J. Adam Lowe
Republican · TN · Tennessee State Senator, District 1
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.
Campaign Finance Information — Tennessee Senate District 1
Campaign Finance Information · Tennessee Senate District 1 · August 6, 2026
Data last updated July 22, 2026
- Raised
- $59,575
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- TV$5,700
- RETIRED$4,775
- OWNER$4,600
- HEALTHCARE$4,550
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- AUTO CLUB$4,400
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$46,500
- $500-$999$9,700
- $250-$499$1,050
- $100-$249$2,200
- $1-$99$125
Source: Tennessee Registry of Election Finance · 2026 cycle · apps.tn.gov
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
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, 2026For
Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 1 record
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, 2026Against
Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 1 record
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, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 3 records
Lowe's campaign credited him with legislation expanding youth-development counseling and mental-health intervention.
July 18, 2026For
Source: loweforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe advocated free-market healthcare changes through elimination of certificate-of-need rules and price fixing.
July 16, 2026For
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, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
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, 2026For
Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 5 records
Lowe's campaign credited him with legislation expanding youth-development counseling and mental-health intervention.
July 18, 2026For
Source: loweforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lowe's campaign credited him with legislation targeting fentanyl distributors and drug cartels.
July 18, 2026For
Source: loweforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
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, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
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, 2026For
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, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 6 records
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, 2026For
Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026
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, 2026For
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, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 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, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · 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, 2025For
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, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
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, 2026Against
Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
In a 2026 candidate questionnaire, Lowe opposed voting without photo identification.
July 16, 2026For
Source: ivoterguide.com · researched July 18, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 1 record
Lowe's campaign credited him with voting for approximately $1 billion in tax reductions for businesses and families.
July 18, 2026For
Source: loweforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
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, 2026Against
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 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, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 1 record
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, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
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, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 6 records
Lowe works as a professor of public policy, author, and businessman.
July 18, 2026
Source: loweforsenate.com · researched July 18, 2026
Lowe has represented Tennessee Senate District 1 since 2022 and currently vice-chairs the Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee while serving on the Education, Pensions, and State and Local Government committees.
July 18, 2026
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
J. Adam Lowe earned a bachelor's degree from Lee University, a master's in public administration from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and a doctorate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
July 18, 2026
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 18, 2026
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
Lowe won the 2022 District 1 Republican primary with 9,651 votes and the general election with 38,381 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- Tennessee Senate District 1 · August 6, 2026 · State Senate District 1; Tennessee · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.