The Tennessee House of Representatives 62nd 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 Bedford, Moore, and part of Lincoln counties. The district includes the cities of Shelbyville and Fayetteville. Moore County is a consolidated city-county government contiguous with Lynchburg. The district also includes the smaller settlements of Wartrace, Bell Buckle, Normandy and Petersburg, while the rest is largely rural and unincorporated. Pat Marsh has represented the district since 2023.
Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 76,617.
76.1% of the district is White 12.2% of the district is Hispanic 6.6% of the district is Black 0.7% of the district is Asian 4.3% 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 that time, the 62nd district was part of Bedford, Davidson, and Rutherford counties.From the 89th-92nd GAs, it was part of Bedford, Davidson, Rutherford, and Williamson counties. At the time of the 93rd GA, it was made up of Bedford, Davidson and Rutherford counties once more. From the 94th-97th GAs, it was part of Bedford, Lincoln, and Marshall counties. From the 98th-102nd GA it was part of Bedford and Lincoln counties. From the 103rd-107th GAs, it was composed of Bedford and parts of Lincoln and Rutherford counties.From the 108th-112th GAs, it was composed of Bedford and parts of Lincoln counties. Since the 113th General Assembly, it has been composed of Bedford, Moore, and part of Lincoln counties.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownPat MarshRepublican 2009-present 106th-114thShelbyvilleCurt CobbDemocratic2003-2008103rd-105thShelbyvilleClarence Phillips1973-200288th-102ndShelbyville References