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A long history exists of various individuals serving in the congressional delegations from the State of Texas to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, with all of this occurring after Texas as a territory was annexed as a State in December 1865. Texas has a total of 38 seats as of 2024.
Houston: Elected in 1976. Lost re-election. Sylvia Garcia: Democratic January 3, 2019 – present 29th: Houston: Elected in 2018. Incumbent. John Nance Garner: Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1933 15th: Uvalde: Elected in 1902. Resigned to become Vice President of the United States. Clyde L. Garrett: Democratic January 3, 1937 – January ...
Despite the July 2015 Florida Supreme Court ruling overturning a blatantly redistricted congressional map, in which the 2012 legislature redrew Tampa's 14th District to include portions of the City of Saint Petersburg and black populations in southern Pinellas County, Governor DeSantis' administration redrew Pinellas County's 13th District to be exclusive of these known Democratic areas.
The 148th district of the Texas House of Representatives contains northern parts of Houston. The current representative is Penny Morales Shaw , who has represented the district since 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The 144th district of the Texas House of Representatives contains parts of Houston, South Houston, and Pasadena. The current representative is Mary Ann Perez, who has represented the district since 2017. [1] [2]
The Memorial Villages and a portion of the city of Houston are also located within the district. The district was created in the redistricting after the 2020 census, where Texas gained two seats in the House. The district was first contested in the 2022 House elections, sending a member to the 118th United States Congress. [4] [3]
2020 United States House of Representatives elections: Texas District 2 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican: Dan Crenshaw (incumbent) 197,300 : 56.1 +3.3 : Democratic: Sima Ladjevardian 148,727 42.3 −3.3 Libertarian: Elliott Robert Scheirman 5,582 1.6 +0.7 Total votes 351,609 : 100 : Republican hold: Swing
The 147th district of the Texas House of Representatives contains parts of Houston. The current representative is Jolanda Jones , who has represented the district since 2022. [ 1 ]