The Tennessee House of Representatives 87th 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 south-central Shelby County. Karen Camper has represented the district since 2007. Geography The district includes parts of South Memphis. It includes Graceland and areas south and east of it such as Whitehaven. It also stretches north and east around Memphis International Airport to include communities such as Oakville and Parkway Village. Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 70,358. Poverty rates are more than 2x the Tennessee median of 13.8%, at 29.8%.
74.4% of the district is Black 9.9% of the district is White 12.9% of the district is Hispanic 0.6% of the district is Asian 1.9% of the district is Two or more races
Detailed demographic information is also available through Census Reporter.
History Prior to numbered districts, the district that would become the 87th was the 6th district in Shelby County. The 88th Tennessee General Assembly was the first in which all districts were numbered. Since its creation, the 87th district has been in Shelby County.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownKaren CamperDemocratic 2007-present 105th-114thMemphisGary Rowe 2005-2006104thMemphisKathryn Bowers 1995-2004 99th-103rdMemphisRoscoe Dixon 1983-1994 93rd-98thMemphisIra H. Murphy 1969-1982 86th-92ndMemphisJ.O. Patterson Jr. 1967-1968 85thMemphisJohn Maxwell Jr. 1965-1966 84thMemphisJack Morris III 1963-1964 83rdMemphisJoe M. Pipkin 1961-1962 82ndMemphisGerald D. Murley 1957-1960 80th-81stMemphisC. Frank Scott 1951-1956 77th-79thMemphis References