United States House of Representatives, Texas District 1

Texas District 1 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the northeast corner of the state of Texas. As of the 2000 census, District 1 represents 651,619 people. The current Representative from District 1 is Louie Gohmert.

Representatives from Texas District 1

Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 1st District.

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence
David Spangler Kaufman	1846	1851	Democrat	Nacogdoches
Richard A. Scurry	1851	1853	Democrat	San Augustine
George Washington Smyth	1853	1855	Democrat	Jasper
Lemuel Dale Evans	1855	1857	American	Marshall
John Henninger Reagan	1857	1861	Democrat	Palestine
George Washington Whitmore	1869	1871	Republican	Tyler
William S. Herndon	1871	1875	Democrat	Tyler
John Henninger Reagan	1875	1883	Democrat	Palestine
David B. Culberson ?	1883	1897	Democrat	Jefferson
John W. Cranford ?	1897	1899	Democrat	Sulphur Springs
John Levi Sheppard	1899	1902*	Democrat	Texarkana
John Morris Sheppard	1902	1913	Democrat	Texarkana
Horace Worth Vaughan	1913	1915	Democrat	Texarkana
Eugene Black	1915	1929	Democrat	Clarksville
Wright Patman	1929	1976*	Democrat	Texarkana
Sam B. Hall	1976	1985	Democrat	Marshall
Jim Chapman	1985	1997	Democrat	Sulphur Springs
Max Sandlin	1997	2005	Democrat	Marshall
Louie Gohmert	2005	present	Republican	Tyler

(*)Died in office.

Categories: Congressional districts of Texas

Last updated: 05-27-2005 16:40:45

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