The Tennessee House of Representatives 43rd district is one of the 99 legislative districts in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district is located in Middle Tennessee and covers all of Warren and White counties. The main settlements in the area are Sparta, and McMinnville, others include Centertown, Morrison, and Doyle. The district is largely rural and the rest is unincorporated. Paul Sherrell has represented the district since 2017. Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 70,695.
86.7% of the district is White 7.3% of the district is Hispanic 2% of the district is African American 0.5% of the district is Asian 3.2% of the district is Two or more races
Detailed demographic information is also available through Census Reporter.
History The 88th Tennessee General Assembly was the first in which all districts were numbered. At this time, the 43rd district was made up of Warren and White counties. During the 93rd GA, it was made up of Cannon, Putnam, Warren, and White counties. From the 94th-102nd GAs, it was made up of all of White and parts of Cumberland and Warren counties. From the 103rd-107th GAs, it was made up of all of White and parts of Putnam and Warren counties. From the 108th-112th GAs, it was made up of all of White, Grundy and parts of Warren counties. It has been only Warren and White counties since the 113th General Assembly.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownPaul SherrellRepublican 2017-present 110th-114thSpartaKevin DunlapDemocratic2015-2016109thRock IslandPaul BaileyRepublican2013-2014108thSpartaCharles CurtissDemocratic1995-201299th-107thSpartaIvory Hillis1973-199488th-98thSparta
References