The Tennessee House of Representatives 79th district is one of the 99 legislative districts in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district is located in West Tennessee and covers parts of Carroll, Gibson, and Henderson counties. The district includes Huntingdon, Milan, Trenton, and Lexington. Brock Martin has represented the district since 2023.
Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 66,817.
78.4% of the district is White 12.3% of the district is Black 3.3% of the district is Hispanic 0.3% of the district is Asian 0.1% of the district is some other race alone 5.4% 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 79th district was in Shelby County. From the 89th-92nd GAs it was in Haywood, and Lauderdale counties. From the 93rd-98th GAs, it was in Gibson County. From the 99th-112th, it was in Gibson and Carroll counties. Since the 113th General Assembly, it has been composed of parts of Carroll, Gibson, and Henderson counties.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownBrock MartinRepublican 2023-present 113th-114thHuntingdomCurtis Halford2009-2022106th-112thDyerChris Crider2003-2008103rd-105thMilanPaul PhelanDemocratic1993-200298th-102ndDresdenFloyd Crain1983-199293rd-97thMilanC. Ray Davis1979-198291st-92ndRipleyJimmy Bishop1975-197889th-90thBrownsvilleElbert Gill1967-197485th-88thMemphis
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