The Tennessee House of Representatives 27th district is one of the 99 legislative districts in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district is located in East Tennessee and covers western Hamilton County. Michele Reneau has represented the district since 2025. Geography The district includes western parts of Chattanooga. It also has surrounding communities such as Red Bank, Lookout Mountain, Signal Mountain, Soddy-Daisy and Walden.
Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 75,417.
85.4% of the district is White 3.9% of the district is Black 4.1% of the district is Hispanic 1.3% of the district is Asian 4.8% 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 the 88th GA, it was in Hamilton County. From the 92nd-93rd GAs, it was made up of parts of Hamilton and Marion counties. Since the 94th GA, the 27th district has been part of Hamilton County.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownMichele ReneauRepublican 2025 - present 114thSignal MountainPatsy Hazlewood 2015-2024109th-113thSignal MountainRichard Floyd 2007-2014 105th-108thChattanoogaChris Clem 2001-2006 102nd-104thLookout MountainBill H. McAfee 1977-2000 90th-101stChattanoogaPaul StarnesDemocratic 1973-1976 88th-89thChattanooga References