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RepublicanTennessee SenateParty nominee
Bill Hagerty
Political group
Unclassified
Race role
Incumbent Senator
Leadership Score (WATT)Scale 0–100
30.05Media impression score derived from bias-weighted sentiment analysis.
Raw Leadership Score48.89
Friction-18.84
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Effectiveness (‘e’) — measuredMeasured from federal record
3.00/10Problem-solving capability measured from sponsored legislation, committee roles, and tenure.
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Career background
Legislative record87Bills authored in Congress
Amendments passed: 0
Bipartisan index0.58GovTrack bipartisanship index
High cross-aisle alignment
Campaign Funding
Grassroots (individual)93%
PAC / corporate7%
Missed votes--
Leadership strengths
Organizational Development
Articles: 2 · Bias weight: 0.9x
Weighted score0.822
Integrity & Honesty
Articles: 3 · Bias weight: 0.933x
Weighted score0.748
Cultural Intelligence
Articles: 3 · Bias weight: 1x
Weighted score0.748
Economic Understanding
Articles: 36 · Bias weight: 0.972x
Weighted score0.718
Top sources
https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/sen-bill-hagerty-discusses-economy-eastman-innovation-in-kingsport/https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/04/15/as-tva-leaders-exit-one-name-looms-large-bill-hagerty/89615827007/https://www.wate.com/news/tennessee/sen-bill-hagerty-makes-first-stop-of-economic-development-tour-in-hawkins-county/Political Acumen
Articles: 76 · Bias weight: 0.968x
Weighted score0.680
Top sources
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/jan/13/gov-lee-declines-summer-food-money-e-trike/https://www.stategazette.com/news/hagerty-alsobrooks-champion-bipartisan-banking-bill/article_392e11f4-3d26-5b65-9eb4-f61cc138b0fc.htmlhttps://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/06/02/hagerty-only-position-that-the-democrats-seem-to-have-is-anti-trump-chaos-socialism-democratic-socialism/Leadership frictions
Cowardice
Articles: 3 · Weight: Friction Coefficient
Friction score-0.727
Arrogance / Narcissism
Articles: 12 · Weight: Friction Coefficient
Friction score-0.623
Blame-shifting
Articles: 17 · Weight: Friction Coefficient
Friction score-0.605
Manipulativeness
Articles: 14 · Weight: Friction Coefficient
Friction score-0.599
Callousness
Articles: 14 · Weight: Friction Coefficient
Friction score-0.583