Tennessee's 7th congressional district
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The 7th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district located in the middle and southwestern parts of the state, connecting suburbs of Memphis
and Nashville
. It is the state's wealthiest district in terms of per capita income
, as well as the third largest in area.
Cities in the district include Germantown
, Brentwood
, Bolivar
, Lexington
, and Savannah
. It also includes most of Clarksville
, as well as Tennessee's share of nearby Fort Campbell
. Also in the district are portions of Nashville, Memphis and Collierville
.
The district's current configuration dates from 1983, when Tennessee gained a district as a result of the 1980 Census. At that time, large portions of the old 6th District were shifted to the 4th and 9th districts, and the remaining territory of the old 6th was renumbered the 7th. Prior to the reapportionment that resulted from the 2000 Census, the district's boundaries generally coincided with county lines, but in Middle Tennessee
, the 7th district's current geography resembles a gerrymander. At some points in the Middle Tennessee portion of the district, it is only two miles wide.
The 7th is a very safe seat for the Republican Party. In fact, it is the state's most Republican area outside the party's traditional heartland in East Tennessee
. Democrats have made only two serious bids for the district since it took on its current form in 1983, and came within single digits only once. Most of the district's residents have not been represented by a Democrat since 1973.
The district's politics are dominated by the wealthy suburbs of Memphis (e.g., Germantown, Collierville, Cordova
) and Nashville (e.g., Brentwood, Franklin
). These areas boast some of the highest median incomes in the state, and have swelled with former Nashville and Memphis residents since the late 1960s, initially due to anger over court-ordered desegregation. They give the 7th a character similar to other highly affluent suburban districts in the South (e.g., those around Birmingham
, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston and Atlanta). Many of the state's most politically active churches are located in the suburban areas of the district, giving the 7th a strong social conservative
bent typical of most affluent Southern suburban districts. Republicans dominate every level of government in the suburban areas, which tend to elect some of Tennessee's most conservative state legislators
.
The rural areas of the district are demographically similar to the neighboring 8th District
, and mostly send Democrats to the General Assembly. However, most of the Democrats in the 7th's rural areas are as conservative on social issues as their suburban counterparts. They have long been more willing to support Republicans at the national level than their counterparts in the 8th. Many of the rural counties now in the district, for instance, voted overwhelmingly for George Wallace
's (then governor of nearby Alabama
) 1968 presidential candidacy, making Tennessee the strongest-performing state for him that he did not win.
The only significant blocs of reliably Democratic voters left in the district are African-Americans who reside in Fayette and Hardeman; Fayette County, in fact, supported Bill Clinton
during both of his runs for president. At the ballot box, however, they are no match for the coalition of wealthy suburbanites and rural conservatives.
Marsha Blackburn
, a Republican and the first-ever Tennessee woman not to serve as a stand-in for her husband in Washington
, assumed the 7th District's seat in 2003.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
and Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. It is the state's wealthiest district in terms of per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
, as well as the third largest in area.
Cities in the district include Germantown
Germantown, Tennessee
Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee. The population was 38,844 at the 2010 census.Germantown is a suburb of Memphis, bordering it to the east. Germantown's economy is dominated by the retail and commercial service sectors; there is no heavy industry in Germantown...
, Brentwood
Brentwood, Tennessee
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,...
, Bolivar
Bolivar, Tennessee
Bolivar is a city in Hardeman County, Tennessee, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,802. It is the county seat of Hardeman County. The town was named for South American revolutionary leader Simón Bolívar, but is pronounced to rhyme with the name Oliver. Bolivar...
, Lexington
Lexington, Tennessee
Lexington is a city in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. Lexington is midway between Memphis and Nashville, lying ten miles south of Interstate 40, which connects the two cities. The population was 7,393 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Henderson County...
, and Savannah
Savannah, Tennessee
Savannah is a city in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,917 at the 2000 census and the 2007 population estimate was 7,262. It is the county seat of Hardin County. Savannah hosted the NAIA college football national championship game from 1996-2007. Savannah is home to...
. It also includes most of Clarksville
Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 132,929 in 2010 United States Census...
, as well as Tennessee's share of nearby Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astraddle the Kentucky-Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and Clarksville, Tennessee...
. Also in the district are portions of Nashville, Memphis and Collierville
Collierville, Tennessee
Collierville is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb located in the Memphis metropolitan area. The town had a population of 43,965 at the 2010 census....
.
The district's current configuration dates from 1983, when Tennessee gained a district as a result of the 1980 Census. At that time, large portions of the old 6th District were shifted to the 4th and 9th districts, and the remaining territory of the old 6th was renumbered the 7th. Prior to the reapportionment that resulted from the 2000 Census, the district's boundaries generally coincided with county lines, but in Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties in the Middle Grand Division of Tennessee....
, the 7th district's current geography resembles a gerrymander. At some points in the Middle Tennessee portion of the district, it is only two miles wide.
The 7th is a very safe seat for the Republican Party. In fact, it is the state's most Republican area outside the party's traditional heartland in East Tennessee
East Tennessee
East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee, one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law. East Tennessee consists of 33 counties, 30 located within the Eastern Time Zone and three counties in the Central Time Zone, namely...
. Democrats have made only two serious bids for the district since it took on its current form in 1983, and came within single digits only once. Most of the district's residents have not been represented by a Democrat since 1973.
The district's politics are dominated by the wealthy suburbs of Memphis (e.g., Germantown, Collierville, Cordova
Cordova, Tennessee
Cordova is a community in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. Cordova lies on Memphis' northeast side, north of Germantown, and northwest of Collierville....
) and Nashville (e.g., Brentwood, Franklin
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
). These areas boast some of the highest median incomes in the state, and have swelled with former Nashville and Memphis residents since the late 1960s, initially due to anger over court-ordered desegregation. They give the 7th a character similar to other highly affluent suburban districts in the South (e.g., those around Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston and Atlanta). Many of the state's most politically active churches are located in the suburban areas of the district, giving the 7th a strong social conservative
Social conservatism
Social Conservatism is primarily a political, and usually morally influenced, ideology that focuses on the preservation of what are seen as traditional values. Social conservatism is a form of authoritarianism often associated with the position that the federal government should have a greater role...
bent typical of most affluent Southern suburban districts. Republicans dominate every level of government in the suburban areas, which tend to elect some of Tennessee's most conservative state legislators
Tennessee General Assembly
The Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee.-Constitutional structure:According to the Tennessee State Constitution of 1870, the General Assembly is a bicameral legislature and consists of a Senate of thirty-three members and a House of Representatives of...
.
The rural areas of the district are demographically similar to the neighboring 8th District
Tennessee's 8th congressional district
The 8th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes roughly the northwestern part of the state....
, and mostly send Democrats to the General Assembly. However, most of the Democrats in the 7th's rural areas are as conservative on social issues as their suburban counterparts. They have long been more willing to support Republicans at the national level than their counterparts in the 8th. Many of the rural counties now in the district, for instance, voted overwhelmingly for George Wallace
George Wallace
George Corley Wallace, Jr. was the 45th Governor of Alabama, serving four terms: 1963–1967, 1971–1979 and 1983–1987. "The most influential loser" in 20th-century U.S. politics, according to biographers Dan T. Carter and Stephan Lesher, he ran for U.S...
's (then governor of nearby Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
) 1968 presidential candidacy, making Tennessee the strongest-performing state for him that he did not win.
The only significant blocs of reliably Democratic voters left in the district are African-Americans who reside in Fayette and Hardeman; Fayette County, in fact, supported Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
during both of his runs for president. At the ballot box, however, they are no match for the coalition of wealthy suburbanites and rural conservatives.
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the suburbs of Nashville to the suburbs of Memphis.-Early life, education and career:...
, a Republican and the first-ever Tennessee woman not to serve as a stand-in for her husband in Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, assumed the 7th District's seat in 2003.
List of representatives
| Name | Years | Party | District Residence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1823 | ||||
| Sam Houston Sam Houston Samuel Houston, known as Sam Houston , was a 19th-century American statesman, politician, and soldier. He was born in Timber Ridge in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, of Scots-Irish descent. Houston became a key figure in the history of Texas and was elected as the first and third President of... |
March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 | Jacksonian D-R Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
Lebanon Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it... |
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| March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827 | Jacksonian | Elected Governor of Tennessee | ||
| John Bell John Bell (Tennessee politician) John Bell was a U.S. politician, attorney, and plantation owner. A wealthy slaveholder from Tennessee, Bell served in the United States Congress in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He began his career as a Democrat, he eventually fell out with Andrew Jackson and became a Whig... |
March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1835 | Jacksonian | Nashville Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... |
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1834–1835, Appointed as U.S. Secretary of War |
| March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | Anti-Jacksonian | |||
| March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
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| Robert L. Caruthers Robert L. Caruthers Robert Looney Caruthers was a distinguished attorney and politician who was elected governor of the state of Tennessee. He is buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee.-Career:... |
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | Whig | Lebanon Lebanon, Tennessee Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it... |
Did not seek re-election |
| David W. Dickinson David W. Dickinson David W. Dickinson was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth district in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Franklin, Tennessee. He completed preparatory studied and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He studied law, was... |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Whig | Murfreesboro Murfreesboro, Tennessee Murfreesboro is a city in and the county seat of Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 108,755 according to the United States Census Bureau's 2010 U.S. Census, up from 68,816 residents certified during the 2000 census. The center of population of Tennessee is located in... |
Did not seek re-election |
| Meredith P. Gentry Meredith Poindexter Gentry Meredith Poindexter Gentry was an American politician who represented Tennessee's eighth and seventh districts in the United States House of Representatives. He also served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.-Biography:Gentry was born in Rockingham County, North... |
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1853 | Whig | Franklin Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:... |
Did not seek re-election |
| Robert M. Bugg Robert Malone Bugg Robert Malone Bugg was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:... |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Whig | Giles County | Did not seek re-election |
| John V. Wright John Vines Wright John Vines Wright was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:Wright was born in Purdy, Tennessee, in McNairy County... |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Purdy Purdy, Tennessee Purdy, Tennessee is a rural unincorporated community 3.5 mi northeast ofSelmer in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States. Until 1890, Purdy was the county seat of McNairy County.... |
Secession of Tennessee |
| American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... |
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| Isaac R. Hawkins Isaac Roberts Hawkins Isaac Roberts Hawkins was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:... |
July 24, 1866 – March 3, 1867 | Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
Huntingdon Huntingdon, Tennessee Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,349 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.-Geography:Huntingdon is located at .... |
Did not seek re-election |
| March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Robert P. Caldwell Robert Porter Caldwell Robert Porter Caldwell was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:... |
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Trenton Trenton, Tennessee Trenton is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,264 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Gibson County, and its third largest city.-Geography:Trenton is located at .... |
Defeated for renomination |
| John Atkins John DeWitt Clinton Atkins John DeWitt Clinton Atkins was an American politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee.-Biography:... |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Paris Paris, Tennessee Paris is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States, west of Nashville, on a fork of the West Sandy River. In 1900, 2,018 people lived in Paris, Tennessee; in 1910, 3,881; and in 1940, 6,395. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,763. It is the county seat of Henry... |
Redistricted to 8th district Tennessee's 8th congressional district The 8th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes roughly the northwestern part of the state.... |
| Washington C. Whitthorne Washington C. Whitthorne Washington Curran Whitthorne was a Tennessee attorney, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army.-Early life and career:... |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Columbia Columbia, Tennessee Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The 2008 population was 34,402 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It is the county seat of Maury County.... |
Redistricted from 6th district Tennessee's 6th congressional district The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It currently includes all of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Overton, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale Counties, as well as a portion of Wilson County... , Did not seek re-election |
| John G. Ballentine John Goff Ballentine This article is about the American statesman John Goff Ballentine. For John Ballantine the Gregory Peck character in the 1945 Alfred Hitchcock movie Spellbound follow the link.... |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Pulaski Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,870 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Giles County. It was named to honor the Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pułaski... |
Did not seek re-election |
| Washington C. Whitthorne Washington C. Whitthorne Washington Curran Whitthorne was a Tennessee attorney, Democratic politician, and an Adjutant General in the Confederate Army.-Early life and career:... |
March 4, 1887– March 3, 1891 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Columbia Columbia, Tennessee Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The 2008 population was 34,402 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It is the county seat of Maury County.... |
Did not seek re-election |
| Nicholas N. Cox Nicholas N. Cox Nicholas Nichols Cox was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 7th congressional district.-Biography:He was born in Bedford County, Tennessee on January 6, 1837... |
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Franklin Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:... |
Did not seek re-election |
| Lemuel P. Padgett Lemuel P. Padgett Lemuel Phillips Padgett was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.-Biography:... |
March 4, 1901 – August 2, 1922 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Columbia Columbia, Tennessee Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The 2008 population was 34,402 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It is the county seat of Maury County.... |
Died |
| Vacant | August 2, 1922 – November 6, 1922 | |||
| Clarence W. Turner Clarence W. Turner Clarence Wyly Turner was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee.-Biography:He was born on October 22, 1866 on a farm near Clydeton, Tennessee in Humphreys County. He attended the public schools, a preparatory school in Edgewood, Tennessee in... |
November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1923 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Waverly Waverly, Tennessee Waverly is a city in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,028 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Humphreys County.-Geography:... |
Served remainder of term as caretaker |
| William C. Salmon William Charles Salmon William Charles Salmon was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on April 3, 1868 near Paris, Tennessee in Henry County. He attended the public schools, Edgewood Normal School, and Valparaiso... |
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Columbia Columbia, Tennessee Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The 2008 population was 34,402 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It is the county seat of Maury County.... |
Did not seek re-election |
| Edward E. Eslick Edward Everett Eslick Edward Everett Eslick was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.... |
March 4, 1925 – June 14, 1932 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Pulaski Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,870 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Giles County. It was named to honor the Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pułaski... |
Died |
| Vacant | June 14, 1932 – August 12, 1932 | |||
| Willa Eslick Willa McCord Blake Eslick Willa McCord Blake Eslick was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, wife of Edward Everett Eslick and the first woman to represent Tennessee in the United States Congress.... |
August 13, 1932 – March 3, 1933 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Pulaski Pulaski, Tennessee Pulaski is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,870 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Giles County. It was named to honor the Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pułaski... |
Served remainder of term as caretaker |
| Gordon Browning Gordon Browning Gordon Weaver Browning was an American politician who represented Tennessee in the United States Congress and was later Governor of Tennessee from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1949 to 1953.-Biography:... |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Democratic | Huntingdon Huntingdon, Tennessee Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,349 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.-Geography:Huntingdon is located at .... |
Redistricted from 8th district Tennessee's 8th congressional district The 8th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes roughly the northwestern part of the state.... , Ran for U.S. Senate |
| Herron C. Pearson Herron C. Pearson Herron Carney Pearson was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Taylor, Texas, Pearson moved to Jackson, Tennessee, in 1891.He attended the public and high schools.... |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 | Democratic | Jackson Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area... |
Did not seek re-election |
| W. Wirt Courtney W. Wirt Courtney William Wirt Courtney was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Courtney was graduated from Battle Ground Academy, Franklin, Tennessee, in 1907.... |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949 | Democratic | Franklin Franklin, Tennessee Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:... |
Redistricted from 6th district Tennessee's 6th congressional district The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It currently includes all of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Overton, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale Counties, as well as a portion of Wilson County... , Defeated for renomination |
| James P. Sutton James Patrick Sutton James Patrick Sutton was an American politician and a member of the United States Congress from Tennessee. He was born on October 31, 1915. He attended the public schools of Wartrace, Tennessee, and Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State College in... |
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Wartrace Wartrace, Tennessee Wartrace is a town in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wartrace is located at .... |
Redistricted to 6th district Tennessee's 6th congressional district The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It currently includes all of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Overton, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale Counties, as well as a portion of Wilson County... |
| Tom J. Murray Tom J. Murray Thomas Jefferson Murray , usually known as Tom J. Murray, was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1943 to 1966.-Early life:... |
January 3, 1953 – December 30, 1966 | Democratic | Jackson Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. The total population was 65,211 at the 2010 census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, which is included in the Jackson-Humboldt, Tennessee Combined Statistical Area... |
Redistricted from 8th district Tennessee's 8th congressional district The 8th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes roughly the northwestern part of the state.... , Defeated for renomination and resigned |
| Vacant | December 31, 1966 – January 2, 1967 | |||
| Ray Blanton Ray Blanton Leonard Ray Blanton was the 44th Governor of Tennessee from 1975 to 1979. Blanton's administration was rife with corruption.-Early life and Congress:... |
January 3, 1967– January 3, 1973 | Democratic | Adamsville Adamsville, Tennessee Adamsville is a town in Hardin and McNairy counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 2,207 at the 2010 census. Adamsville is named after George D. Adams, who operated an inn and stagecoach stop in the 1840s... |
Ran for U.S. Senate |
| Ed Jones Ed Jones (US politician) Edward "Ed" Jones was a Democratic Congressman from the state of Tennessee from 1969 to 1989.-Biography:... |
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | Democratic | Yorkville Yorkville, Tennessee Yorkville is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Yorkville is located at .... |
Redistricted from 8th district Tennessee's 8th congressional district The 8th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes roughly the northwestern part of the state.... , Redistricted to 8th district Tennessee's 8th congressional district The 8th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes roughly the northwestern part of the state.... |
| Don Sundquist Don Sundquist Donald Kenneth Sundquist is a former governor and congressman from Tennessee. A Republican, he served as the 47th Governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003... |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.... |
Redistricted from the 6th District, elected Governor |
| Ed Bryant Ed Bryant Edward Glenn Bryant, usually known as Ed Bryant, , American politician, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee . Born in Jackson, Tennessee, he earned his B.A. in 1970 and J.D. in 1972, both from the University of Mississippi. As a student he was... |
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Henderson Henderson, Tennessee Henderson is an incorporated city in Chester County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chester County... |
Ran for U.S. Senate |
| Marsha Blackburn Marsha Blackburn Marsha Wedgeworth Blackburn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the suburbs of Nashville to the suburbs of Memphis.-Early life, education and career:... |
January 3, 2003 – present | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
Brentwood Brentwood, Tennessee -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,... |
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