The Tennessee House of Representatives 8th district is one of 99 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly. It covers some of Knoxville's suburbs in Blount County, with the exceptions of large portions of Maryville and Alcoa, and all of Friendsville and Louisville. The district includes downtown Maryville, Maryville College, Rockford, Walland, Townsend, McGhee Tyson Airport, and the Blount County portion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The district shares a border with Knox County, Monroe County, and a protracted border with Sevier County. The district has been represented by Jerome Moon, since 2017.
Demographics According to the Tennessee Comptroller, District 4 had a population of approximately 70,461 as of 2024.
90.7% of the district is White 1.6% of the district is African American 3.7% of the district is Hispanic 0.7% of the district is Asian 0.5% of the district is another race 2.8% of the district is Two or more races
List of representatives In 1993, the district was redistricted from Greene County to where it is today. The following is a list of the representatives who have represented the HD-08 since 1993: +RepresentativesPartyYears of ServiceGeneral AssemblyResidenceMae Stamey Owenby Democratic1993-199598thMaryvilleBill Clabough Republican1995-199999th, 100thMaryvilleJoe McCord Republican1999-2011101st, 102nd, 103rd 104th, 105th, 106thMaryvilleArt Swann Republican2011-2017107th, 108th, 109thMaryvilleJerome Moon Republican2017–present110th, 111th, 112thMaryville
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