RepublicanBill Lee
Governor · Tennessee
Governor of Tennessee. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Lee_(Tennessee)
13 tracked promises
Tennessee
Represents Tennessee statewide
Integrity
Not yet ratedNo promises have been rated yet, so there is no Integrity Score to show. Lifecycle promises (in progress, not yet rated) are tracked but never scored.
The score, once promises are rated, is a signed −100…+100 breakdown weighted by significance and evidence confidence — never a single opaque grade. How this is measured.
Integrity over time
Topic coverage
13 promises across 12 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Energy / Nuclear2
- Conservation / State Parks1
- Education / School Choice1
- Education / Teacher Pay1
- Energy / Nuclear Fusion1
- Housing / Affordability1
- Infrastructure / Transportation1
- Public Safety / Crime1
- Public Safety / Law Enforcement1
- Public Safety / Memphis1
- Technology / Artificial Intelligence1
- Technology / Quantum Computing1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)13100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
13 tracked promises
“Double the Education Freedom Scholarship (school voucher) program to a total of 40,000 scholarships for the 2026-27 school year.”
“Raise Tennessee's minimum starting teacher salary to $50,000, proposing $339 million in his 2026 budget that includes funding to bring starting teacher pay to $50,000 by the time he leaves office.”
“Provide $80 million in public safety grants to enhance crime prevention and increase public safety in Memphis.”
“Invest an additional $25 million in the state's Nuclear Energy Fund to attract advanced nuclear technology companies to Tennessee.”
“Invest an additional $130 million in the Violent Crime Intervention Fund to support local law enforcement and local jurisdictions.”
“Direct $425 million to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to expedite existing road projects and fund new projects across rural and urban Tennessee.”
“Create three new Tennessee State Parks, bringing the total number of state parks created under his administration to 14.”
“Add 50 new State Troopers and fund trooper salary increases, at a cost of $37.5 million, to improve public safety statewide.”
“Invest $20 million to accelerate Tennessee's quantum computing industry and attract federal and private-sector investment.”
“Invest $50 million to make Tennessee a national leader in adopting artificial intelligence technology in state government.”
“Create a $50 million Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Grant Fund to support the Tennessee Valley Authority's Clinch River Nuclear SMR project.”
“Create a $60 million Starter Home Revolving Loan Fund to finance construction of new, affordable starter homes, prioritizing rural communities.”
“Develop the nation's first regulatory framework for commercial nuclear fusion power, funded at $2.6 million.”
Stated positions
12 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Technology / Quantum ComputingStated position
Invest $20 million to accelerate Tennessee's quantum computing industry and attract federal and private-sector investment.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Technology / Artificial IntelligenceStated position
Invest $50 million to make Tennessee a national leader in adopting artificial intelligence technology in state government.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Infrastructure / TransportationStated position
Direct $425 million to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to expedite existing road projects and fund new projects across rural and urban Tennessee.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Energy / NuclearStated position
Invest an additional $25 million in the state's Nuclear Energy Fund to attract advanced nuclear technology companies to Tennessee.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Conservation / State ParksStated position
Create three new Tennessee State Parks, bringing the total number of state parks created under his administration to 14.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Public Safety / Law EnforcementStated position
Add 50 new State Troopers and fund trooper salary increases, at a cost of $37.5 million, to improve public safety statewide.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Education / Teacher PayStated position
Raise Tennessee's minimum starting teacher salary to $50,000, proposing $339 million in his 2026 budget that includes funding to bring starting teacher pay to $50,000 by the time he leaves office.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlhttps://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessee-gov-lee-delivers-final-state-of-the-state-address-proposes-teacher-pay-raise-and-voucher-expansionView position & sources → - Education / School ChoiceStated position
Double the Education Freedom Scholarship (school voucher) program to a total of 40,000 scholarships for the 2026-27 school year.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Public Safety / MemphisStated position
Provide $80 million in public safety grants to enhance crime prevention and increase public safety in Memphis.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2026/2/2/gov-lee-delivers-2026-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Energy / Nuclear FusionStated position
Develop the nation's first regulatory framework for commercial nuclear fusion power, funded at $2.6 million.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2025/2/10/gov--lee-delivers-2025-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Public Safety / CrimeStated position
Invest an additional $130 million in the Violent Crime Intervention Fund to support local law enforcement and local jurisdictions.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2025/2/10/gov--lee-delivers-2025-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources → - Housing / AffordabilityStated position
Create a $60 million Starter Home Revolving Loan Fund to finance construction of new, affordable starter homes, prioritizing rural communities.
Sourceshttps://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2025/2/10/gov--lee-delivers-2025-state-of-the-state-address.htmlView position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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