The Tennessee House of Representatives 70th 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 Giles, and parts of Lawrence and Lincoln counties. The district includes St. Joseph, Loretto, Pulaski, and Ardmore. It also includes Elkton, Minor Hill, and Lynnville. The rest of the district is unincorporated and mostly rural. Clay Doggett has represented the district since 2019.
Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 71,996.
87.8% of the district is White 4.4% of the district is Black 3.1% of the district is Hispanic 0.7% of the district is Asian 0.4% of the district is some other race alone 3.7% 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 70th district was in Wayne, Hardin, and McNairy counties. From the 89th-92nd GAs, it was composed of Chester, Hardeman, Hardin, and McNairy counties. At the 93rd GA, it was composed of Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis and Perry counties. From the 94th-97th GA, it was composed of Lawrence, Lewis and Maury counties. From the 98th-102nd GAs, it was composed of it was composed of Lawrence, Lewis, and parts of Maury and Wayne counties. From the 103rd-107th GAs, it was composed of Lawrence, Lewis, and part of Wayne counties. From the 108th-112th GAs, it was composed of Giles and part of Lawrence counties. Since the 113th General Assembly, it has been composed of all of Giles, and parts of Lawrence and Lincoln counties.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownClay DoggettRepublican 2019-present 111th-114thPulaskiBarry Doss2013-2018108th-110thLeomaJoey Hensley2003-2012103rd-107thHohenwaldJohn M. WhiteDemocratic1995-200299th-102ndLawrenceburgCalvin M. Moore1987-199495th-98thWest PointRobert V. Gafford 1983-1986 93rd-94thHohenwaldHerman Wolfe Sr.Republican1977-198290th-92ndSavannahRay Bodiford1973-197688th-89thSelmer References