April 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 3 support
  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 1968, enacted in 2026 to require juvenile-court referrals for certain students who leave a school during truancy interventions without transferring.

    May 5, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 1953, enacted in 2026 to require approved civics instructional videos in middle- and high-school social-studies courses.

    March 30, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 729, enacted in 2025 to authorize merit-based compensation structures for educators.

    April 29, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass SB 2028, which bars cities and counties from setting rules on how wildlife may be taken. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-7, and it became law.

    March 12, 2026Opposes Gun Control

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
  • In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe opposed taxpayer funding for abortion providers and supported legal protection of human life from conception, with an exception for the mother's life.

    July 16, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Election Integrity

Election Integrity · 1 support
  • In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe opposed voting without photo identification.

    July 16, 2026Supports Election Integrity

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support · 4 oppose
  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 2031, enacted in 2026 to create a civil cause of action concerning specified gender-transition medical procedures.

    April 28, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted to pass HB 1271, which requires cities and counties to define sex and gender in their rules by physical traits at birth. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.

    April 22, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted to pass HB 754, which makes gender clinics report every gender transition procedure to the state. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-7, and it became law.

    April 13, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 481, enacted in 2025 to remove the bond requirement for a claimant challenging seizure of property.

    May 13, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted to pass HB 1237, which bars race-based rules for who sits on state boards. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.

    March 31, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 support
  • Voted for Senate Bill 2040, which bars an owner from controlling a pharmacy plus both a health insurer and drug-benefit manager from 2028. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-9, and it became law.

    April 20, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 816, enacted in 2025 to prohibit false civil-lawsuit or criminal-prosecution representations used to induce consumer payments.

    April 30, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — General

General · 9 records
  • Lowe served on the Bradley County Commission from 2010 to 2014.

    July 16, 2026

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • For the 2026 race, Lowe received endorsements from Tennessee Right to Life, Marsha Blackburn, Americans for Prosperity Action Tennessee, Bill Lee, and Glenn Jacobs.

    July 16, 2026

    Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against HB 2175, which makes delivery companies and drivers carry set car insurance while logged on and while delivering. The Tennessee Senate passed it 19-9, and it became law.

    April 23, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted against SB 1868, which caps state custody of a child for treatment at six months, extendable once. The Tennessee Senate passed it 22-11, and it became law.

    April 15, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted against HB 1971, which narrows the law letting people ask a court to declare a government action unlawful to local bodies. The Tennessee Senate passed it 18-13, and it became law.

    April 2, 2026

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Lowe was the prime Senate sponsor of SB 16, enacted in 2026 to provide immediate interscholastic-athletics eligibility for qualifying first-time student transfers.

    March 16, 2026

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against House Bill 1093, which raises the penalty for machine gun conversion parts to a Class C felony. The Tennessee Senate passed it 23-8, and it became law.

    April 22, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

  • Voted against HB 601, which opens a late-stage innocence appeal to people who pleaded guilty. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.

    April 10, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

  • Voted against the Senate version of Senate Bill 336, which changed the child support condition for restoring voting rights to twelve months of compliance. The Senate passed it 24-8, and a later House rewrite became law.

    April 10, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

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Profile last researched July 18, 2026.