District 5 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).
| Texas's 5th State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Demographics | 67.5% White 9.3% Black 19.3% Hispanic 1.0% Asian 2.9% Other | ||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 186,084 142,286 | ||
The district has been represented by Republican Cole Hefner since January 10, 2017, upon his initial election to the Texas House.[1]
As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses all of Camp, Rains, Titus, Upshur, and Wood Counties, and the northern half of Smith County. Major cities in the district include Emory, Gilmer, Lindale, Mineola, Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg,and Quitman.[2] The district includes the majority of Lake Fork Reservoir and a portion of Lake Tawakoni.
List of representatives
edit| Leg. | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | William M. Williams | Unknown | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Fannin, Lamar |
| 4th | William G. W. Jowers | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Anderson, Houston | |
| Cyrus H. Randolph | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | |||
| 5th | William H. Bourland | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Grayson | |
| 6th | George R. Reeves | November 5, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | ||
| 7th | November 2, 1857 | November 7, 1859 | |||
| 8th | John E. Henry | November 7, 1859 | November 4, 1861 | ||
| 9th | Richard F. Slaughter | November 4, 1861 | November 2, 1863 | Sabine, San Augustine | |
| 10th | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | |||
| 11th | Thomas W. Blount | August 8, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | ||
| 12th | Benjamin B. Lacy | Democratic | February 9, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Panola, Rusk |
| Adison D. Tinsley | Republican | February 16, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | ||
| Augustus J. Booty | Democratic | February 21, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | ||
| 13th | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||
| Thomas G. Allison | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||
| William W. Morris | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||
| 14th | Meshack R. Roberts | Republican | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Harrison, Rusk |
| David Abner Sr. | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | |||
| Edward Brown | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | |||
| 15th | Washington Holley | Democratic | April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Houston |
| 16th | William A. Stewart | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | ||
| 17th | Benjamin F. Frymier | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | ||
| 18th | Stephen W. Blount Jr. | January 9, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | |
| 19th | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | |||
| 20th | John H. Truitt | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | ||
| 21st | John P. Childers | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | ||
| 22nd | James W. Truitt | January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | ||
| 23rd | P. H. Rogers | January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Morris, Red River, Titus | |
| 24th | James McWright Moore | January 8, 1895 | January 12, 1897 | ||
| 25th | Henry T. Rhea | January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | ||
| 26th | John W. Bolin | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | ||
| 27th | Lynn B. Roach | January 8, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | ||
| 28th | Aubrey T. Stell | January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | Delta, Franklin, Hopkins | |
| 29th | Cader Adkin Shelby | January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | ||
| 30th | January 8, 1907 | January 12, 1909 | |||
| 31st | Henry E. Pharr | January 12, 1909 | January 10, 1911 | ||
| 32nd | January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | |||
| 33rd | Sidney Smith Baker | January 14, 1913 | January 12, 1915 | Panola | |
| 34th | Alfred E. Meador | January 12, 1915 | January 9, 1917 | ||
| 35th | January 9, 1917 | January 14, 1919 | |||
| 36th | William E. Biggs | January 14, 1919 | January 11, 1921 | ||
| 37th | W. S. Crawford | January 11, 1921 | January 9, 1923 | ||
| 38th | Virgil D. Fugler | January 9, 1923 | July 20, 1924 | Harrison | |
| 39th | John E.V. Jasper | January 13, 1925 | October 16, 1925 | ||
| Vacant | N/A | October 16, 1925 | September 13, 1926 | ||
| Benjamin T. Woodall | Democratic | September 13, 1926 | January 11, 1927 | ||
| 40th | January 11, 1927 | January 8, 1929 | |||
| 41st | January 8, 1929 | July 5, 1929 | |||
| Vacant | N/A | July 5, 1929 | January 20, 1930 | ||
| Joseph Andrew Riley | Democratic | January 20, 1930 | January 13, 1931 | ||
| 42nd | Hubbard S. Caven | January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | ||
| 43rd | January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | |||
| 44th | Robert H. Wood | January 8, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | ||
| 45th | January 12, 1937 | January 10, 1939 | |||
| 46th | January 10, 1939 | January 14, 1941 | |||
| 47th | Robert V. Avant Sr. | January 14, 1941 | January 12, 1943 | ||
| 48th | January 12, 1943 | January 11, 1944 | |||
| 49th | Isom P. Hydrick Jr. | January 9, 1945 | January 14, 1947 | ||
| 50th | January 14, 1947 | January 11, 1949 | |||
| 51st | Walter T. Caven | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | ||
| 52nd | Reagan R. Huffman | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | ||
| 53rd | Albert D. Downer | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | Panola, Shelby | |
| 54th | Billy E. Hunt | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | ||
| 55th | Velma L. Ramsey | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | ||
| 56th | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | |||
| 57th | Robert L. Fairchild | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | ||
| 58th | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby | ||
| 59th | Steve A. Burgess | January 12, 1965 | January 10, 1967 | ||
| 60th | John H. Hannah Jr. | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | Angelina, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity | |
| 61st | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | Angelina, Polk, San Jacinto | ||
| 62nd | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | |||
| 63rd | Herman Adams Jr. | January 9, 1973 | January 14, 1975 | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson | |
| 64th | January 14, 1975 | January 11, 1977 | |||
| 65th | January 11, 1977 | January 10, 1978 | |||
| Vacant | N/A | January 10, 1978 | March 31, 1978 | ||
| Jerry L. Clark | Democratic | March 31, 1978 | January 9, 1979 | ||
| 66th | January 9, 1979 | January 13, 1981 | |||
| 67th | January 13, 1981 | January 11, 1983 | |||
| 68th | Bill G. Hollowell | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt | |
| 69th | January 8, 1985 | January 13, 1987 | |||
| 70th | January 13, 1987 | January 10, 1989 | |||
| 71st | January 10, 1989 | January 8, 1991 | |||
| 72nd | Bob D. Glaze | January 8, 1991 | January 12, 1993 | ||
| 73rd | January 12, 1993 | January 10, 1995 | |||
| 74th | January 10, 1995 | January 14, 1997 | |||
| 75th | January 14, 1997 | January 12, 1999 | |||
| 76th | January 12, 1999 | January 9, 2001 | |||
| 77th | January 9, 2001 | January 14, 2003 | |||
| 78th | Bryan Hughes | Republican | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | Camp, Harrison, Upshur, Wood |
| 79th | January 11, 2005 | January 9, 2007 | |||
| 80th | January 9, 2007 | January 13, 2009 | |||
| 81st | January 13, 2009 | January 11, 2011 | |||
| 82nd | January 11, 2011 | January 8, 2013 | |||
| 83rd | January 8, 2013 | January 13, 2015 | Camp, Morris, Rains, Smith, Titus, Wood | ||
| 84th | January 13, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | |||
| 85th | Cole Hefner | January 10, 2017 | January 8, 2019 | ||
| 86th | January 8, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | |||
| 87th | January 12, 2021 | January 10, 2023 | |||
| 88th | January 10, 2023 | Present | Camp, Morris, Rains, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood |
References
edit- ^ "Texas House of Representatives District 5". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). data.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Legislative Reference Library of Texas". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2018.