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The Tennessee congressional maps are an example of partisan gerrymandering, in this case by the Republican-controlled state legislature, which in 2022 drew maps to ‘crack’ the Democratic stronghold of Nashville across three otherwise Republican districts, ensuring three Republican representatives, despite Nashville’s strong Democratic ...
The 1st district's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives has been held by Republicans since 1881. The district was created in 1805 when the at-large seat was divided into multiple districts. The district's current representative is Republican Diana Harshbarger, who was first elected in 2020 following the retirement of Republican Phil Roe. [5]
The district is located in East Tennessee and borders Kentucky and Virginia to the north and North Carolina to the south. It covers all of Blount , Claiborne , Grainger , Knox , Loudon and Union counties, along with the northern half of Campbell County and a sliver of Jefferson County .
District Member (residence) Party Incumbency CPVI District map 1st: Diana Harshbarger : Republican since January 3, 2021 R+30 2nd: Tim Burchett : Republican since January 3, 2019 R+18 3rd: Chuck Fleischmann : Republican since January 3, 2011 R+19 4th: Scott DesJarlais : Republican since January 3, 2011 R+22 5th: Andy Ogles
Mike Johnson, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and U.S. representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district (2017–present) [28] Jim Jordan , U.S. representative from Ohio's 4th congressional district (2007–present) [ 26 ]
The 3rd district is on the dividing line between counties and towns that favored or opposed Southern secession in the Civil War. George Washington Bridges was elected as a Unionist (the name used by a coalition of Republicans and War Democrats) to the Thirty-seventh Congress, but he was arrested by Confederate troops while en route to Washington, D.C., and taken back to Tennessee.
A sign for voting is seen outside of the early voting site at Greater Lewis Street Missionary Baptist Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, July 12, 2024.
The 4th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in southern Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Scott DesJarlais since January 2011. Most of the district is rural, but many residents live in the suburbs of Chattanooga and Nashville.