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Aftyn Behn calls for federal investigation into Tennessee Department of Children's Service
She filed civil-rights complaints and urged federal officials to investigate Tennessee’s child-services agency.
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FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · TN-7 (D)FORMER CANDIDATE · 2026 · U.S. HOUSE · TN-7 (D)
Aftyn Behn
Aftyn Behn filed to run for Tennessee’s 7th district in 2026 and was not on the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary ballot.
Before entering elected office, Behn worked in social services and community advocacy, including as a healthcare organizer for the Tennessee Justice Center. Behn entered the Tennessee House in 2023.
Behn earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. Before elected office, Behn worked in social services and community advocacy, including as a healthcare organizer for the Tennessee Justice Center. Behn entered the Tennessee House in 2023. In 2025, Behn was the nominee in the special election for Tennessee’s 7th congressional district and lost the general election.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Party
- Democrat
- Filed for
- U.S. House · TN-7 (2026)
- Result
- Not on primary ballot
- Age
- 36
- LAST RAN
- 2026
- AGE
- 36
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PUBLIC SERVICE · 2023 – PRESENT
OFFICE
Tennessee House of Representatives 2023–
- 2023 – NOWTennessee House of Representatives
- BORN
- November 24, 1989 · Knoxville, Tennessee
- OCCUPATION
- Social worker and community organizer
- EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas at Austin · Master of Science in Social Work, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
2026 election: Tennessee’s 7th District
THE 2026 RACE
Matt Van EppsREPIncumbent · $2.3M raised
Darden CopelandDEM$869K raised
Andrew KoontzIND$5K raised
PAST RESULTS
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Aftyn Behn calls for federal investigation into Tennessee Department of Children's Service
She filed civil-rights complaints and urged federal officials to investigate Tennessee’s child-services agency.
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