Ed Butler
Tennessee State Representative, District 41 since 2022. Ran in 4 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 26
- 51 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.9%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +52.6
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Transportation · vice chair
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Computers and Electronic Processing · Became law May 2026
Municipal Government · Became law May 2026
Education · Became law Apr 2025
Infectious Diseases · Became law Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Butler sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Butler is closer to the center than 78% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tommy Stinnett, Doc Kumar, John Crawford
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Butler’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: Butler’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Butler | 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 | 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 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 1667: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the initial issuance of registration of a motor… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 68–22 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | SB 1762: Schools, Charter - As enacted, authorizes the establishment of adult public charter… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 72–18 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Butler 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 41 | Won | R+52.6 | R+68.9 | −16.3 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Won | R+65.8 | R+68.9 | −3.1 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Won | R+5.2 | R+64.0 | −58.8 |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Lost | D+10.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 | Lost | D+10.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Butler has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 41 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Butler has run against
- R. Jason Goodman (D) · 2026 election, won
- Joel Derek Hawn (D) · 2024 election, won
- John Mark Windle (I) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Butler
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/a94ac42a-6b1e-4ecf-acd4-32c2e463e059
- Wikidata Q130395028
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET