Dan Howell
Tennessee State Representative, District 22 since 2014. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 23
- 49 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +70.4
- Won 2024
- 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.
- Fiscal Review · vice chair
- Transportation · chair
- Calendar and Rules
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Civil Emergencies · Became law May 2026
Sewage · Became law Apr 2026
School Transportation · Became law Apr 2026
Motor Vehicles · Became law May 2025
Game and Fish Laws · Became law May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Howell sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Howell is closer to the center than 53% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Esther Helton-Haynes, Greg Martin, Charlie Baum
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Howell’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: Howell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Howell | 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 22, 2026 | SB 714: Education - As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA… | No | No | Yes | Failed 13–72 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 1667: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the initial issuance of registration of a motor… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 68–22 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Howell 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 of Representatives, District 22 | Won | — | R+69.2 | — |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 22 | Won | R+70.4 | R+69.2 | +1.2 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 22 | Won | — | R+66.0 | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 22 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 22 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 22 | Won | R+63.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 22 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 22 (primary) | Won | +12.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Howell has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 22 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Howell has run against
- Anna Grabowski (D) · 2024 election, won
- Anna Miller Grabowski (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Howell
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/311de632-eabb-46da-b547-5fbd73b97769
- Wikidata Q43379534
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET