Yusuf Hakeem's Biography
- State House (TN) - District 28, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (TN) - District 28
Contact Information
Office
425 John Lewis Way North
Suite 524 Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37243
504 Kilmer Street
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Full Name:
Yusuf A. Hakeem
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Baseemah; 4 Children: Aaliyah, Sandra, Malika and Malik
Birth Date:
12/05/1948
Birth Place:
Chattanooga, TN
Home City:
Chattanooga, TN
Graduated, Chattanooga State
Attended, Second Missionary Baptist Church School of Evangelism, 2012
Attended, Political Science and Government, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1985-2004
Certified, Electronics, Chattanooga State Community College, 1969-1970
Representative, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 28, 2019-present
Candidate, Tennessee State House of Representatives, District 28, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026
City Council Member, City of Chattanooga, District 9, 1990-2006, 2013-2017
Member, Education Committee
Member, Insurance Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Government Operations
Member, Select Committee on Ethics
Member, Select Committee on Rules
Member, Subcommittee on Insurance
Member, Subcommittee on K-12
Former Chair, Budget and Finance Committee
Former Member, Commerce Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education Administration Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Government Operations Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Local Committee, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Banking and Investments, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Elections & Campaign Finance, Tennessee State House of Representatives
Employee, General Electric Corporation, Retired
Member, State of Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole, 2006-2013
Chair, Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 2016-present
Former Board Member, Challenger Space Center Chattanooga (NASA)
Former Board Member, Chattanooga Community Impact Fund
Chair, Chattanooga Downtown Redevelopment Corporation
Member, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise
Founder, Chattanooga Youth Council
Chair, Chattanooga-Hamilton County North Georgia Transportation Planning Organization
Member, Chattanooga/Hamilton County Railroad Authority
Former Board Member, Fortwood Center
Former Board Chair, Henry Branch Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
Former Board Member, Kirby Day Care Center
Former Board Member, Moccasin Bend National Park
Board Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Former Board Member, Scenic Land School
Deacon, Second Missionary Baptist Church
Former Board Member, Senter School
Member, Tennessee Human Rights Commission
Member, Chattanooga City School Board, 1981-1990