Aftyn Behn
Tennessee State Representative, District 51 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Tennessee State Representative, District 51Born 1989Social worker
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 2
- 33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −8.8
- Lost 2025
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Taxes · Failed in committee Apr 2026
Controlled Substances · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Housing · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Housing · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Health Care · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Behn sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Behn is closer to the center than 12% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, Shaundelle Brooks
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Behn’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Behn’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Behn | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 2085: Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance… | No | No | Yes | Passed 77–16 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1205: Memorials, Public Service - Sheriff Tom Spangler - | No | No | Yes | Passed 79–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SJR 1182: Memorials, Public Service - Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County - | No | No | Yes | Passed 76–10 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1585: Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who… | No | No | Yes | Passed 54–39 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 714: Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 13–72 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Behn 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tennessee House District 51 | Won | — | D+38.3 | — |
| 2025 | U.S. House, TN-7 (special) | Lost | R+8.8 | — | — |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 51 | Won | D+47.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Behn has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 51 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Behn has run against
- Matt Van Epps (R) · 2025 special election, lost
- Jeff Ketelsen (I) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Behn
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6dc4d8e8-aa2c-423b-8f5c-8ed4666a27db
- Wikidata Q122570796
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET