Kelly Keisling
Tennessee State Representative, District 38 since 2010. Ran in 9 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 9. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 65
- 132 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +62.8
- 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.
- Commerce
- Judiciary
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Lafayette · Became law May 2026
Red Boiling Springs · Became law Jun 2025
Consumer Protection · Became law Apr 2025
Water · Failed in the House Apr 2026
Motor Vehicles · Failed in the House May 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Keisling sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Keisling is closer to the center than 94% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Mark White, Michele Reneau, Bud Hulsey
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Keisling’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
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: Keisling’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Keisling | 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… | No | 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 Keisling 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 38 | Won | R+62.8 | R+74.7 | −11.9 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | R+77.6 | R+74.7 | +2.9 |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | — | R+71.0 | — |
| 2020 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | R+71.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | R+61.2 | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | R+63.1 | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | R+43.5 | — | — |
| 2010 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 | Won | R+12.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Keisling has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 38 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Keisling has run against
- Seth McMillan (D) · 2026 election, won
- Alexander Armor (I) · 2024 election, won
- Carol Abney (D) · 2020 election, won
- F. Mike Campbell (D) · 2016 election, won
- David R. Harper (D) · 2012 election, won
- Leslie Winningham (D) · 2010 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Keisling
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/51baddf9-a3d9-47c6-81e5-00b6608c6767
- Wikidata Q16151345
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET