Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson has been reelected to a third term in his leadership position on Tennessee’s Capitol Hill.
The 27-member supermajority caucus also voted Thursday to nominate Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) to a fifth term, along with the third-term renomination of Sen. Ken Yager (R-Kingston) to his role as Republican Caucus chairman.
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“I am grateful for the continued support of this incredible group of dedicated senators who work hard to serve their districts and make Tennessee the very best place to live, work and raise a family,” Johnson said in a release. “Together, we have protected children — including the unborn, improved public safety, created more educational opportunities for families, promoted a business friendly environment, and maintained conservative fiscal principles. This election season shows that Tennesseans are clearly aligned with Tennessee’s conservative governance, and I look forward to continuing to advance our shared values in the 114th General Assembly.”
Johnson's election to his continued leadership role comes after he and House Majority Leader William Lamberth filed the first bill of the session, the Education Freedom Scholarship Act of 2025, a new version of Gov. Bill Lee’s universal voucher plan. Although voucher legislation was not passed in the previous session, money was included in the 2024 fiscal year budget and was set aside for potential legislation in 2025.
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“I'm very confident we have the votes,” Johnson previously told Scene sister publication the Williamson Scene regarding the legislation. “We have the votes in the Senate. We have the votes in the House. Like with many complicated pieces of legislation, we have to work out some differences.”
In 2023, Johnson and Lamberth filed that session's first bill, which banned gender-affirming care for minors and was later signed into law. On Dec. 4, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments about the state’s law.
“I could not be more honored and proud as your senator, to be the sponsor of the legislation that's going to decide this issue for the entire United States of America,” Johnson told a crowd of GOP voters at his Oct. 20 Boots and Jeans, BBQ and Beans fundraiser in Franklin.
This article was first published via our sister publication, the Williamson Scene.
