The Tennessee House of Representatives 71st 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 Wayne, and parts of Hardin, Lawrence, and Maury counties. The district includes Lawrenceburg, Mount Pleasant, Waynesboro, and Clifton. It also stretches west to include part of Savannah. Kip Capley has represented the district since 2023.
Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 75,811.
86.1% of the district is White 5.9% of the district is Black 3.6% of the district is Hispanic 0.3% of the district is Asian 0.2% of the district is some other race alone 3.9% 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 71st district was in Carroll and Madison counties. From the 89th-92nd, it was composed of Crockett and Madison counties. At the 93rd it was in Hardin, McNairy and Wayne counties. From the 94th-97th it was composed of Hardin and McNairy counties. From the 98th-107th, it was composed of Hardin, McNairy, and part of Decatur counties. From the 108th-112th, it was composed of Hardin, Lewis, Wayne, and part of Lawrence counties. Since the 113th General Assembly, it has been composed of all of Wayne, and parts of Hardin, Lawrence, and Maury counties.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownKip CapleyRepublican 2023-present 113th-114thSummertownDavid Byrd2015-2022109th-112thWaynesboroVance Dennis2009-2014106th-108thSavannahRandy RinksDemocratic1991-200897th-105thSavannahRobbie WolfeRepublican1989-199096thSavannahHerman Wolfe Sr. 1983 - Feb 3, 1989 *93rd-96thSavannahJames Wallace Jr.Independent1975-198289th-92ndJacksonLucas TaylorRepublican1973-197488thHuntingdon Herman Wolfe Sr. died in office, Robbie Wolfe was elected to fulfill the remainder of his term. References