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United States Congressional Delegations From Tennessee
These are tables of congressional delegations from Tennessee to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Tennessee delegation is Senator Marsha Blackburn, having served in Congress continuously since 2003. Blackburn served in the House until 2019, when she assumed her seat in the Senate that she won in 2018. U.S. House of Representatives Current members List of current members United States House from Tennessee, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 9 members: 8 Republicans and 1 Democrat. 1789–1791: part of North Carolina John Sevier was elected in , which included the territory of the former State of Franklin. He continued to serve after the entirety of his district was ceded to the federal government and formed the Southwest Territory. 1793–1796: 1 non-voting delegate 1796–1803: 1 seat From achieving statehood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the legislature, legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, including a Lower house, lower body, the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, and an Upper house, upper body, the United States Senate, U.S. Senate. They both meet in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a Governor (United States), governor's appointment. Congress has a total of 535 voting members, a figure which includes 100 United States senators, senators and 435 List of current members of the United States House of Representatives, representatives; the House of Representatives has 6 additional Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives, non-voting members. The vice president of the United States, as President of the Senate, has a vote in the Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Burchett
Timothy Floyd Burchett ( ; born August 25, 1964) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for , based in Knoxville, serving since 2019. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Burchett was formerly County executive, mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee General Assembly, first in the Tennessee House of Representatives, in which he represented Tennessee's 18th district. He later served in the Tennessee State Senate, representing the Tennessee's 7th Senate district, 7th district, part of Knox County. Burchett is a part of the new House subcommittee overseeing President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency. He has expressed interest in running for Governor of Tennessee in 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2026. Early life and education Burchett is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was born in 1964. He attended West Hills Elementary School, Bearden Junior High School, and Bearden High School (Tennessee), Bearden High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee's 5th Congressional District
The 5th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Andy Ogles since January 2023. In the past, the fifth district has been nearly synonymous with Tennessee's capital city, Nashville, as the district has almost always been centered on Nashville throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries. The city is a center for the music, healthcare, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to numerous colleges and universities (its old nickname was "the Athens of the South"). It is also home to the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, earning it the nickname "Music City". Since the 2022 election cycle, there is no longer a congressional district centered on the city of Nashville itself. Democrat Jim Cooper, the prior holder of the office, alleged that the district was gerrymandered to favor Republican candidates. Prior to the 2020 House Redistricting Cycle, the distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee's 4th Congressional District (since 2023)
The 4th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in southern Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Scott DesJarlais since January 2011. Most of the district is rural, but many residents live in the suburbs of Chattanooga and Nashville. The area is very hilly, and has many well-known geographical features related to its location on the Cumberland Plateau. This part of Tennessee has several well-recognized distilleries such as Duck River, George Dickel, Southern Pride, and most famously the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg. The region encompasses many of Tennessee's higher education facilities, such as Middle Tennessee State University, Sewanee: The University of the South, and Bryan College. Current boundaries The district lies mostly in the southern part of Middle Tennessee, but stretches into East Tennessee. For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), it contains all or portions of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood, Tennessee
Sherwood is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Franklin County, Tennessee, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. It is located along Tennessee State Route 56 southeast of Winchester, Tennessee, Winchester, and just north of the Alabama state line. Sherwood has a post office with ZIP code 37376. Demographics Geography and location The Crow Creek Valley, in which Sherwood is situated, is a relatively narrow valley surrounded on three sides (north, east, and west) by the Cumberland Plateau (including Lost Cove, Tennessee, Lost Cove), with the southern end of the valley opening toward Alabama. Crow Creek, which flows from Lost Cove Cave, drains the valley and flows through the western part of Sherwood, emptying into the Tennessee River at Guntersville Lake near Stevenson, Alabama, several miles to the south. Sherwood lies at an elevation of . State Route 56, the only major highway that passes through Sherwood, traverses the valley from north- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott DesJarlais
Scott Eugene DesJarlais ( ; born February 21, 1964) is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. The district stretches across East and Middle Tennessee. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life, education, and medical career DesJarlais was born in 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa, to Joe DesJarlais, a barber, and Sylvia, a registered nurse. He grew up in Sturgis, South Dakota. Over ten years he, his parents and his brother and sister built their own house in Sturgis; his parents still live there. DesJarlais earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Psychology from the University of South Dakota in 1987 and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine in 1991. He moved to East Tennessee in 1993 to practice medicine as a generalist. DesJarlais is an Episcopalian. U.S. House of Representatives Elections 2010 DesJarlais is a member of the Tea Party movement. In 2009 he entered poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott DesJarlais, Official Portrait, 112th Congress
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Tennessee's 4th Congressional District
The 4th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in southern Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Scott DesJarlais since January 2011. Most of the district is rural, but many residents live in the suburbs of Chattanooga and Nashville. The area is very hilly, and has many well-known geographical features related to its location on the Cumberland Plateau. This part of Tennessee has several well-recognized distilleries such as Duck River, George Dickel, Southern Pride, and most famously the Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg. The region encompasses many of Tennessee's higher education facilities, such as Middle Tennessee State University, Sewanee: The University of the South, and Bryan College. Current boundaries The district lies mostly in the southern part of Middle Tennessee, but stretches into East Tennessee. For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), it contains all or portions of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District (since 2023)
The 3rd congressional district of Tennessee is a list of United States congressional districts, congressional district in East Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Chuck Fleischmann since January 2011. The third district has been centered on Chattanooga since before the American Civil War, Civil War. In terms of density, the district is sparsely populated, as much of it is located within the Appalachian Mountains. Almost half of the district's population lives in Hamilton County, Tennessee, Hamilton County. Composition The district comprises two halves, joined through a narrow tendril in Roane County, Tennessee, Roane County near Ten Mile, Tennessee, Ten Mile. The lower half borders North Carolina to the east and Georgia (U.S. State), Georgia to the south. For the 118th United States Congress, 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 United States census, 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooltewah, Tennessee
Ooltewah ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. It is a community near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chattanooga. The population was 684 at the 2020 census. Ooltewah is an enclave and exclave, enclave in the city of Collegedale, Tennessee, Collegedale. History Ooltewah was the county seat of James County, Tennessee, James County, a former Tennessee county that went bankrupt in 1919 and was subsequently incorporated into Hamilton County, Tennessee, Hamilton County. The former James County Courthouse located in the square in downtown Ooltewah is the community's major landmark. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Alfred Cate (1822–1871), a resident of Ooltewah, was a prominent Southern Unionist and leader in the East Tennessee bridge burnings, East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy. Cate and his men destroyed three Chattanooga-area railroad bridges on the night of November 8, 1861, in hopes of paving the way for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Fleischmann
Charles Joseph Fleischmann ( ; born October 11, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for since 2011. The district is based in Chattanooga and includes a large part of East Tennessee, including Oak Ridge. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life, education, and law career Fleischmann was born in Manhattan, New York City, and is a resident of Ooltewah, an unincorporated suburban community east of Chattanooga. He is the son of Rose Marie (née Salvo) and Max Fleischmann, Jr. Fleischmann is of Italian, English, and Austro- Hungarian descent, and is a distant relative of Harry Houdini. Fleischmann graduated from Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He received both Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude honors. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Fleischmann 118th Congress
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