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Members of the US House of Representatives from Texas

Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 25th | 26th | 27th | 29th | 30th | 32nd | 34th | 35th | 37th | 38th.

Obsolete congressional districts: At-Large.


At-Large Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ At-Large Congressional District
Roger Quarles Mills

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1832; d. September 2 1911.

Democratic Party

1873 – 1875

Hatton William Sumners

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1875; d. April 19 1962.

Democratic Party

1913 – 1915


1st Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 1st Congressional District
John Henninger Reagan

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1818; d. March 6 1905.

Democratic Party

1857 – 1861

John Henninger Reagan

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1818; d. March 6 1905.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1883

John Morris Sheppard

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1875; d. April 9 1941.

Democratic Party

1903 – 1913

John William Wright Patman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1893; d. March 7 1976.

Democratic Party

1929 – 1976

Louis Buller “Louie” Gohmert, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1953.

Republican Party

2005 – 2023

Nathaniel Quentin Moran

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1974.

Republican Party

2023 – present


2nd Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 2nd Congressional District
Peter Hansborough Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1810; d. March 8 1898.

Democratic Party

1853 – 1857

Guy Morrison Bryan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1821; d. June 4 1901.

Democratic Party

1857 – 1859

David Browning Culberson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1830; d. May 7 1900.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1883

John Henninger Reagan

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1818; d. March 6 1905.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1887

Jack Bascom Brooks

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1922; d. December 4 2012.

Democratic Party

1953 – 1967

John Vernard Dowdy

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1912; d. April 12 1995.

Democratic Party

1967 – 1973

James William “Jim” Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1946.

Democratic Party

1997 – 2005

Lloyd Theodore “Ted” Poe

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1948.

Republican Party

2005 – 2019

Daniel Reed “Dan” Crenshaw

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1984.

Republican Party

2019 – present


4th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 4th Congressional District
Roger Quarles Mills

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1832; d. September 2 1911.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1883

David Browning Culberson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1830; d. May 7 1900.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1897

John Morris Sheppard

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1875; d. April 9 1941.

Democratic Party

1902 – 1903

Samuel Taliaferro “Sam” Rayburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1882; d. November 16 1961.

Democratic Party

1913 – 1961

John Lee Ratcliffe

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1965.

Republican Party

2015 – 2020


5th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 5th Congressional District
Hatton William Sumners

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1875; d. April 19 1962.

Democratic Party

1915 – 1947

Alan Watson Steelman

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1942.

Republican Party

1973 – 1977

Peter Anderson “Pete” Sessions

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1955.

Republican Party

1997 – 2003

Thomas Jeb Hensarling

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1957.

Republican Party

2003 – 2019

Lance Carter Gooden

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1982.

Republican Party

2019 – present


6th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 6th Congressional District
Joseph Linus “Joe” Barton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1949.

Republican Party

1985 – 2019


7th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 7th Congressional District
John Vernard Dowdy

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1912; d. April 12 1995.

Democratic Party

1952 – 1967

George Herbert Walker Bush

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1924; d. November 30 2018.

Republican Party

1967 – 1971

William Reynolds “Bill” Archer, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1928.

Republican Party

1971 – 2001


8th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 8th Congressional District
Morgan Joe Luttrell

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1975.

Republican Party

2023 – present


9th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 9th Congressional District
Roger Quarles Mills

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1832; d. September 2 1911.

Democratic Party

1883 – 1892

Joseph Draper Sayers

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1841; d. May 15 1929.

Democratic Party

1893 – 1899

Albert Sidney Burleson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1863; d. November 24 1937.

Democratic Party

1899 – 1903

Jack Bascom Brooks

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1922; d. December 4 2012.

Democratic Party

1967 – 1995

Alexander N. “Al” Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1947.

Democratic Party

2005 – present


10th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 10th Congressional District
Joseph Draper Sayers

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1841; d. May 15 1929.

Democratic Party

1885 – 1893

Albert Sidney Burleson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1863; d. November 24 1937.

Democratic Party

1903 – 1913

James Paul “Buck” Buchanan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1867; d. February 22 1937.

Democratic Party

1913 – 1937

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1908; d. January 22 1973

Democratic Party

1937 – 1949

William Homer Thornberry

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1909; d. December 12 1995.

Democratic Party

1949 – 1963

James Jarrell “J.J” Pickle

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1913; d. June 18 2005.

Democratic Party

1963 – 1995

Lloyd Alton Doggett II

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1946.

Democratic Party

1995 – 2005

Michael Thomas McCaul, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1962.

Republican Party

2005 – present


11th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 11th Congressional District
Thomas Terry “Tom” Connally

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1877; d. October 28 1963.

Democratic Party

1917 – 1929

William Robert Poage

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1899; d. January 3 1987.

Democratic Party

1937 – 1978

Kenneth Michael “Mike” Conaway

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1948.

Republican Party

2005 – 2021

August Lee Pfluger

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1977.

Republican Party

2021 – present


12th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 12th Congressional District
James Claude “Jim” Wright, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1922; d. May 6 2015.

Democratic Party

1955 – 1989

Norvell Kay Granger

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1943.

Republican Party

1997 – 2025


13th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 13th Congressional District
John Marvin Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1882; d. March 4 1976.

Democratic Party

1917 – 1919

William McClellan “Mac” Thornberry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1958.

Republican Party

1995 – 2021

Ronny Lynn Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1967.

Republican Party

2021 – present


14th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 14th Congressional District
Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1887; d. May 8 1955.

Democratic Party

1931 – 1945

Ronald Ernest “Ron” Paul

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1935.

Republican Party

1997 – 2013


15th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 15th Congressional District
John Nance Garner III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1868; d. November 7 1967.

Democratic Party

1903 – 1933

Milton Horace West

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1888; d. October 28 1948.

Democratic Party

1933 – 1948

Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1921; d. May 23 2006.

Democratic Party

1948 – 1955

Eligio “Kika” de la Garza II

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1927; d. March 13 2017.

Democratic Party

1965 – 1997

Monica de la Cruz

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1974.

Republican Party

2023 – present


16th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 16th Congressional District
Veronica Escobar

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1969.

Democratic Party

2019 – present


17th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 17th Congressional District
Omar Truman Burleson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1906; d. May 14 1991.

Democratic Party

1947 – 1978

Charles Walter “Charlie” Stenholm

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1938; d. May 17 2023.

Democratic Party

1979 – 2005

William Hose “Bill” Flores, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1954.

Republican Party

2011 – 2021

Peter Anderson “Pete” Sessions

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1955.

Republican Party

2021 – present


18th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 18th Congressional District
John Marvin Jones

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1882; d. March 4 1976.

Democratic Party

1919 – 1940

George Thomas “Mickey” Leland III

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1944; d. August 7 1989.

Democratic Party

1979 – 1989

Sheila Jackson Lee

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1950; d. July 19 2024.

Democratic Party

1995 – 2024

Erica Shelwyn Lee Carter

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1980.

Democratic Party

2024 – 2025

Sylvester Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1954; d. March 5 2025.

Democratic Party

2025


19th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 19th Congressional District
George Herman Mahon

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1900; d. November 19 1985.

Democratic Party

1935 – 1979

Kent Ronald Hance

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1942.

Democratic Party

1979 – 1985

Larry Ed Combest

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1945.

Republican Party

1985 – 2003

Robert Randolph “Randy” Neugebauer

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1972.

Republican Party

2003 – 2017

Jodey Cook Arrington

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1972.

Republican Party

2017 – present


20th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 20th Congressional District
Henry Barbosa González

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1916; d. November 28 2000.

Democratic Party

1961 – 1999

Charles Augustine González

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1945.

Democratic Party

1999 – 2013


21st Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 21st Congressional District
Lamar Seeligson Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1947.

Republican Party

1987 – 2019

Charles Eugene “Chip” Roy

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1972.

Republican Party

2019 – present


22nd Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 22nd Congressional District
Ronald Ernest “Ron” Paul

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1935.

Republican Party

1976 – 1977

Robert Alton “Bob” Gammage

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1938; d. September 10 2012.

Democratic Party

1977 – 1979

Ronald Ernest “Ron” Paul

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1935.

Republican Party

1979 – 1985

Thomas Dale “Tom” DeLay

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1947.

Republican Party

1985 – 2006

Troy Edwin Nehls

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1968.

Republican Party

2021 – present


23rd Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 23rd Congressional District
William Ballard “Will” Hurd

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1977.

Republican Party

2015 – 2021

Ernest Anthony “Tony” Gonzales II

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1980.

Republican Party

2021 – present


25th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 25th Congressional District
Robert Christopher “Chris” Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1959.

Democratic Party

2003 – 2005

Lloyd Alton Doggett II

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1946.

Democratic Party

2005 – 2013

John Roger Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1949.

Republican Party

2013 – present


26th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 26th Congressional District
Richard Keith “Dick” Armey

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1940.

Republican Party

1985 – 2003

Michael Clifton “Mike” Burgess

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1950.

Republican Party

2003 – 2025

Brandon Gene Gill

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1994.

Republican Party

2025 – present


27th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 27th Congressional District
Randolph Blake Farenthold

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1961; d. June 20 2025.

Republican Party

2011 – 2018


29th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 29th Congressional District
Raymond Eugene “Gene” Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1947.

Democratic Party

1993 – 2019

Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1950.

Democratic Party

2019 – present


30th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 30th Congressional District
Eddie Bernice Jackson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1934; d. December 31 2023.

Democratic Party

1993 – 2023

Jasmine Felicia Crockett

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1981.

Democratic Party

2023 – present


32nd Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 32nd Congressional District
Peter Anderson “Pete” Sessions

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1955.

Republican Party

2003 – 2019

Julie Elizabeth Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1966.

Democratic Party

2025 – present


34th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 34th Congressional District
Filemón Bartolomé Vela Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1963.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2022


35th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 35th Congressional District
Lloyd Alton Doggett II

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1946.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2023


37th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 37th Congressional District
Lloyd Alton Doggett II

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1946.

Democratic Party

2023 – present


38th Congressional District of Texas

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 38th Congressional District
Wesley Parish Hunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1981.

Republican Party

2023 – present