Texas's 5th House of Representatives district

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Texas's 5th State
House of Representatives
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Representative
  Cole Hefner
R – Mount Pleasant
Demographics67.5%  White
9.3%  Black
19.3%  Hispanic
1.0%  Asian
2.9% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		186,084
142,286

District 5 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849-1851).

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

[3]

Leg.RepresentativePartyTerm startTerm endCounties represented
3rd William M. Williams UnknownNovember 5, 1849November 3, 1851 Fannin, Lamar
4th William G. W. Jowers November 3, 1851November 7, 1853 Anderson, Houston
Cyrus H. Randolph November 3, 1851November 7, 1853
5th William H. Bourland November 7, 1853November 5, 1855 Grayson
6th George R. Reeves November 5, 1855November 2, 1857
7th November 2, 1857November 7, 1859
8th John E. Henry November 7, 1859November 4, 1861
9th Richard F. Slaughter November 4, 1861November 2, 1863 Sabine, San Augustine
10th November 2, 1863August 6, 1866
11th Thomas W. Blount August 8, 1866February 7, 1870
12th Benjamin B. Lacy Democratic February 9, 1870January 14, 1873 Panola, Rusk
Adison D. Tinsley Republican February 16, 1870January 14, 1873
Augustus J. Booty Democratic February 21, 1870January 14, 1873
13th January 14, 1873January 13, 1874
Thomas G. Allison January 14, 1873January 13, 1874
William W. Morris January 14, 1873January 13, 1874
14th Meshack R. Roberts Republican January 13, 1874April 18, 1876 Harrison, Rusk
David Abner Sr. January 13, 1874April 18, 1876
Edward Brown January 13, 1874April 18, 1876
15th Washington Holley Democratic April 18, 1876January 14, 1879 Houston
16th William A. Stewart January 14, 1879January 11, 1881
17th Benjamin F. Frymier January 11, 1881January 9, 1883
18th Stephen W. Blount Jr. January 9, 1883January 13, 1885 Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby
19th January 13, 1885January 11, 1887
20th John H. Truitt January 11, 1887January 8, 1889
21st John P. Childers January 8, 1889January 13, 1891
22nd James W. Truitt January 13, 1891January 10, 1893
23rd P. H. Rogers January 10, 1893January 8, 1895 Morris, Red River, Titus
24th James McWright Moore January 8, 1895January 12, 1897
25th Henry T. Rhea January 12, 1897January 10, 1899
26th John W. Bolin January 10, 1899January 8, 1901
27th Lynn B. Roach January 8, 1901January 13, 1903
28th Aubrey T. Stell January 13, 1903January 10, 1905 Delta, Franklin, Hopkins
29th Cader Adkin Shelby January 10, 1905January 8, 1907
30th January 8, 1907January 12, 1909
31st Henry E. Pharr January 12, 1909January 10, 1911
32nd January 10, 1911January 14, 1913
33rd Sidney Smith Baker January 14, 1913January 12, 1915 Panola
34th Alfred E. Meador January 12, 1915January 9, 1917
35th January 9, 1917January 14, 1919
36th William E. Biggs January 14, 1919January 11, 1921
37th W. S. Crawford January 11, 1921January 9, 1923
38th Virgil D. Fugler January 9, 1923July 20, 1924 Harrison
39th John E.V. Jasper January 13, 1925October 16, 1925
VacantN/AOctober 16, 1925September 13, 1926
Benjamin T. Woodall Democratic September 13, 1926January 11, 1927
40th January 11, 1927January 8, 1929
41st January 8, 1929July 5, 1929
VacantN/AJuly 5, 1929January 20, 1930
Joseph Andrew Riley Democratic January 20, 1930January 13, 1931
42nd Hubbard S. Caven January 13, 1931January 10, 1933
43rd January 10, 1933January 8, 1935
44th Robert H. Wood January 8, 1935January 12, 1937
45th January 12, 1937January 10, 1939
46th January 10, 1939January 14, 1941
47th Robert V. Avant Sr. January 14, 1941January 12, 1943
48th January 12, 1943January 11, 1944
49th Isom P. Hydrick Jr. January 9, 1945January 14, 1947
50th January 14, 1947January 11, 1949
51st Walter T. Caven January 11, 1949January 9, 1951
52nd Reagan R. Huffman January 9, 1951January 13, 1953
53rd Albert D. Downer January 13, 1953January 11, 1955 Panola, Shelby
54th Billy E. Hunt January 11, 1955January 8, 1957
55th Velma L. Ramsey January 8, 1957January 13, 1959
56th January 13, 1959January 10, 1961
57th Robert L. Fairchild January 10, 1961January 8, 1963
58th January 8, 1963January 12, 1965 Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby
59th Steve A. Burgess January 12, 1965January 10, 1967
60th John H. Hannah Jr. January 10, 1967January 14, 1969 Angelina, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity
61st January 14, 1969January 12, 1971 Angelina, Polk, San Jacinto
62nd January 12, 1971January 9, 1973
63rd Herman Adams Jr. January 9, 1973January 14, 1975 Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson
64th January 14, 1975January 11, 1977
65th January 11, 1977January 10, 1978
VacantN/AJanuary 10, 1978March 31, 1978
Jerry L. Clark Democratic March 31, 1978January 9, 1979
66th January 9, 1979January 13, 1981
67th January 13, 1981January 11, 1983
68th Bill G. Hollowell January 11, 1983January 8, 1985 Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt
69th January 8, 1985January 13, 1987
70th January 13, 1987January 10, 1989
71st January 10, 1989January 8, 1991
72nd Bob D. Glaze 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 Bryan Hughes Republican January 14, 2003January 11, 2005 Camp, Harrison, Upshur, Wood
79th January 11, 2005January 9, 2007
80th January 9, 2007January 13, 2009
81st January 13, 2009January 11, 2011
82nd January 11, 2011January 8, 2013
83rd January 8, 2013January 13, 2015 Camp, Morris, Rains, Smith, Titus, Wood
84th January 13, 2015January 10, 2017
85th Cole Hefner January 10, 2017January 8, 2019
86th January 8, 2019January 12, 2021
87th January 12, 2021January 10, 2023
88th January 10, 2023Present Camp, Morris, Rains, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood

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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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