The Tennessee House of Representatives 5th district is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district represents and is contiguous with Greene County. It includes Greeneville, Tusculum, and Mosheim. The district has been represented by David B. Hawk since 2003.
Demographics According to the 2024 American Community Survey, District 60 had a population of approximately 71,527. 93.4% of the district is White 2.5% of the district is African American 2.6% of the district is Hispanic 0.9% of the district is two or more races
History The geography of the district has varied through its history. The first General Assembly in which it occupied Greene County, its current position was the 88th. At the 87th it was Claiborne, Grainger and Union Counties, though there was a separate Greene County representative. At the time of the 96th Tennessee General Assembly (1989–90), it represented Carter, Greene, and Unicoi Counties. From the 103rd General Assembly (2003-2004) it represented Unicoi and part of Greene County. Following redistricting at the time of the 108th General Assembly (2013-2014), the district was made up of a part of Greene County. At the time of the 113th General Assembly (2023-2024) it was made all of Greene County.
List of representatives RepresentativePartyYears of serviceGeneral AssemblyResidenceBert L. McGuffinRepublican1947–194875thMosheimKyle K. KingDemocratic1949–195076thGreenevilleFrank M. BerryRepublican1951–195277thGreenevilleJames N. HardinDemocratic1953–195478thGreenevilleThomas G. HullRepublican1955–196479th–83rdGreenevilleGlenn D. Renner1965–196684thGreenevilleJ. Luke Lowry1967–196885thGreenevilleGlenn D. Broyles1969–197286th–87thChuckeyRobert Odell Burleson1973–197888th–90thRoan MountainZane C. Whitson Jr.1979–200291st–102ndUnicoiDavid B. Hawk2003–present103rd–114thGreeneville
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