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State Representative, 51st District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Tennessee laws and the state budget in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

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Aftyn Behn

DemocraticIncumbent

Licensed social worker; community organizer · Nashville

The gist

  • Sponsored bill ending the grocery tax by closing corporate loopholes.In office
  • Sponsored the Universal Pre-K Funding Act.In office
  • Sponsored bill capping corporate purchases of single-family rental homes.In office
  • Sponsored bill legalizing and regulating retail marijuana sales.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored bill ending the grocery tax by closing corporate loopholes.

    Representative Aftyn Behn: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “End the Grocery Tax by Closing Corporate Loopholes Act”
  2. Sponsored the Universal Pre-K Funding Act.

    Representative Aftyn Behn: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “Universal Pre-K Funding Act”
  3. Sponsored bill capping corporate purchases of single-family rental homes.

    Representative Aftyn Behn: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “prohibits certain business entities from purchasing more than 100 single-family homes in certain counties”
  4. Sponsored bill legalizing and regulating retail marijuana sales.

    Representative Aftyn Behn: bills sponsored in the 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, processing, and retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products”

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