A member of the Democratic Party, he represented District 51, which is composed of parts of Davidson County and includes Old Hickory, Madison, Inglewood, East Nashville, Downtown, The Gulch, Germantown, and Salemtown.
[5] During the Democrats primary election in 2014,[6] Representative Beck won with 41.1% over Jennifer Buck Wallace with 34.6% and Stephen Fotopulos with 24.3%.
[7] In the general election, Representative Beck won with 71.8% over Republican challenger Brian L. Mason who received only 28.2% of the vote.
[5] An affidavit noted that Beck appeared disheveled, and officer reported that his eyes were "bloodshot and watery", his speech was "extremely slurred", and there was an "odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person".
[9] On July 28, a judge dismissed the charges, saying that Beck's driving did not meet a level of reasonable suspicion that would have justified a traffic stop.