Texas's 5th House of Representatives district

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

Map of the district
Representative
  Cole Hefner
RMount Pleasant
Demographics67.5% 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

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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 John M. 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

  1. "Texas House of Representatives District 5". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). data.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  3. "Legislative Reference Library of Texas". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
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