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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 ...
Districts may sometimes retain the same boundaries, while changing their district numbers. The following is a complete list of the 435 current congressional districts for the House of Representatives, and over 200 obsolete districts, and the six current and one obsolete non-voting delegations.
The Tennessee House of Representatives 86th district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. 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 ...
November 2020 saw the election of first openly LGBT people ever to hold seats in Tennessee's state house of representatives, [16] Democrat Torrey Harris and Republican Eddie Mannis. [17] Before November 3, 2020, Tennessee was one of just five states in the nation (others being Alaska, Delaware, Louisiana and Mississippi) to have never elected ...
Texas has a total of 38 seats as of 2024. The current dean of the Texas delegation is Representative Lloyd Doggett of the Democratic Party. He has served in the House since 1995 and is 78 years old. Republicans have complete control of the congressional redistricting process in Texas, as any new maps are drawn and passed by the Republican-held ...
The Tennessee House of Representatives 21st district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly.It covers the northern and central portions of Monroe County, such as Vonore, Madisonville, and Sweetwater; and the southern and central portions of Loudon County, such as Greenback, Philadelphia, and Loudon. [1]
Arguably, the district's current characteristics began to take shape in 1925 — the first year a congressional district consisted exclusively of Shelby County.. A congressional district was perfectly coextensive with Shelby County from 1925 until 1966, numbered as the 10th from 1925 to 1933 and from 1943 to 1953, then the 9th from 1933 to 1943 and the 9th from 1953 to 1966.
The Tennessee House of Representatives 80th district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district represents parts of Hardeman, Haywood, and Madison counties. Cities in the district include Jackson, Brownsville, Bolivar, and Whiteville. The district has been ...