Texas's 137th House of Representatives district

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Texas's 137th State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Gene Wu
D Houston
Demographics14.6%  White
20.5%  Black
53.0%  Hispanic
12.4%  Asian
Population (2020)
  Voting age
196,097
147,453

District 137 of the Texas House of Representatives, is located in southwestern Houston, Texas. The district has been represented by Gene Wu since 2013. [1] [2]

Per 2020 census data, the 137th district is one of the most diverse State House Districts in the legislature.

List of representatives

Leg.RepresentativePartyTerm startTerm endCounties they represented
68th Debra Danburg Democratic January 11, 1983January 8, 1985 Harris
69th January 8, 1985January 13, 1987
70th January 13, 1987January 10, 1989
71st January 10, 1989January 8, 1991
72nd January 8, 1991January 12, 1993
73rd January 12, 1993January 10, 1995
74th January 10, 1995January 14, 1997
75th January 14, 1997January 12, 1999
76th January 12, 1999January 9, 2001
77th January 9, 2001January 14, 2003
78th Scott Hochberg January 14, 2003January 11, 2005
79th January 11, 2005January 11, 2007
80th January 11, 2007January 13, 2009
81st January 13, 2009January 11, 2011
82nd January 11, 2011January 8, 2013
83rd Gene Wu January 8, 2013January 13, 2015
84th January 13, 2015January 10, 2017
85th January 10, 2017January 8, 2019
86th January 8, 2019January 12, 2021
87th January 12, 2021Present
88thTBDTBD20232025

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References

  1. "Texas House of Representatives District 137". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). data.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved November 2, 2021.