Texas House of Representatives, District 150

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Texas's 150th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Valoree Swanson
R Spring
Demographics49.9%  White
15.7%  Black
26.7%  Hispanic
7.8%  Asian
Population212,803

District 150 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives that encompasses part of Harris county. The current representative of this District is Valoree Swanson and started serving on January 10, 2017. This district's first term started on January 11, 1983 and had 3 representatives as of early 2018. [1]

Representatives

Leg.NamepartyTerm startTerm endElectoral HistoryCounties Represented
68th Paul John Hilbert Republican January 11, 1983January 8, 1985Elected in 1982
Re-elected 9 more times from 1984-2000
Died in office
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, 2001October 28, 2001
VacantN/AOctober 28, 2001April 8, 2002Seat was vacant until Debbie Riddle was sworn in after John Hilbert died in office
Debbie Riddle Republican April 8, 2002January 14, 2003First elected to finish Paul John Hilbert's term
Elected in 2002
Re-elected 6 times from 2004-2014
Lost re-election in 2016
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, 2011January 8, 2013
83rd January 8, 2013January 13, 2015
84th January 13, 2015January 10, 2017
85th Valoree Swanson January 10, 2017January 8, 2019Elected in 2016
Won the Republican Primary
86th January 8, 2019January 12, 2021Re-elected in 2018
87th January 12, 2021PresentRe-elected in 2020

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References

  1. "Legislative Reference Library of Texas". www.lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved April 10, 2018.