Ron Travis
Tennessee State Representative, District 31 since 2012. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 13
- 33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +70.3
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Motor Vehicles · Became law May 2026
Driver Licenses · Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Travis sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Travis is closer to the center than 44% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kevin Vaughan, Jay Reedy, Debra Moody
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Travis’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
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: Travis’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Travis | 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 Travis 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 31 | Won | R+70.3 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | R+72.7 |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | R+66.0 |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | R+57.7 |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — |
| 2012 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Travis has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 31 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Travis has run against
- Brittany Lynn Warfel (D) · 2024 general, won
- David L. Brown (D) · 2022 general, won
- Dean Sparks (D) · 2020 general, won
- Dean M. Sparks (D) · 2018 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Travis
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7429d345-6ad7-421c-936b-3ef9755c6d1f
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET