Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District

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The 2nd congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Tennessee. It currently includes the east central part of the state. The district is based in Knoxville, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It includes most of that city's suburbs, such as Powell, Farragut and Maryville. It extends into the northern fringes of the Chattanooga area, including Athens. The 2nd is one of the safest districts in the nation for the Republican Party. No Democrat has represented the district since 1855, and Republicans (or their antecedents) have held the district continuously since 1859. It was one of only two districts in Tennessee (the other being the neighboring 1st district) whose congressmen did not resign when Tennessee seceded from the Union prior to... (More from Freebase)

Senators

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Bob Corker Republican 6 years in office

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Lamar Alexander Republican 10 years in office

Representative

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2nd District John Duncan MyOC Group Republican 25 years in office

District Boundary Map

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