Tennessee House of Representatives 28th district

The Tennessee House of Representatives 28th district in the United States is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. It covers the areas surrounding downtown Chattanooga, along with various outer parts of the city, such as East Chattanooga, Brainerd, and Alton Park. The district stretches far to the east, near Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport; to the north, near the Baylor School; and to the south, ending at the Tennessee-Georgia state line. ^[1] The district has been represented by Yusuf Hakeem, since 2019.

Tennessee's 28th State House of Representatives district
Map of Tennessee House districts, with the 28th District shaded in blue
Representative	Yusuf Hakeem D – Chattanooga
Demographics	32.7%  White 60.9%  Black 3.8%  Hispanic 0.8%  Asian 1.8% Other
Population	73,251

Demographics

• 60.9% of the district is African American ^[2]
• 32.7% of the district is White ^[2]
• 3.8% of the district is Hispanic ^[2]
• 1.5% of the district is two or more races ^[2]
• 0.8% of the district is Asian ^[2]
• 0.3% of the district is other than listed ^[2]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years of Service	General Assembly	Residence
Clarence B. Robinson [3]	Democratic	1975-1993	89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 94th, 95th, 96th, 97th,	Chattanooga
Tommie F. Brown [4]		1993-2013	98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th, 106th, 107th	Chattanooga
Joanne Favors [5]		2013-2019	108th, 109th, 110th	Chattanooga
Yusuf Hakeem [6]		2019–present	111th, 112th	Chattanooga

Recent election results

The following are the recent election results for the district. The incumbent representative, Hakeem, has run unopposed in both primaries and general elections since 2020. ^[7]

2022

2022 Tennessee House of Representatives 28th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yusuf Hakeem	10,517	100%
Total votes			10,517	100%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "District Maps - TN General Assembly". wapp.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
2. "The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas". statisticalatlas.com. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
3. "Tennessee House Member, 97th General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
4. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
5. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
6. "Representatives - TN General Assembly". www.capitol.tn.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
7. "Tennessee House of Representatives District 28". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-12-11.