The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. There are no term limits. The House meets at the State Capitol in Austin.
Jane Gray Nelson (born October 5,1951) is an American businesswoman and former educator who serves as the Secretary of State of Texas since 2023. She was a Texas state senator who represented Texas Senate District 12. She was elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving two two-year terms (1988–1992) on the Texas State Board of Education. In 2023,Governor Greg Abbott appointed Nelson to succeed John B. Scott as Secretary of State. She was sworn in to that office on Saturday,January 7.
Nelida "Nellie" Pou is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2012,representing the 35th Legislative District. She previously represented the 35th district in the General Assembly. When Pou was sworn into the Assembly on January 29,1997,to succeed Bill Pascrell,she became the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th district.
Norma Chávez served seven terms as a member of the Democratic Party in the Texas House of Representatives representing District 76. She was defeated for re-election by Naomi Gonzalez in the Democratic primary runoff held on April 13,2010,and left office in January 2011.
Pablo (Paul) Cruz Moreno was State Representative for the 77th District of El Paso,Texas,USA.
Irma Lerma Rangel was an attorney and Democratic state legislator based in Kingsville,Texas. She was the first Mexican-American woman elected to serve in the Texas House of Representatives and the first Mexican-American female attorney in Kingsville.
Ronald D'Emory Coleman is an American politician and former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.
Nancy Jane McDonald was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 76,covering Ysleta and parts of El Paso in El Paso County.
Pete Peña Gallego is an American lawyer,politician,and higher education leader who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 68th district beginning in 1991. He was president of his alma mater,Sul Ross State University in Far West Texas,from 2020 through 2022 and continues to serve as president emeritus as he writes and speaks on issues related to college accessibility and affordability,particularly for first-generation students.
Jessica Christina Farrar is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives. She was first elected to the legislature in 1994 at the age of twenty-seven and was the longest serving Hispanic member of the House from Harris County,Texas. She served as the representative for House District 148. She resigned her House seat effective September 30,2019.
The Mexican American Legislative Caucus is a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization composed of members of the Texas House of Representatives committed to addressing issues of particular importance to Latinos across the state.
Ryan Anthony Guillen is an American politician serving as the Texas State Representative for House District 31,which includes Starr,Atascosa,Duval,Brooks,Jim Hogg,Kenedy,La Salle,Live Oak,McMullen and Willacy counties. A native of Starr County,Guillen was first elected in 2002 at the age of 24,making him one of the youngest ever elected to the Texas House of Representatives. He continues to serve Texas and is in his 10th term as a Representative.
Mary Edna González is an American politician who serves in the Texas House of Representatives from House District 75. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was elected in November 2012 to represent an area that includes eastern El Paso County,parts of the city of El Paso and the towns of Socorro,Clint,Fabens,Horizon City,San Elizario and Tornillo. She is also the first openly pansexual elected official in the United States.
Georgette B. Berube was an American politician from Maine. A Democrat,Berube served in the Maine Legislature for 26 years,including terms in both the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. Berube served in the Maine House from 1970 to 1982 after being elected to represent her hometown of Lewiston. Serving until 1982,Berube then ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Maine,challenging incumbent Joseph Brennan. She ran as a party outsider. Berube,along with Republican Sherry Huber,lost the primaries but became the first women to run for Governor in Maine. Two years later,she sought and won a seat in the Maine Senate,where she served until 1996. Retiring temporarily in 1996,Berube was re-elected in 1998 and finished her political career in 2000.
Celia Marie Israel is an American politician. She previously represented the 50th district in the Texas House of Representatives and was succeeded by State Representative James Talarico when she chose to run for Austin Mayor. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Ann Coody is a politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party,she was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2004,and represented the 64th district until she was term limited in 2016. Before serving as Oklahoma State Representative,Coody was a longtime educator,counselor,and assistant principal for Lawton Public Schools. To date,Coody is the primary author of 125 bills.
César Jose Blanco is an American Politician who is currently serving as a member of the Texas Senate.
Veronica Escobar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district,based in El Paso,since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the El Paso county judge from 2011 until 2017.
Karen Kwan is an American politician serving in the Utah State Senate from the 12th district. On January 16,2023 she was selected by delegates of the Utah Democratic Party to replace resigning Senator Karen Mayne. Before her appointment to the Senate she served in the Utah House of Representatives,representing the 34th district from 2017 to 2023. She also previously served as the House Minority Whip.
Claudia Ordaz is an American politician. As a member of the Democratic Party,she currently serves in the Texas House of Representatives for the 79th District of El Paso’s northeast and eastside,which includes the El Paso International Airport and Fort Bliss,the country’s largest installation in the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).
