The Tennessee House of Representatives 15th district is one of the 99 legislative districts in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. The district is located in East Tennessee and covers central Knox County. It is centered around inner Knoxville. It includes areas such as Mechanicsville, Fort Sanders, Lonsdale, South Knoxville, Vestal, Island Home, East Knoxville, Burlington, and Holston Hills. Sam McKenzie has represented the district since 2021. Demographics The Tennessee Comptroller estimates the population as of 2024 at 72,512. Poverty rates are notably high at 31.6%, more than double the Tennessee-wide rate of 13.8%.
61.5% of the district is White 24.8% of the district is Black 7.6% of the district is Hispanic 1.3% of the district is Asian 4.4% 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. The 15th district has been in Knox County since its creation.
List of Representatives RepresentativePartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyHometownSam McKenzieDemocratic 2021 - present 112th-114thKnoxvilleRick Staples 2017-2020110th-111thKnoxvilleJoe E. Armstrong 1989-2014 96th-108thKnoxvillePete DrewRepublican 1983-1988 93rd-95thKnoxvilleSharon Bell 1979-1982 91st-92ndKnoxvilleWilliam B. NolanDemocratic 1977-1978 90thKnoxvilleWilliam S. Owen 1975-1976 89thKnoxvilleJohn K. MannRepublican 1973-1974 88thKnoxville References