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Senate 32 members

House of Representatives 150 members

G
Gary VanDeaver
District 1
Republican
B
Brent Money
District 2
Republican
C
Cecil Bell Jr.
District 3
Republican
K
Keith Bell
District 4
Republican
C
Cole Hefner
District 5
Republican
D
Daniel Alders
District 6
Republican
J
Jay Dean
District 7
Republican
C
Cody Harris
District 8
Republican
T
Trent Ashby
District 9
Republican
B
Brian Harrison
District 10
Republican
J
Joanne Shofner
District 11
Republican
T
Trey Wharton
District 12
Republican
A
Angelia Orr
District 13
Republican
P
Paul Dyson
District 14
Republican
S
Steve Toth
District 15
Republican
W
Will Metcalf
District 16
Republican
S
Stan Gerdes
District 17
Republican
J
Janis Holt
District 18
Republican
E
Ellen Troxclair
District 19
Republican
T
Terry Wilson
District 20
Republican
D
Dade Phelan
District 21
Republican
C
Christian Manuel
District 22
Democratic
V
Vacant
District 22
other
T
Terri Leo-Wilson
District 23
Republican
G
Greg Bonnen
District 24
Republican
C
Cody Vasut
District 25
Republican
M
Matt Morgan
District 26
Republican
R
Ron Reynolds
District 27
Democratic
G
Gary Gates
District 28
Republican
J
Jeffrey Barry
District 29
Republican
A
A.J. Louderback
District 30
Republican
R
Ryan Guillen
District 31
Republican
T
Todd Ames Hunter
District 32
Republican
K
Katrina Pierson
District 33
Republican
D
Denise Villalobos
District 34
Republican
O
Oscar Longoria
District 35
Democratic
S
Sergio Muñoz
District 36
Democratic
J
Janie Lopez
District 37
Republican
E
Erin Gamez
District 38
Democratic
A
Armando Martinez
District 39
Democratic
T
Terry Canales
District 40
Democratic
R
Robert Guerra
District 41
Democratic
R
Richard Raymond
District 42
Democratic
J
José Manuel Lozano
District 43
Republican
A
Alan Schoolcraft
District 44
Republican
E
Erin Zwiener
District 45
Democratic
S
Sheryl Cole
District 46
Democratic
V
Vikki Goodwin
District 47
Democratic
D
Donna Howard
District 48
Democratic
G
Gina Hinojosa
District 49
Democratic
J
James Talarico
District 50
Democratic
L
Lulu Flores
District 51
Democratic
C
Caroline Harris Davila
District 52
Republican
W
Wes Virdell
District 53
Republican
B
Brad Buckley
District 54
Republican
H
Hillary Hickland
District 55
Republican
P
Pat Curry
District 56
Republican
R
Richard Hayes
District 57
Republican
H
Helen Kerwin
District 58
Republican
S
Shelby Slawson
District 59
Republican
M
Mike Olcott
District 60
Republican
K
Keresa Richardson
District 61
Republican
S
Shelley Luther
District 62
Republican
B
Ben Bumgarner
District 63
Republican
A
Andy Hopper
District 64
Republican
M
Mitch Little
District 65
Republican
M
Matt Shaheen
District 66
Republican
J
Jeff Leach
District 67
Republican
D
David Spiller
District 68
Republican
J
James Frank
District 69
Republican
M
Mihaela Plesa
District 70
Democratic
S
Stan Lambert
District 71
Republican
D
Drew Darby
District 72
Republican
C
Carrie Isaac
District 73
Republican
E
Eddie Morales
District 74
Democratic
M
Mary González
District 75
Democratic
S
Suleman Lalani
District 76
Democratic
V
Vincent Perez
District 77
Democratic
J
Joe Moody
District 78
Democratic
C
Claudia Ordaz
District 79
Democratic
D
Don McLaughlin
District 80
Republican
B
Brooks Landgraf
District 81
Republican
T
Tom Craddick
District 82
Republican
D
Dustin Burrows
District 83
Republican
C
Carl Tepper
District 84
Republican
S
Stan Kitzman
District 85
Republican
J
John T. Smithee
District 86
Republican
C
Caroline Fairly
District 87
Republican
K
Ken King
District 88
Republican
C
Candy Noble
District 89
Republican
R
Ramon Romero Jr.
District 90
Democratic
D
David Lowe
District 91
Republican
S
Salman Bhojani
District 92
Democratic
T
Tony Tinderholt
District 94
Republican
N
Nicole Collier
District 95
Democratic
D
David Cook
District 96
Republican
J
John McQueeney
District 97
Republican
G
Giovanni Capriglione
District 98
Republican
C
Charlie Geren
District 99
Republican
V
Venton Jones
District 100
Democratic
C
Chris Turner
District 101
Democratic
A
Ana-Maria Ramos
District 102
Democratic
R
Rafael Anchia
District 103
Democratic
J
Jessica González
District 104
Democratic
T
Terry Meza
District 105
Democratic
J
Jared Patterson
District 106
Republican
L
Linda Garcia
District 107
Democratic
M
Morgan Meyer
District 108
Republican
A
Aicha Davis
District 109
Democratic
T
Toni Rose
District 110
Democratic
Y
Yvonne Davis
District 111
Democratic
A
Angie Chen Button
District 112
Republican
R
Rhetta Bowers
District 113
Democratic
J
John Bryant
District 114
Democratic
C
Cassandra Hernandez
District 115
Democratic
T
Trey Martinez Fischer
District 116
Democratic
P
Philip Cortez
District 117
Democratic
J
John Lujan
District 118
Republican
E
Elizabeth Campos
District 119
Democratic
B
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
District 120
Democratic
M
Marc LaHood
District 121
Republican
M
Mark Dorazio
District 122
Republican
D
Diego Bernal
District 123
Democratic
J
Josey Garcia
District 124
Democratic
R
Ray Lopez
District 125
Democratic
S
Sam Harless
District 126
Republican
C
Charles Cunningham
District 127
Republican
B
Briscoe Cain
District 128
Republican
D
Dennis Paul
District 129
Republican
T
Tom Oliverson
District 130
Republican
A
Alma Allen
District 131
Democratic
M
Mike Schofield
District 132
Republican
M
Mano DeAyala
District 133
Republican
A
Ann Johnson
District 134
Democratic
J
Jon Rosenthal
District 135
Democratic
J
John Bucy III
District 136
Democratic
G
Gene Wu
District 137
Democratic
L
Lacey Hull
District 138
Republican
C
Charlene Ward Johnson
District 139
Democratic
A
Armando Walle
District 140
Democratic
S
Senfronia Thompson
District 141
Democratic
H
Harold Dutton Jr.
District 142
Democratic
A
Ana Hernandez
District 143
Democratic
M
Mary Ann Perez
District 144
Democratic
C
Christina Morales
District 145
Democratic
L
Lauren Ashley Simmons
District 146
Democratic
J
Jolanda Jones
District 147
Democratic
P
Penny Morales Shaw
District 148
Democratic
H
Hubert Vo
District 149
Democratic
V
Valoree Swanson
District 150
Republican

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