Sara Kyle
Tennessee State Senator, District 30 since 2014. Ran in 4 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 4. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 8
- 67 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.7%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +59.0
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Finance, Ways and Means
- Government Operations
- Government Operations
- Judiciary
- State and Local Government
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Real Property · Became law May 2026
State Symbols · Became law Apr 2026
Education · Became law Apr 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Kyle sits in the Tennessee State Senate
Kyle is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: London Lamar, Raumesh Akbari, Jeff Yarbro
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:02 PM ET
With Kyle’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats93%
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: Kyle’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Kyle | 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… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 26–4 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 1857: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 28–5 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 2251: Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, creates a pilot project to provide for criminal… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 28–5 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | HB 2175: Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires a delivery network company or delivery network… | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 19–9 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Kyle 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tennessee State Senate, District 30 | Won | D+59.0 | D+48.0 | +11.0 |
| 2020 | Tennessee State Senate, District 30 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Tennessee State Senate, District 30 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Tennessee State Senate, District 30 (special) | Won | D+43.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kyle has held
- Tennessee State Senate, District 30 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kyle has run against
- Mitchell Morrison (I) · 2024 election, won
- George Shea Flinn (R) · 2014 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Kyle
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/f1eb839c-83c6-471f-865e-1d87344fb58c
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET