Jeff Yarbro
Tennessee State Senator, District 21 since 2014. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2022, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
Tennessee State Senator, District 21Born 1977Lawyer
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 18
- 117 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.6%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +53.4
- Won 2022
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
- Fiscal Review
- Government Operations
- Health and Welfare
- Pensions
- Select Rules
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Congressional · Failed in committee May 2026
Real Property · Became law Apr 2026
Criminal Offenses · Became law May 2025
Public Employees · Became law May 2025
Criminal Offenses · Became law Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Yarbro sits in the Tennessee State Senate
Yarbro is closer to the center than 33% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: London Lamar, Sara Kyle, Raumesh Akbari
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Yarbro’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Tennessee State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Yarbro’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Yarbro | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | HB 7002: Redistricting, Congressional - As enacted, removes prohibition on changing congressional… | No | No | Yes | Passed 22–8 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | SB 1493: Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires TACIR to study artificial… | No | No | Yes | Passed 26–4 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 1857: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each… | No | No | Yes | Passed 28–5 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 2251: Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, creates a pilot project to provide for criminal… | No | No | Yes | Passed 28–5 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 2175: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires a delivery network company or delivery network… | No | No | Yes | Passed 19–9 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Yarbro 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 State Senate, District 21 | Won | — | D+24.7 | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee State Senate, District 21 | Won | D+53.4 | D+34.9 | +18.5 |
| 2018 | Tennessee State Senate, District 21 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee State Senate, District 21 | Won | D+33.3 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee State Senate, District 21 (primary) | Won | +13.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Yarbro has held
- Tennessee State Senate, District 21 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Yarbro has run against
- Rueben Dockery (I) · 2022 election, won
- Diana Cuellar (R) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Yarbro
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/eda112b7-c5bc-4d24-95b8-3651090e1da4
- Wikidata Q18749302
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET