Mark Pody
Family and Personal:
Sen. Pody is married with two children and works as an insurance agent.
Memberships:
He is a member of the NFIB, Lion’s Club, Tennessee Firearms Association, Civil Air Patrol, Private Pilot, National Association of Financial & Insurance Advisors, Chapter Life Underwriters, Chartered Financial Consultants, Gideons International, the NRA, Tennessee Right too Life, and Lebanon Rotary Club.
He is also a member of the Chambers of Commerce of Lebanon, Wilson, and Watertown East Wilson, as well as the Chambers of Commerce of Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, and Smith counties.
Councils and Boards:
He is 2nd vice-chair of the Senate Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee and the Finance Chairmen for the Boy Scouts in Lebanon, TN. He is also the Chairman of the Tennessee Legislative Prayer Caucus.
Senator Mark Pody (R) has served District 17 since 2017. His constituents should be very proud of Senator Pody for being a voice for liberty, fiscal responsibility, transparency, honesty, and morality. He has maintained his commitment to conservative and Godly principles despite pressure from lobbyists, special interests, and often his own leadership. It is reflected in his vote score of 100%, the highest of the entire Senate, and his leadership grade of A. This is what we want in an elected representative; someone who listens to his constituents and not the well-connected.
Senator Pody has not had a good record of getting legislation passed because of his firm stance and unwillingness to compromise his principles. TLRC maintains that, if more members were made of that stuff, there would not be such impasse.
Some of the bills Senator Pody supported:
- HB1137/SB1197 – No restrictions on church activities in declared emergency
- HB1749/SB2285 – Court decisions de novo, not based on a state agency’s interpretation
- HB1867/SB1823 – Vaccine exemptions protected
- HB1871/SB1982 – Recognition that natural immunity is equal or superior to vaccine
- HB1960/SB1884 – No government vaccine mandates
- HB2128/SB2245 – Election integrity measures
- HB2316/SB2153 – No males in girls’ sports
- HB2454/SB2292 – Redefines “obscene” to include educational material in K-12 making it unlawful
- HB2666/SB2247 – Requires Textbook Commission to provide a list of approved material to GA members
- HB2742/SB2728 – Requires public high schools to teach virtues of capitalism and constitution
- HB2746/SB2188 – Makes Ivermectin available over the counter
Some of the bills Senator Pody opposed:
- HB1201/SB1005 – A campaign reform bill giving advantage to incumbents, restricting free speech www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK5Ov35oRxI
- HB2309/SB2464 – Allows professional licenses for illegal immigrants in Tennessee
- HB2886/SB2901 Provides $500M for Titans to build new stadium
- HB8002/SB8002 Provides $678,218,300 of taxpayer money for Ford to build an electric vehicle plant in W. TN
Senator Pody is a credit to his constituents, voting for traditional conservative values 100% of the time. TLRC thanks him.
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Vote Score
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Lifetime Score
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Average for All Members
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Leadership Grade
Related Bills
Recognition of natural immunity
No government vaccine mandates
Protection for vaccine exemptions
No restrictions on church activities in emergencies
Provides money for the Titans to build a new stadium
Requires high schools to teach the virtues of capitalism
Redefines "obscene" to include educational material
Provide taxpayer money to Ford for the construction of an electric vehicle plant