Jason Powell
Tennessee State Representative, District 53 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 10
- 33 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 3.3%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +29.0
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Legislation
Natural Disasters · Failed in the House May 2026
Recreational Areas · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Employees · Failed in the House Mar 2026
Criminal Offenses · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Powell sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Powell is closer to the center than 20% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Justin Pearson, Aftyn Behn, Vincent Dixie
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Powell’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
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: Powell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Powell | 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 Powell 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 53 | Won | — | D+24.9 | — |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 | Won | D+29.0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 | Won | D+32.2 | — | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 | Won | D+30.1 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 | Won | D+15.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 | Won | D+10.2 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 | Won | D+8.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Powell has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 53 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Powell has run against
- Yog Nepal (R) · 2024 election, won
- Dia Hart (R) · 2022 election, won
- Amberlee Brooks (R) · 2018 election, won
- Davette Blalock (R) · 2016 election, won
- John Wang (R) · 2014 election, won
- Ben Claybaker (R) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Powell
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7a2b1f85-6a85-41af-8b81-44d585e0041a
- Wikidata Q16217555
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET