District 6 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).
| Texas's 6th State House of Representatives district | |||
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| Demographics | 56.2% White 19.1% Black 20.3% Hispanic 2.6% Asian 1.8% Other | ||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 189,005 144,223 | ||
The district has been represented by Republican Matt Schaefer since January 8, 2013, 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 the southern half of Smith County. Tyler is the most populous city in the district.[2]
List of representatives
edit| Leg. | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Samuel Bogart | Unknown | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Collin, Grayson |
| 4th | William N. Hardeman | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Angelina, Nacogdoches | |
| 5th | Alexander Berry | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Collin | |
| 6th | Francis M. Dougherty | November 5, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | ||
| 7th | James P. Scott | November 2, 1857 | March 13, 1858 | ||
| Vacant | N/A | March 13, 1858 | August 2, 1858 | ||
| Jacob Baccus | Unknown | August 2, 1858 | November 7, 1859 | ||
| 8th | Samuel Bogart | November 7, 1859 | February 9, 1861 | ||
| Vacant | N/A | February 9, 1861 | November 2, 1861 | ||
| 9th | Franklin F. Roberts | Unknown | November 4, 1861 | November 2, 1863 | Shelby |
| 10th | James M. Ramsey | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | ||
| 11th | Daniel M. Short | August 8, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | ||
| 12th | Isaiah N. Browning | Republican | Elected but never sworn | Smith, Upshur | |
| William C. Pierson | February 8, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | |||
| George H. Slaughter | February 8, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | |||
| McDonald Lorance | January 10, 1871 | January 14, 1873 | |||
| 13th | C. C. Galloway | Democratic | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |
| Robert K. Gaston | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||
| Edward Sharp | January 14, 1873 | January 17, 1873 | |||
| 13th 14th |
Bluford W. Brown | January 17, 1873 | April 18, 1876 | ||
| 14th | James B. Henderson | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | ||
| George W. Matthews | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | |||
| 15th | Washington L. Denman | April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Angelina, Nacogdoches | |
| 16th | James L. Crossland | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | ||
| 17th | Washington L. Denman | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | ||
| 18th | Caleb J. Garrison | January 9, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | Rusk | |
| 19th | William Beard | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | ||
| 20th | Robert T. Milner | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | ||
| 21st | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | |||
| 22nd | January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | |||
| 23rd | E. W. Fagan | January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Lamar | |
| 23rd 24th |
Travis C. Henderson | January 10, 1893 January 8, 1895 |
January 8, 1895 January 12, 1897 | ||
| 24th 25th |
William F. Moore | January 8, 1895 January 12, 1897 |
January 12, 1897 January 10, 1899 | ||
| 25th | John W. Love Sr. | January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | ||
| 26th | Travis C. Henderson | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | ||
| Elvis A. Calvin | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | |||
| 27th | Travis C. Henderson | January 8, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | ||
| Elvis A. Calvin | January 8, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | |||
| 28th | Joseph A. Worsham | January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | Hopkins | |
| 29th | Robert E. Bertram | January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | ||
| 30th | Walter A. Nelson | January 8, 1907 | January 12, 1909 | ||
| 31st | January 12, 1909 | January 10, 1911 | |||
| 32nd | T. J. Russell | January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | ||
| 33rd | Clifford L. Stone | January 14, 1913 | January 12, 1915 | Rusk | |
| 34th | George W. Burton | January 12, 1915 | January 9, 1917 | ||
| 35th | January 9, 1917 | January 14, 1919 | |||
| 36th | January 14, 1919 | January 11, 1921 | |||
| 37th | Lumpkin Webb | January 11, 1921 | March 31, 1922 | ||
| Vaccant | N/A | March 31, 1922 | May 6, 1922 | ||
| Gary Bonner Sanford | Democratic | May 6, 1922 | January 9, 1923 | ||
| 38th | Cary McClure Abney | January 9, 1923 | January 13, 1925 | Harrison | |
| 39th | Wade Pope Lane | January 13, 1925 | January 11, 1927 | ||
| 40th | Merritt Hamilton Gibson | January 11, 1927 | January 8, 1929 | ||
| 41st | Finis Homer Prendergast | January 8, 1929 | January 13, 1931 | ||
| 42nd | Walter Carroll Holloway | January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | Gregg | |
| 43rd | January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | |||
| 44th | Merritt Hamilton Gibson | January 8, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | ||
| 45th | January 12, 1937 | January 10, 1939 | |||
| 46th | Clayton Loftis Bray | January 10, 1939 | January 14, 1941 | ||
| 47th | January 14, 1941 | January 12, 1943 | |||
| 48th | William Earl Sharp | January 12, 1943 | February 6, 1943 | ||
| Vacant | N/A | February 6, 1943 | March 11, 1943 | ||
| Cecil Storey | Democratic | March 11, 1943 | January 9, 1945 | ||
| 49th | January 15, 1945[4] | January 14, 1947 | |||
| 50th | January 14, 1947 | January 11, 1949 | |||
| 51st | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | |||
| 52nd | Dexter Harold Buchanan | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | ||
| 53rd | Charles Hancock | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | Nacogdoches | |
| 54th | John Charles Heitman Jr. | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | ||
| 55th | January 8, 1957 | March 23, 1957 | |||
| Vacant | N/A | March 23, 1957 | May 9, 1957 | ||
| Curtis George Goetz | Democratic | May 9, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | San Augustine | |
| 56th | Steve Alton Burgess | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | Nacogdoches | |
| 57th | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | |||
| 58th | Charlie Wilson | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | Angelina | |
| 59th | January 12, 1965 | January 10, 1967 | |||
| 60th | David William Crews | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | Montgomery | |
| 61st | Price Daniel Jr. | January 14, 1967 | January 12, 1971 | Liberty | |
| 62nd | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | |||
| 63rd | Arthur Buddy Temple III | January 9, 1973 | January 14, 1975 | Angelina | |
| 64th | January 14, 1975 | January 11, 1977 | |||
| 65th | January 11, 1977 | January 9, 1979 | |||
| 66th | January 9, 1979 | January 13, 1981 | |||
| 67th | Oscar Brookshire | January 13, 1981 | January 11, 1983 | ||
| 68th | David Hudson | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | Smith | |
| 69th | January 8, 1985 | January 13, 1987 | |||
| 70th | January 13, 1987 | January 10, 1989 | |||
| 71st | January 10, 1989 | January 8, 1991 | |||
| 72nd | Ted Kamel | Republican | 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 | Leo Berman | January 12, 1999 | January 9, 2001 | ||
| 77th | January 9, 2001 | January 14, 2003 | |||
| 78th | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | |||
| 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 | Matt Schaefer | January 8, 2013 | January 13, 2015 | ||
| 84th | January 13, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | |||
| 85th | January 10, 2015 | January 8, 2019 | |||
| 86th | January 8, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | |||
| 87th | January 12, 2021 | January 10, 2023 | |||
| 88th | January 10, 2023 | Present | |||
References
edit- ^ "Texas House of Representatives District 6". 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 July 26, 2018.
- ^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile".