Texas's 29th congressional district
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Texas's 29th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers the eastern portion of the Greater Houston area in the state of Texas. The current Representative from the 29th district is Democrat Sylvia Garcia.
| Texas's 29th congressional district | |
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 Texas's 29th congressional district - since January 3, 2023. | |
| Representative | |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 740,677[2] |
| Median household income | $55,202[3] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+18[4] |
The Texas State Legislature established the district as a majority-Hispanic or Latino district. Democrat Gene Green, a non-Hispanic white, won the first election for the district in 1992 and held it for 13 terms.[5] In November 2017, Green announced that he would retire from Congress and would not run for re-election in 2018. Garcia won the election to succeed him.
Cities within the district
Cities wholly in the district
Cities partially in the district
Election results from presidential races
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 59 - 38% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 56 - 44% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 62 - 38% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66 - 33% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 71 - 25% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 66 - 33% |
List of members representing the district
| Representative (Residency) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 3, 1993 | |||||
| . Gene Green (Houston) |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2019 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Retired. |
1993–1997 [data missing] |
| 1997–2003 Parts of Harris | |||||
| 2003–2005 Parts of Harris | |||||
| 2005–2013 Parts of Harris | |||||
| 2013–2023 Parts of Harris[6] | |||||
| . Sylvia Garcia (Houston) |
Democratic | January 3, 2019 – present |
116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
| 2023–present Parts of Harris[7] | |||||
Historical district boundaries
2007–2013
2013–2023
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
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- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "Political challenge: Revised council redistricting plan offers Hispanics a third majority district." (editorial) Houston Chronicle. Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
- ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2100" (PDF). Capitol Data Portal. Texas Legislative Council. August 26, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals | CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS - PLANC2193" (PDF). Capitol Data Portal. Texas Legislative Council. October 17, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "Office of the Secretary of State Race Summary Report 2012 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Texas Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2014 Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "2016 General Election, 11/8/2016". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Texas Election Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ "Texas Election Results - Official Results". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Texas Election Night Results". Texas Department of State. Retrieved November 17, 2022.