John Stevens
Tennessee State Senator, District 24 since 2012. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +75.7
- Won 2020
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Ways and Means · co-chair
- Commerce and Labor
- Judiciary
- Pensions
- Select Ethics
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Stevens sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Stevens is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: William Lamberth, Michael Lankford, Rick Scarbrough
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Stevens’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: Stevens’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Stevens | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 77–16 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1205: Memorials, Public Service - Sheriff Tom Spangler - | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 79–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1182: Memorials, Public Service - Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County - | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1585: Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 54–39 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 714: Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA… | No | No | Yes | Failed 13–72 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Stevens 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 State Senate, District 24 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee State Senate, District 24 | Won | R+75.7 |
| 2016 | Tennessee State Senate, District 24 | Won | — |
| 2012 | Tennessee State Senate, District 24 | Won | R+12.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Stevens has held
- Tennessee State Senate, District 24 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Stevens has run against
- Yahweh Yahweh (I) · 2020 general, won
- Brad Thompson (D) · 2012 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Stevens
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/cb6c477c-ceb7-41af-ab96-b03debc1b7e3
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET