The Tennessee House of Representatives 86th district in the United States is one of 99

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included in the

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of the

Tennessee General Assembly The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title ...

. The district represents the western part of Shelby County, which includes Downtown Memphis, Beale Street, South Memphis, Benjestown, Northaven, and parts of the city of Millington. The district has been represented by Justin J. Pearson, since April 2023.

Demographics

* 66% of the district is

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* 25% of the district is

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* 4% of the district is

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* 2% of the district is

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* 4% of the district is

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List of representatives

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Harold Ford Sr. Harold Eugene Ford Sr. (born May 20, 1945) is an American politician and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the area of Memphis, Tennessee, for 11 terms—from 197 ...

, rowspan="4" , Democratic , 1971–1975 , 87th, 88th , rowspan="4" , Memphis , - , Emmit Ford , 1975–1981 , 89th, 90th, 91st , - , Rufus E Jones , 1981–1997 , 92nd, 93rd, 94th 95th, 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th , - , Barbara Cooper , 1997–2022 , 100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th, 110th, 111th, 112th , - , colspan="5" , ''Vacant (October 25, 2022 – February 9, 2023)'' , - , Justin J. Pearson , rowspan="1" , Democratic , February 9, 2023 – April 6, 2023 , 113th* , Memphis , - , colspan="5" , ''Vacant (April 6–12, 2023)'' , - , Justin J. Pearson , rowspan="1" {{party shading/Democratic , Democratic , April 12, 2023–present , 113th** , Memphis *Justin J. Pearson was elected to serve as state representative on January 4, 2023, after Barbara Cooper died in October 2022. **Pearson was re-appointed by the Shelby County Commission, after being expelled from the house alongside Representative Justin Jones.

References

Tennessee House of Representatives districts