Dennis Powers
Tennessee State Representative, District 36 since 2010. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Votes missed
- 1.5%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +64.9
- Won 2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Private Acts · chair
- Calendar and Rules
- Commerce
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Powers sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Powers is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Clay Doggett, Mike Sparks, Lowell Russell
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Powers’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Powers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Powers | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | HB 6004: Education - As enacted, enacts the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA… | No | No | Yes | Failed 37–54 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Powers was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | R+64.9 |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | R+55.2 |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | R+44.9 |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | R+52.9 |
| 2012 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | R+57.9 |
| 2010 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Won | R+18.4 |
| 1996 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Lost | D+8.4 |
| 1994 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Lost | D+0.2 |
| 1992 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 | Lost | D+3.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Powers has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 36 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Powers has run against
- Cj Mitchell (D) · 2020 general, won
- Cassandra Mitchell (D) · 2018 general, won
- Bob Fannon (D) · 2016 general, won
- James Virgil Kidwell (D) · 2014 general, won
- Virgil Kidwell (I) · 2012 general, won
- Keith Clotfelter (D) · 2010 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Powers
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/67643e56-9e53-437b-999d-987f8b0692c1
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET