Kip Capley
Tennessee State Representative, District 71 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 193
- 215 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.9%
- Chamber median 0.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +47.9
- 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.
- Finance, Ways and Means
- Health
- Private Acts
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Motor Vehicles · Became law May 2026
Criminal Offenses · Became law May 2026
TennCare · Became law Apr 2026
Wayne County · Became law Jun 2025
Firearms and Ammunition · Failed in the House May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Capley sits in the Tennessee House of Representatives
Capley is closer to the center than 35% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Rick Eldridge, Mark Cochran, Jeremy Faison
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Capley’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: Capley’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Capley | 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 Capley 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 71 | Won | R+47.9 | R+61.4 | −13.5 |
| 2024 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 71 | Won | R+62.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | Tennessee House of Representatives, District 71 | Won | R+63.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Capley has held
- Tennessee House of Representatives, District 71 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Capley has run against
- Matt Day (D) · 2026 general, won
- Tim Coy (D) · 2024 election, won
- David P. Carson II (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Capley
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1ea53db6-5fee-4603-9f8e-fd63694b45fa
- Wikidata Q117354035
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET