# Aftyn Behn

Aftyn Behn is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House for district 51.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Tennessee House, district 51
- Serving since: 2023-10-04
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6dc4d8e8-aa2c-423b-8f5c-8ed4666a27db

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dc4d8e8-aa2c-423b-8f5c-8ed4666a27db (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

23% of Behn’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Tennessee, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Behn says (TN 2025–26 session)

54 classified statements: 54 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Behn | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 22.2% | 2.5% | 8 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.8% | 10.4% | 611 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 3.7% | 39.2% | 738 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 1.8% | 14.4% | 648 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 27.8% | 1.0% | 1 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 50% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Democrats 11%); Immigration 50% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.00 (standard error 0.02), from 2,171 donors and 451 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.4% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,434 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Tennessee House 99.1%). Party unity 99.5% (96.3%). 110 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 2 CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 4 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 2111 Correctional Programs - As enacted, creates the state families of incarcerated individuals advisory board within the department of correction for the… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2111/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1209 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Max Christopher Collins, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1209/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1240 Memorials, Interns - Aaron Sullivan - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1240/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1208 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Christopher Heath Foster, Valedictorian, Creek Wood High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1208/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1220 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keely Nicole Melton, Valedictorian, McEwen High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1220/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1198 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kylie Miller, Valedictorian, McNairy Central High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1198/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SB 1849 Local Government, General - As enacted, enacts the "Essential Governmental Employee Housing Act of 2026"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5;… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB1849/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1657 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dahee Yoon, Salutatorian, Cookeville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1657/
- 2026-04-23 · voted nay · FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 4/23/2026 Passed · HB 1707 Immigration - As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal… · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB1707/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 4 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1169 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Faye Colyer, 105th birthday - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1169/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 27 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 46.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee House 71.0%; rank 87 of 97).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HJR 1660: Memorials, Recognition - Workers killed in the AES explosion - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1660/
- HR 201: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Bill McCabe, 80th birthday - (passed one chamber, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR201/
- HJR 1253: Memorials, Recognition - Transgender Day of Visibility - (introduced, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1253/
- HR 174: Memorials, Personal Occasion - Stephanie Ann Wagner, 60th birthday - (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HR174/
- HB 2524: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the new criminal offenses of systematic unauthorized employment and aggravated systematic unauthorized employment;… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2524/
- HB 2525: Controlled Substances - As introduced, enacts the "Pot for Potholes Act"; establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, processing, and retail sale… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2525/
- HB 2595: Child Custody and Support - As introduced, authorizes a court to order additional parenting time to compensate for previously denied parenting time; requires… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2595/
- HB 2523: Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Maternal Health Care Protection Act," which prohibits the exercise of a healthcare provider's right of conscience… (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2523/
- HB 2522: Children - As introduced, requires certain commercial online platforms, websites, and applications to maintain a content moderation system that allows users… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2522/
- HB 2340: Housing - As introduced, encourages municipalities to study and assess housing affordability and inventory availability, and to adopt a pattern book for… (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2340/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $81.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 23% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/2019165092017745926
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/2019165286000390164
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/1996615983424016572
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/1996028660550168700
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/1996043338567569564
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/1996043679811993942
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/1996046407564947558
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/1996050979339599875
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/1996053780748771631
- 2025-12-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/aftynbehn/status/1996064019690688983

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H51
- Campaign site: https://www.aftynbehn.com/
- X: https://x.com/aftynbehn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aftynbehn/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AftynBehn4TN/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aftynbehn/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aftynbehn4tn/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AftynBehn

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dc4d8e8-aa2c-423b-8f5c-8ed4666a27db