TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 28, 2022

Tennessee is trending opposite of the national rise of women serving in state legislatures. WPLN reports that there will be 2,376 women serving in state legislatures across the U.S. in 2023. That’s slightly above last year’s number, which set a record. A year ago 23 of the 132 members of the Tennessee General Assembly were women, and in the upcoming session there will be 19, which is the lowest amount since the 1998. Nationwide, close to 32% of state legislators are women, but in Tennessee only 14% of the General Assembly are women.