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 Millington. The district has been represented by Justin J. Pearson, since April 2023. Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimated the district's population as of 2024 at 69,193. The district has a notably high poverty rate of 28.1% and lower median incomes than Tennessee, at around three-quarters the median. 65.7% of the district is African American 25.9% of the district is White 3.3% of the district is Hispanic 2% of the district is Asian 0.1% of the district is some other race alone 3% of the district is two or more races
List of representatives +RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyResidenceHarold Ford Sr.Democratic1971–197587th-88th MemphisEmmit Ford1975–198189th-91st Rufus E Jones1981–199792nd-99th Barbara Cooper1997–2022100th-112th Vacant (October 25, 2022 – February 9, 2023)Justin J. PearsonDemocraticFebruary 9, 2023 – April 6, 2023113th*MemphisVacant (April 6–12, 2023)Justin J. PearsonDemocraticApril 12, 2023–present113th-114th** 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.
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