Tim Burchett

Member, House Committees on Oversight, Foreign Affairs, and Transportation

Party: R
State: Tennessee
Age: 61
Serving since: 2019

Rhetoric score

Republicans

6.7

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Democrats

3.4

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Rhetoric

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Toward Republicans

6.7n=10

2026-09-02 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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8.3

Opening up Mining in America and preserving the Supreme Court a bill by @andybiggs4az https://t.co/4F4f0zsZ8s

This is a brief tweet crediting a specific named fellow Republican, Andy Biggs, for a bill on mining and Supreme Court composition.

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2026-09-02 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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5.7

I’m with @BasedMikeLee what about you America? https://t.co/yTk1HRrRr3

This tweet is a brief expression of agreement with fellow Republican Senator Mike Lee, with no substantive policy content, criticism, or engagement with any opposing position.

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2026-08-31 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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8.7

Protecting our Bureau of Prisons folks from sexual assault. A much needed bill by @MarshaBlackburn passes house. https://t.co/6kB62JBdMs

This tweet credits Senator Marsha Blackburn (a fellow Republican) for a specific piece of legislation addressing sexual assault protections for Bureau of Prisons employees, so the target is own-party praise.

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Toward Democrats

3.4n=9

2026-09-03 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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1.3

Not transing @NancyMace’s dog or innocent little kids. 🎥: @TMZ https://t.co/p9EJ14NCq9

This tweet is a sarcastic jab referencing a viral culture-war moment involving Nancy Mace, mocking transgender-related policy/advocacy…

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2026-09-01 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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1.7

Act blue took the 5th? https://t.co/SYlWjDTqfK

This tweet targets ActBlue, the Democratic Party's dominant fundraising platform, with a sarcastic insinuation that it 'took the 5th' —…

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2026-09-01 · Social post · X (Twitter)

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3.7

We denounced Communism and only 8 Democrats joined us. https://t.co/naK0PScIuz

Burchett references a specific vote (a resolution denouncing Communism) and notes only 8 Democrats supported it, which gives some factual grounding rather than pure name-calling.

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Where they sit

Coalition

Republican Study Committee

Rejoined the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the House's largest and longest-running conservative caucus, in late 2025 — a broader, more mainstream conservative bloc than the House Freedom Caucus.

Source: Daily Caller, RSC press release — Nov 2025

Dot color shows party (red = Republican, blue = Democrat, gray = independent) — the same party-score color language used everywhere else on the site. Dashed outline = not enough directed statements yet for one axis (plotted at the midpoint rather than guessed). Position updates automatically as new rhetoric is scored — it isn’t hand-placed.

Tim Burchett

Rhetoric

Where they sit

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