REP. AFTYN BEHN
TN HOUSE DISTRICT 51
FREEDOM
CHOICE
DEMOCRACY
State overreach
FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISM
Corporate GREED
Rep. Aftyn Behn cares loudly for your issues.
Aftyn Behn’s wealth of political experience behind the scenes and in public policy positions her to be your State House representative. As a licensed social worker, Aftyn has spent her career working tirelessly to build a Tennessee for all, challenging corporate power and powerful interests. As a civic leader, Aftyn’s tenacity and fearlessness demonstrate she is unafraid of any challenge the Tennessee Legislature throws her way.
Since her swearing-in on October 4th, 2023, to finish the remaining term of Rep. Bill Beck, Aftyn has held countless meetings with community groups, stakeholders, and constituents to learn what issues are important to folks who make HD51 great; she passed her first bill during the 113th General Assembly; she continues to lead vanguard to eliminate Tennessee’s regressive grocery tax and filed a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee to protect your First Amendment rights. She’s eager to hear your big ideas, full of energy, and excited to show up and care loudly for the voters of House District 51!
TENNESSEE POLITICS NEED A SHIFT.
The past decade of Tennessee politics has made it clear: we need bold, progressive voices in the state legislature to challenge a supermajority that prioritizes corporate interests and extremist policies over the needs of everyday Tennesseans.
She understands the urgency of defending personal freedoms, including the right to be who you are and the right to make decisions about your own body.
She brings years of experience as an organizer and advocate, working to empower communities and build a Tennessee For All.
This state needs leaders like Rep. Behn, who will use their position to challenge extreme politics and their resources organizing to build a “bigger and better” we.
ABOUT AFTYN
Raised in East Tennessee, Aftyn has called Nashville home since 2017. Moving back to Tennessee after Trump was elected, Aftyn jumped right into state politics fighting for Medicaid Expansion and against harmful GOP policies.
Since then, she has stood up to the Republican supermajority every legislative session defending abortion access and LGBTQIA rights, organizing to bring Tennesseans together to wrestle back local control from the state overreach, and showing up for her community not only for the big fights but the little moments in between.