Both expelled members of 'Tennessee Three' win back their state House seats

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13. Progressive activist/community organizer Aftyn Behn won the Democratic primary for the open

East Nashville/Donelson State Rep seat left open by the recent death of the incumbent. Behn defeated the temporary replacement who had been appointed by the Nashville Metro Council. She is a firecracker and will be up there fighting side by side with the Tennessee Three in the next session.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/08/03/nashville-elections-2023-district-51-race-result-aftyn-behn-anthony-davis/70514615007/

"...Behn will face Republican David Hooven in the general election on Sept. 14, though Hooven has an uphill battle in the historically Democratic district. The election was specially called to fill the seat left vacant by the death of longtime Rep. Bill Beck, D-Nashville.

Behn, whose professional background is in social work and public policy, is the campaign director for Rural Organizing, a national organization aimed at mobilizing rural communities around progressive policy issues.

The Knoxville native previously served as an organizer with the Tennessee Justice Center and Indivisible. Her work in rural economic development and politics has led her to organize across the state, she said in an interview prior to the election.
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Behn pitched herself as a potential new political voice in the Nashville legislative delegation, with reproductive health care, gun reform, caregiver support and housing access among her top priorities. She's been critical of large corporate tax cuts approved by the legislature in recent years, in addition to the controversial Titans stadium deal.

Behn is also vocal about the need for more women in the Tennessee General Assembly, which consistently trails the rest of the country for female representation in state legislatures."