Texas's 64th House of Representatives district

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Texas's 64th State
House of Representatives
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Representative
  Lynn Stucky
R – Denton
Demographics63.3%  White
8.6%  Black
22.1%  Hispanic
3.3%  Asian
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		192,862
153,317

District 64 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives that serves all of Wise County and the northwest portion of Denton County. The current representative for district 64 is Republican Lynn Stucky, who succeeded Myra Crownover on January 9, 2017. [1]

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Following the 2020 Census, redistricting took place in 2021. These changes will take effect in the upcoming 2022 election cycle.

The district contains most of the city of Denton, where most of its population is located. In addition, all of Decatur, Krum, New Fairview, Aurora, Runaway Bay, Alvord, Newark, and Bridgeport call the district home. The district also includes the University of North Texas, Texas Woman's University, and the Denton County campus of North Central Texas College. [2]

Lake Bridgeport is in the far west portion of the district.

US 380 runs horizontally through the entirety of the district. In the eastern portion, I-35 runs vertically through the city of Denton.

Prior incarnations of District 64

During the 1980s the district was located in West Texas. It is most notable as the home district (1984–1990) of Rick Perry who would later become Governor of Texas.

From 2002 to 2012, and 2012 to 2022, the district was located wholly within Denton County. It was one of three districts serving the county in the latter decade.

List of representatives

Leg.Representative [3] PartyTerm startTerm endCounties represented
5th Charles Edward Travis UnknownNovember 7, 1853November 5, 1855 Caldwell, Hays
6th William Wesley Ellison November 5, 1855November 2, 1857
7th Thomas Monroe Hardeman November 2, 1857November 7, 1859
8th John W. Davis November 7, 1859November 4, 1861
9th Jeptha Warren Stell November 4, 1861April 4, 1862 Gonzales
William H. H. Wade February 2, 1863November 2, 1863
10th Lemuel R. Bratton November 2, 1863August 6, 1866
11th Robert A. Atkinson August 6, 1866February 7, 1870
15th James Van Zandt Hutchins Democratic April 18, 1876January 14, 1879 Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays
William M. Rust
16th William Franklin Delany Greenback Party January 14, 1879January 11, 1881
Stokely Mize Holmes Unaffiliated
17th James Gray Storey Democratic January 11, 1881January 9, 1883
Martin R. Stringfellow
18th Frederick Joseph Duff January 9, 1883January 13, 1885 Brazoria, Galveston
19th Ammon Underwood January 13, 1885January 11, 1887
20th Benjamin Rush Plumley Republican January 11, 1887December 9, 1887
Guy M. Bryan Democratic May 2, 1888January 8, 1889
21st January 8, 1889January 13, 1891
22nd Walter Gresham January 13, 1891January 10, 1893
23rd J. W. Alston January 10, 1893January 8, 1895 Leon, Limestone, Madison, Robertson
24th John Addison Wayland January 8, 1895January 12, 1897
25th L. Travis Dashiell January 12, 1897January 10, 1899
26th Henry Ezekial Ellis January 10, 1899January 8, 1901
27th January 8, 1901January 13, 1903
28th George Stephen Miller January 13, 1903January 10, 1905 Milam
29th January 10, 1905January 8, 1907
30th Emory Addicus Camp January 8, 1907January 12, 1909
31st Horace Edward Graham January 12, 1909January 10, 1911
32nd January 10, 1911January 14, 1913
Daniel F. Parker Robertson
33rd January 14, 1913January 12, 1915
34th Edmund Anderson Decherd Jr. January 12, 1915January 9, 1917
35th Frank S. Estes January 9, 1917January 14, 1919
36th January 14, 1919January 11, 1921
37th January 11, 1921January 9, 1923
38th Isaac W. "Ike" Looney January 9, 1923October 2, 1923 Milam
39th Desoto Shelton Hollowell January 13, 1925December 1, 1925
Samuel Swain Hefley September 13, 1926January 11, 1927
40th January 11, 1927January 8, 1929
41st January 8, 1929January 13, 1931
42nd January 13, 1931January 10, 1933
43rd Emory Brodnax Camp January 10, 1933January 8, 1935
44th George Mayo Newton January 8, 1935January 12, 1937
45th January 12, 1937January 10, 1939
46th Reese Monroe Turner Sr. January 10, 1939January 14, 1941
47th January 14, 1941July 15, 1941
Albert Nelson Green September 9, 1941January 12, 1943
48th January 12, 1943January 9, 1945
49th January 9, 1945January 14, 1947
50th January 14, 1947January 11, 1949
51st Hubert F. Paschall January 11, 1949January 9, 1951
52nd Haney Max Roark January 9, 1951January 13, 1953
53rd Frank G. Svadlenak January 13, 1953January 9, 1954 Williamson
Oswald Henry Schram Jr. March 15, 1954January 11, 1955
54th January 11, 1955January 8, 1957
55th January 8, 1957January 13, 1959
56th January 13, 1959January 10, 1961
57th January 10, 1961January 8, 1963
58th Ben Barnes January 8, 1963January 12, 1965 Brown, Coleman Comanche, Runnels
59th January 12, 1965January 10, 1967
60th January 10, 1967January 14, 1969
61st Lynn Nabers January 14, 1969January 12, 1971
62nd January 12, 1971January 9, 1973
63rd Lawrence Dean Cobb January 9, 1973January 14, 1975 Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman
64th George Robert Close Republican January 14, 1975January 11, 1977
65th January 11, 1977January 9, 1979
66th January 9, 1971January 13, 1981
67th John Wilson Buchanan Democratic January 13, 1981January 11, 1983
68th Joe Hanna January 11, 1983January 8, 1985 Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
69th Rick Perry January 8, 1985January 13, 1987
70th January 13, 1987January 10, 1989
71st January 10, 1989January 8, 1991
72nd John R. Cook January 8, 1991January 12, 1993
73rd James N. "Jim" Horn Republican January 12, 1993January 10, 1995 Denton
74th January 10, 1995January 14, 1997
75th January 14, 1997January 12, 1999
76th Ronny Wayne Crownover January 12, 1999March 26, 2000
Myra Crownover May 10, 2000January 9, 2001
77th January 9, 2001January 14, 2003
78th January 14, 2003January 11, 2005
79th January 11, 2005January 9, 2007
80th January 9, 2007January 13, 2009
81st January 13, 2009January 11, 2011
82nd January 11, 2013January 8, 2013
83rd January 8, 2013January 13, 2015
84th January 13, 2015January 10, 2017
85th Lynn Stucky 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 64". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. ↑ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). data.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved 31 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present". lrl.texas.gov.
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