Tennessee's 30th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Tennessee Senate.
It has been represented by Democrat Sara Kyle since 2015, succeeding her husband, fellow Democrat Jim Kyle.
[2] District 30 is based in Memphis, covering much of the city's Downtown, North, and East neighborhoods.
[4] In 2014, Sara Kyle won a special election to succeed her husband, Jim Kyle, who ran for a judge position in Shelby County.
In 2012, redistricting pit 28th district incumbent Jim Kyle against 30th district incumbent Beverly Marrero, a contest Kyle won.