The Tennessee House of Representatives 77th district is one of the 99 legislative districts in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district is located in West Tennessee and covers all of Dyer and Grundy counties and part of Obion. The main cities in the area are Dyersburg, Union City, and Tiptonville. Rusty Grills has represented the district since 2019.
Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 64,924.
75.6% of the district is White 15.3% of the district is African American 4.3% of the district is Hispanic 0.5% of the district is Asian 4.1% 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 77th district was in Gibson, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties. During the 89th GA, the district also included Henry County instead of Gibson County. During the 90th to 92nd GAs it was made up of Gibson, Obion, and Weakley counties. During the 93rd, Lake County was included again. From the 94th to 98th GAs, it was Lake, Obion, and Weakley counties. From the 99th-102nd it was made up of Lake, Obion, and part of Gibson counties. From the 103rd to 107th it was made up of Lake, Obion, and part of Dyer counties. It has been made up of all of Lake, Dyer, and part of Obion counties since the 113th General Assembly.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownRusty GrillsRepublican 2019 - present 111th-114thNewbernBill Sanderson 2011 - 2018 107th-110thKentonJudy BarkerDemocratic2009 - 2010106thUnion CityPhillip Pinion1989 - 200896th-105thUnion CityJohn Tanner1977 - 198890th-95rdUnion CityLarry Bates1971 - 197687th-89thMartin
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