Justin Lafferty
Tennessee State Representative, District 89 since 2018. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 51
- 150 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.7%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +10.4
- Won 2026
- 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.
- Government Operations · chair
- Government Operations · chair
- Calendar and Rules
- Commerce
- Insurance
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Economic and Community Development · Became law May 2026
Highways · Became law May 2026
Sunset Laws · Became law Apr 2026
Sunset Laws · Became law Apr 2026
Sunset Laws · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Lafferty sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Lafferty is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tandy Darby, Gary Hicks, Elaine Davis
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Lafferty’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: Lafferty’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Lafferty | 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 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 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Lafferty 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 89 | Won | R+10.4 | R+29.9 | −19.5 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 89 | Won | R+33.1 | R+29.9 | +3.2 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 89 | Won | R+32.4 | R+26.4 | +6.0 |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 89 | Won | R+42.5 | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 89 | Won | R+27.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Lafferty has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 89 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lafferty has run against
- Randy Debord (D) · 2026 election, won
- Cary Hammond (D) · 2024 election, won
- M. D. Dotson (D) · 2022 election, won
- Greg Mills (I) · 2020 election, won
- Coleen Martinez (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Lafferty
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/34114218-f0eb-4864-8f4a-156c4cc71cdb
- Wikidata Q97961039
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET