Yusuf Hakeem

Democratic Party

Candidate, Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

$28,405.96/year

Per diem

$326.47/day. Legislators living within 50 miles of the Capitol receive a reduced amount of $47 per day.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

August 6, 2026

Contact

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Yusuf Hakeem (Democratic Party) is a member of theTennessee House of Representatives, representingDistrict 28. He assumed office on November 6, 2018. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.

Hakeem (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to theTennessee House of Representatives to representDistrict 28. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled onAugust 6, 2026.^[source]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Hakeem was assigned to the following committees:

• Education Instruction Committee
• Senate Government Operations Committee
• Health Committee
• Government Operations Committee

2021-2022

Hakeem was assigned to the following committees:

• Calendar and Rules Committee
• Education Administration Committee
• Health Committee

2019-2020

Hakeem was assigned to the following committees:

• Local Government Committee
• Commerce Committee

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentYusuf Hakeem is running in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Yusuf Hakeem

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Endorsements

2024

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentYusuf Hakeem defeatedThomas Brooks in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yusuf Hakeem (D)	74.9	17,735
	Submit photo	Thomas Brooks (Independent)	25.1	5,946

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,681
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentYusuf Hakeem defeatedDemetrus Coonrod in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yusuf Hakeem	63.3	3,165
	Submit photo	Demetrus Coonrod	36.7	1,832

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,997
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Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Collins (R)

Endorsements

2022

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentYusuf Hakeem won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yusuf Hakeem (D)	100.0	10,521

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentYusuf Hakeem advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yusuf Hakeem	100.0	4,982

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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentYusuf Hakeem won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yusuf Hakeem (D)	100.0	21,062

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

IncumbentYusuf Hakeem advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yusuf Hakeem	100.0	6,871

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,871
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

Yusuf Hakeem defeatedLemon Williams Jr. in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yusuf Hakeem (D)	80.2	16,730
		Lemon Williams Jr. (R)	19.8	4,125

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,855
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

Yusuf Hakeem defeatedMelody Shekari,Brandon Woodruff,Dennis Clark, andJackie Anderson Thomas in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yusuf Hakeem	37.9	2,767
		Melody Shekari	22.4	1,637
	Submit photo	Brandon Woodruff	16.3	1,188
	Submit photo	Dennis Clark	12.0	874
	Submit photo	Jackie Anderson Thomas	11.5	839

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,305
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28

Lemon Williams Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 28 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lemon Williams Jr.	100.0	1,251

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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