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State of Tennessee

Bill Lee

Governor
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
48 / 70

Official Profile

Religion: Christian (non-denominational — Grace Chapel, Franklin, TN)
Education: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University
Birthplace: Franklin, Tennessee
Background: Businessman who led family construction and HVAC company (Lee Company); active in faith-based ministries; became 50th governor in 2019 with no prior political experience.
X / Twitter: @GovBillLee
CEO of Lee Company (family HVAC/plumbing business, $250M+ revenue) before becoming governor — entered politics with no prior elected office. Created Governor's Faith-Based and Community Initiative (2019) — state-funded, partners with all faith traditions. Grace Chapel (Franklin, TN) member — non-denominational megachurch. First wife Carol died in horse-riding accident in 2000. Signed near-total abortion trigger ban, anti-drag Adult Entertainment Act, bathroom bill, constitutional carry, school choice vouchers, anti-CRT legislation. After Covenant School shooting (Nashville, 2023), initially expressed openness to red flag laws but walked it back under Republican pressure. Critics accuse him of building a theocracy. Highest scorer in this dataset at 48/70.

Category Breakdown

America First

8/10
Candidate only displays the American flag (no foreign flags) in public appearances and communications
TRUE (+2)
Candidate promotes America exclusively and never promotes or defends foreign nations' interests over U.S. interests
TRUE (+2)
Candidate is a U.S.-born citizen with no dual citizenship
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign governments, foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC), or foreign-linked PACs
Not yet verified
Candidate supports verifiable paper ballots, opposes electronic voting machines, and advocates for election integrity measures including hand-counted audits and voter ID requirements
TRUE (+2)

Marriage

8/10
Candidate affirms marriage is exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God in Scripture
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of homosexual marriage, civil unions, and same-sex relationships as sinful
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports laws that protect biblical marriage and prohibit promotion of homosexuality or gender confusion in schools/public life
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views sexual relations as lawful only within biblical marriage and supports civil penalties against sexual immorality (adultery, fornication, sodomy)
Not yet verified

Abortion

8/10
Candidate affirms human life begins at conception; unborn child bears God's image and possesses full personhood/rights under biblical law
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports total abolition of abortion with no exceptions (rape, incest, health of mother)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate views elective abortion as murder of the innocent and calls for biblical justice (civil penalties) against it
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects any public funding, subsidies, or legal protections for abortion providers or procedures
TRUE (+2)
Candidate advocates righteous state protection of unborn life as a core duty of government under Reformed covenant theology
TRUE (+2)

Self-Defense & 2A

8/10
Candidate affirms the right to armed self-defense as a God-given natural right and biblical duty
TRUE (+2)
Candidate strongly supports the Second Amendment as an individual right that shall not be infringed for law-abiding citizens
TRUE (+2)
Candidate fully supports Castle Doctrine and Stand-Your-Ground laws, with no duty to retreat when lawfully defending life, family, home, or the innocent
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of gun control legislation (registration, red-flag laws, licensing, bans, or confiscation) that restrict the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms
Not yet verified
Candidate views a well-armed citizenry as essential for the preservation of liberty, protection of innocent life, and as a check against tyranny, consistent with Reformed covenant theology and America's Founding principles
TRUE (+2)

Immigration

4/10
Candidate supports closing the border and halting all illegal immigration
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports the removal and deportation of all illegal immigrants
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports protecting Anglo-Saxon breeding stock and demographic continuity
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports preserving multi-generational Anglo-Saxon American heritage
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports immigration policies that protect the historic Anglo-Saxon Christian character of the nation
Not yet verified

Education

10/10
Candidate supports absolute parental authority over children's education including homeschool, private, and religious school choice
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes sexually explicit or ideologically subversive materials in school libraries and curriculum
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes Critical Race Theory, DEI mandates, and all forms of Marxist ideology in public schools
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports voluntary prayer, Bible study, and religious expression in public schools without penalty
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes compulsory sex education and gender ideology instruction that contradicts parental values
TRUE (+2)

PCH/CBG

2/10
Candidate supports nation self-consciously acting as 'Christian nation' via laws/customs for earthly and heavenly good in Christ
Not yet verified
Candidate advocates government promotion/favor of Christianity as true religion over neutrality
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports cultural/ethnic particularity and preference for historic Anglo-Saxon/Christian heritage
FALSE (0)
Candidate believes state should order public life toward Christian principles (e.g., suppress blasphemy)
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects liberal pluralism; wants civil laws explicitly based on Christian moral order
Not yet verified

Sources & Evidence

tn.gov/governorBallotpedia Profilewww.capitol.tn.gov
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