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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER

Choose whom to hold accountable.

The original promise always stays on record.
Results must back it up.

Governor · 2022

Bill Lee

Republican

Each entry separates the original commitment from what has been verified during the term.

Tennessee gubernatorial history

Results rating

★★★★★★★★★★66.7%

2 of 3 tracked commitments fulfilled

Tracked
3
Fulfilled
2
With progress
0
Not achieved
1
Awaiting assessment
0
Announced deadlines and priorities
  • 2023 legislative session · Secure passage in the 2023 session of a temporary court order restricting access to guns when a person presented a serious risk to themselves or others.

3 of 3 commitments

Transportation modernization

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Advance a transportation modernization law authorizing public-private partnerships to build optional toll lanes.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

2023 address in the Senate Journal

What has been verified

Lee signed the Transportation Modernization Act in April 2023. The package authorized partnerships and included $3.3 billion in transportation investment.

University of Tennessee summary of the signing

Education Freedom scholarships

Fulfilled

What they pledged

Secure passage of the Education Freedom Act to fund scholarships families can use for private education.

Announced deadline or priority · No deadline stated in the source

Special session announcement as reported by AP

What has been verified

The act became law in February 2025. By September, 19,997 of 20,000 available scholarships had been awarded and three were under appeal.

State implementation data as reported by Chalkbeat

Orders of protection

Not achieved by cutoff

What they pledged

Secure passage in the 2023 session of a temporary court order restricting access to guns when a person presented a serious risk to themselves or others.

Announced deadline or priority · 2023 legislative session

Governor’s proposal as reported by Action News 5

What has been verified

The proposal did not pass in the 2023 regular session, and the August special session ended without adopting it.

Special-session outcome
02 / THE START OF THE TERM

The first
100 days.

An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.

TERM BEGINSDAY 100
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.
Bill Lee · 2022
Awaiting verification

The opening agenda is being verified.

A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.

03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD

Election
night.

Bill Lee · 2022 · Election-night remarks

Election-night remarks are being verified.

A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.

How we assess

Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.

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