The Tennessee House of Representatives 88th 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 part of central Shelby County. Larry Miller has represented the district since 1993.
Geography The district includes parts of Uptown Memphis and Bartlett. It includes areas west of the Memphis Zoo such as Stonewall Heights and the Medical District. It then stretches north across the Wolf River, covering much of Frayser. It also reaches east to include part of Bartlett and surrounding communities such as Spring Lake and Prosperity. Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 72,547. Poverty rates are more than 1.5x the Tennessee median of 13.8%, at 23.2%.
65% of the district is Black 23.5% of the district is White 5.6% of the district is Hispanic 2.2% of the district is Asian 3.1% 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 88th district was in Crockett, Haywood, and Lauderdale counties. Since the 89th GA, The 88th district has been part of Shelby County.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownLarry MillerDemocratic 1993 - present 98th-114thMemphisEdna TullosRepublican 1991-199297thMemphisGuy A. Cain Jr.Democratic 1987-1990 95th-96thMemphisElbert Gill 1975-1986 89th-94thMemphisFrank Garner 1965-1974 84th-88thRipley References