The Tennessee House of Representatives 72nd district is one of the 99 legislative districts in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district is located in Middle Tennessee and covers all of Chseter, Decatur, Perry counties. It also includes south and east Henderson and most of Hardin counties. The district includes Lobelville, Linden, Decaturville, Parsons, and Scotts Hill. It also includes Sardis, Henderson, Crump and most of Savannah. Kirk Haston has represented the district since 2015.

Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 67,295.

89.4% of the district is White 4% of the district is Black 2.5% of the district is Hispanic 0.3% of the district is Asian 0.4% of the district is some other race alone 3.2% of the district is Two or more races

Detailed demographic information is also available through Census Reporter.

History The 88th Tennessee General Assembly was the first in which all districts were numbered. At this time, the 72nd district was in Chester, Henderson, and Madison counties. From the 89th-92nd GAs, Madison was excluded and Carroll was included. At the 93rd GA, it was made up of Chester, Crockett, Henderson and Madison counties. From the 94th-97th GAs, it was again made up of Chester, Henderson, and Madison counties. From the 98th-101st GAs it was made up of only Henderson and Madison counties. At the 102nd GA, it was made up of Chester, Henderson, and part of Hardeman counties. From the 103rd-107th GAs, it was made up of Chester, Henderson, and parts of Wayne and Decatur counties. From the 108th-112th GAs, it was made up of all of Chester, Decatur, Henderson, and Perry counties. Since the 113th General Assembly, it has been composed of Chester, Decatur, Perry, and parts of Hardin and Henderson counties.

List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownKirk HastonRepublican 2019-present 111th-114thLobelvilleSteve McDaniel1993-201898th-110thParkers CrossroadsBill Sipes1989-199296th-97thBellsDaniel B. Tankersley1985-198894th-95thJacksonJames H. Wallace Jr.Independent1983-198493rdJacksonDale R. KelleyRepublican1979-198291st-92ndHuntingdonBobby H. ButlerIndependent1977-197890thHuronEdward BaileyRepublican1967-197685th-89thLexington

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