Lee Reeves

Republican Party

Tennessee House of Representatives District 65

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor

Sam Whitson

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Real estate law

Contact

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Lee Reeves (Republican Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 65. He assumed office on November 5, 2024. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Reeves (Republican Party) ran in a special election to theU.S. House to representTennessee's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary onOctober 7, 2025.

Reeves also ran for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 65. He will not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary onAugust 6, 2026.

Biography

Lee Reeves' career experience includes working in real estate law and investment.^[1]

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

There are no candidates on the ballot in the Republican primary at this time.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lee Reeves (R)

Endorsements

2025

See also: Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025

Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (October 7 Republican primary)

Tennessee's 7th Congressional District special election, 2025 (October 7 Democratic primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

The following candidates are running in the special general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on December 2, 2025.

		Candidate
		Aftyn Behn (D)
		Matt Van Epps (R)
		Teresa Christie (Independent)
	Submit photo	Bobby Dodge (Independent)
		Robert James Sutherby (Independent)
		Jonathan Thorp (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steven Hooper (Independent)
• Scerick Richard Longcope (Independent)
• David Richard Holbert (Independent)
• Caleb Stack (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Aftyn Behn defeatedDarden Copeland,Bo Mitchell, andVincent Dixie in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on October 7, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aftyn Behn	27.9	8,648
		Darden Copeland	24.9	7,716
		Bo Mitchell	24.2	7,492
		Vincent Dixie	23.1	7,146

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	There were noincumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 31,002
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joy Davis (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on October 7, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Van Epps	51.6	19,001
		Jody Barrett	25.3	9,335
		Gino Bulso	10.9	4,004
		Lee Reeves	5.2	1,929
		Mason Foley	2.8	1,022
		Stewart Parks	1.6	595
		Jason Knight	1.0	381
		Stuart Cooper (Unofficially withdrew)	0.6	239
		Tres Wittum	0.4	133
		Joe Leurs	0.3	122
		Adolph Agbéko Dagan	0.3	93

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	There were noincumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 36,854
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert James Sutherby (R)
• Brandon Ogles (R)
• Eddie Lee Murphy (R)
• John Wilt (R)
• John Wesley Smith IV (R)
• Michael Vogel (R)
• Noah Cline (R)
• Robby Moore (R)

Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 65

Lee Reeves defeatedLaRhonda Williams in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 65 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Reeves (R)	69.3	28,234
		LaRhonda Williams (D)	30.7	12,503

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,737
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 65

LaRhonda Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 65 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		LaRhonda Williams	100.0	2,248

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 65

Lee Reeves defeatedBrian Beathard andMichelle Foreman in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 65 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Reeves	37.6	3,143
	Submit photo	Brian Beathard	36.4	3,046
	Submit photo	Michelle Foreman	26.0	2,178

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,367
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James K. Turner (R)

Endorsements

Campaign themes

2026

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2025

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2024

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