List of United States Representatives from Texas

The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Texas. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from Texas. The list of names should be complete as of January 3, 2019, but other data may be incomplete.

Current members

As of May 22, 2020

Complete list of Representatives
Representative Party District Years District home Note
Joseph Abbott Democratic 6th March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1897 Hillsboro [data unknown/missing]
Bruce Alger Republican 5th January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Colin Allred Democratic 32nd January 3, 2019 – present Dallas Incumbent
Michael A. Andrews Democratic 25th January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 Houston [data unknown/missing]
Edwin Le Roy Antony Democratic 9th June 14, 1892 – March 4, 1893 Cameron [data unknown/missing]
William Reynolds Archer, Jr. Republican 7th January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2001 Houston Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee (1995–2001)
Dick Armey Republican 26th January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2003 Irving House Majority Leader (1995–2003)
Jodey Arrington Republican 19th January 3, 2017 – present Lubbock Incumbent
Brian Babin Republican 36th January 3, 2015 – present Woodville Incumbent
Joseph Weldon Bailey Democratic 5th March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1901 Gainesville [data unknown/missing]
Joseph Weldon Bailey, Jr. Democratic At large March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Thomas Henry Ball Democratic 1st March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 Huntsville [data unknown/missing]
8th March 4, 1903 – November 16, 1903 Resigned
Steve Bartlett Republican 3rd January 3, 1983 – March 11, 1991 Dallas Resigned to become Mayor of Dallas
Joe Barton Republican 6th January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2019 Ennis
James Andrew Beall Democratic 5th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1915 Waxahachie [data unknown/missing]
Lindley Beckworth Democratic 3rd January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953 Gladewater
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1967
Carlos Bee Democratic 14th March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921 San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Charles K. Bell Democratic 8th March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 Fort Worth [data unknown/missing]
Chris Bell Democratic 25th January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 Houston [data unknown/missing]
John J. Bell Democratic 14th January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957 Cuero [data unknown/missing]
Peter Hansborough Bell Democratic 2nd March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857 Austin Previously 3rd Governor of Texas (1849–1853)
Ken Bentsen, Jr. Democratic 25th January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 Houston [data unknown/missing]
Lloyd Bentsen Democratic 15th December 4, 1948 – January 3, 1955 McAllen [data unknown/missing]
Eugene Black Democratic 1st March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1929 Clarksville [data unknown/missing]
Thomas L. Blanton Democratic 16th March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 Abilene
17th March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1929
May 20, 1930 – January 3, 1937
Henry Bonilla Republican 23rd January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007 San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Beau Boulter Republican 13th January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 Amarillo [data unknown/missing]
John C. Box Democratic 2nd March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1931 Jacksonville [data unknown/missing]
Kevin Brady Republican 8th January 3, 1997 – present The Woodlands Incumbent
Clay Stone Briggs Democratic 7th March 4, 1919 – April 29, 1933 Galveston Died
Moses L. Broocks Democratic 2nd March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 San Augustine [data unknown/missing]
Jack Brooks Democratic 2nd January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1967 Beaumont
9th January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1995
Guy M. Bryan Democratic 2nd March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1859 Brazoria [data unknown/missing]
John Wiley Bryant Democratic 5th January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 Dallas [data unknown/missing]
James P. Buchanan Democratic 10th April 15, 1913 – February 22, 1937 Brenham Died
George Farmer Burgess Democratic 10th March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 Gonzales
9th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1917
Michael Burgess Republican 26th January 3, 2003 – present Flower Mound Incumbent
Robert E. Burke Democratic 6th March 4, 1897 – June 5, 1901 Dallas Died
Albert S. Burleson Democratic 9th March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903 Austin [data unknown/missing]
10th March 4, 1903 – March 6, 1913 Resigned after being appointed Postmaster General of the US Postal Service
Omar Burleson Democratic 17th January 3, 1947 – December 31, 1978 Anson Resigned
George H. W. Bush Republican 7th January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 Houston Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
Albert Bustamante Democratic 23rd January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Earle Cabell Democratic 5th January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Oscar Callaway Democratic 12th March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917 Comanche [data unknown/missing]
Quico Canseco Republican 23rd January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
John Carter Republican 31st January 3, 2003 – present Round Rock Incumbent
Robert R. Casey Democratic 22nd January 3, 1959 – January 22, 1976 Houston Resigned to become commissioner to the United States Maritime Commission
Joaquin Castro Democratic 20th January 3, 2013 – present San Antonio Incumbent
Jim Chapman Democratic 1st August 3, 1985 – January 3, 1997 Sulphur Springs [data unknown/missing]
William Thomas Clark Republican 3rd March 31, 1870 – May 13, 1872 Galveston Lost contested election
Michael Cloud Republican 27th June 30, 2018 – present Victoria Incumbent
Jeremiah V. Cockrell Democratic 13th March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 Anson [data unknown/missing]
Ronald D. Coleman Democratic 16th January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 El Paso [data unknown/missing]
James M. Collins Republican 3rd August 24, 1968 – January 3, 1983 Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Larry Combest Republican 19th January 3, 1985 – May 31, 2003 Lubbock Resigned
Jesse M. Combs Democratic 2nd January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 Beaumont [data unknown/missing]
Mike Conaway Republican 11th January 3, 2005 – present Midland Incumbent
Tom Connally Democratic 11th March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1929 Marlin U.S. Senator (1929–1953)
John C. Conner Democratic 2nd March 31, 1870 – March 4, 1873 Sherman [data unknown/missing]
Samuel B. Cooper Democratic 2nd March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1905 Beaumont
March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909
William H. Crain Democratic 7th March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1893 Cuero [data unknown/missing]
11th March 4, 1893 – February 10, 1896 Died
John W. Cranford Democratic 4th March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 Sulphur Springs Died
Dan Crenshaw Republican 2nd January 3, 2019 – present Houston Incumbent
Oliver H. Cross Democratic 11th March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937 Waco [data unknown/missing]
Miles Crowley Democratic 10th March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 Galveston [data unknown/missing]
Henry Cuellar Democratic 28th January 3, 2005 – present Laredo Incumbent
David B. Culberson Democratic 2nd March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883 Jefferson
4th March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1897
John Culberson Republican 7th January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2019 Houston
James H. Davis Democratic At large March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 Sulphur Springs [data unknown/missing]
Reese C. De Graffenreid Democratic 3rd March 4, 1897 – August 29, 1902 Longview Died
Kika de la Garza Democratic 15th January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1997 Mission [data unknown/missing]
Edward Degener Republican 4th March 31, 1870 – March 4, 1871 San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Tom DeLay Republican 22nd January 3, 1985 – June 9, 2006 Sugar Land Resigned
Martin Dies, Sr. Democratic 2nd March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1919 Beaumont [data unknown/missing]
Martin Dies, Jr. Democratic 2nd March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1945 Orange
At large January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959 Lufkin
Lloyd Doggett Democratic 10th January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005 Austin [data unknown/missing]
25th January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 [data unknown/missing]
35th January 3, 2013 – present Incumbent
John Dowdy Democratic 7th September 23, 1952 – January 3, 1967 Athens
2nd January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973
Joe H. Eagle Democratic 8th March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 Houston
January 28, 1933 – January 3, 1937
Robert C. Eckhardt Democratic 8th January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1981 Houston Nephew of Harry M. Wurzbach
Chet Edwards Democratic 11th January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2005 Waco
17th January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011
Veronica Escobar Democratic 16th January 3, 2019 – present El Paso Incumbent
Lemuel D. Evans Know-nothing 1st March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 Marshall [data unknown/missing]
Blake Farenthold Republican 27th January 3, 2011 – April 6, 2018 Corpus Christi Resigned
Scott Field Democratic 6th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907 Calvert [data unknown/missing]
Jack Fields Republican 8th January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1997 Humble [data unknown/missing]
O. C. Fisher Democratic 21st January 3, 1943 – December 31, 1974 San Angelo Resigned after open heart surgery
Bill Flores Republican 17th January 3, 2011 – present Bryan Incumbent
Ed Foreman Republican 16th January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 Odessa Lost to Richard Crawford White
Martin Frost Democratic 24th January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2005 Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Pete Gallego Democratic 23rd January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 Alpine [data unknown/missing]
Robert Gammage Democratic 22nd January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 Houston [data unknown/missing]
Sylvia Garcia Democratic 29th January 3, 2019 – present Houston Incumbent
John Nance Garner Democratic 15th March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1933 Uvalde 44th Speaker of the House (1931–1933); Resigned to become 32nd Vice President (1933–1941)
Clyde L. Garrett Democratic 17th January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 Eastland [data unknown/missing]
Daniel E. Garrett Democratic At large March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 Houston
March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919
8th March 4, 1921 – December 13, 1932 Died
Brady P. Gentry Democratic 3rd January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 Tyler [data unknown/missing]
Pete Geren Democratic 12th September 12, 1989 – January 3, 1997 Fort Worth [data unknown/missing]
Dewitt Clinton Giddings Democratic 3rd May 13, 1872 – March 4, 1875 Brenham
5th March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879
Oscar W. Gillespie Democratic 12th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911 Fort Worth [data unknown/missing]
Louie Gohmert Republican 1st January 3, 2005 – present Tyler Incumbent
Charlie Gonzalez Democratic 20th January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013 San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Henry B. Gonzalez Democratic 20th November 4, 1961 – January 3, 1999 San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Vicente Gonzalez Democratic 15th January 3, 2017 – present McAllen Incumbent
Lance Gooden Republican 5th January 3, 2019 – present Terrell Incumbent
Ed Gossett Democratic 13th January 3, 1939 – July 31, 1951 Wichita Falls Resigned
Phil Gramm Democratic 6th January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1983 College Station Changed parties
Republican February 12, 1983 – January 3, 1985 U.S. Senator (1985–2002)
Kay Granger Republican 12th January 3, 1997 – present Fort Worth Incumbent
Al Green Democratic 9th January 3, 2005 – present Houston Incumbent
Gene Green Democratic 29th January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2019 Houston
Alexander W. Gregg Democratic 7th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1919 Palestine Chairman of House War Claims Committee (1913–1919)
Walter Gresham Democratic 10th March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 Galveston [data unknown/missing]
Ben H. Guill Republican 18th May 6, 1950 – January 3, 1951 Pampa [data unknown/missing]
Ralph Hall Democratic 4th January 3, 1981 – January 5, 2004 Rockwall
Republican January 5, 2004 – January 3, 2015
Sam B. Hall, Jr. Democratic 1st June 19, 1976 – May 27, 1985 Marshall Resigned to become US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Andrew Jackson Hamilton Independent Democratic 2nd March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 Austin Later 11th Governor of Texas (1865–1866)
Kent Hance Democratic 19th January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985 Lubbock [data unknown/missing]
John Hancock Democratic 4th March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875 Austin
5th March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877
10th March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885
Rufus Hardy Democratic 6th March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1923 Corsicana Chairman of House Expenditures in the Navy Department Committee (1911–1919)
Silas Hare Democratic 5th March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891 Sherman [data unknown/missing]
Robert B. Hawley Republican 10th March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1901 Galveston [data unknown/missing]
Robert Lee Henry Democratic 7th March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 Waco Chairman of House Rules Committee (1911–1917)
11th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1917
Jeb Hensarling Republican 5th January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019 Dallas
William S. Herndon Democratic 1st March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1875 Tyler [data unknown/missing]
Jack English Hightower Democratic 13th January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 Vernon [data unknown/missing]
Rubén Hinojosa Democratic 15th January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2017 Mercedes [data unknown/missing]
Volney Howard Democratic 2nd March 4, 1849 – March 4, 1853 San Antonio [data unknown/missing]
Claude Benton Hudspeth Democratic 16th March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1931 El Paso [data unknown/missing]
Will Hurd Republican 23rd January 3, 2015 – present Helotes Incumbent
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Democratic 1st March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 Houston [data unknown/missing]
Frank N. Ikard Democratic 13th September 8, 1951 – December 15, 1961 Wichita Falls Resigned
Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 18th January 3, 1995 – present Houston Incumbent
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic 30th January 3, 1993 – present Dallas Incumbent
Luther Alexander Johnson Democratic 6th March 4, 1923 – July 17, 1946 Corsicana Resigned to become a justice of the Tax Court of the United States
Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic 10th April 10, 1937 – January 3, 1949 Johnson City U.S. Senator (1949–1961)
Sam Johnson Republican 3rd May 8, 1991 – January 3, 2019 Plano
George Washington Jones Greenback 5th March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 Bastrop Previously 10th Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1866–1867)
James H. Jones Democratic 3rd March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 Henderson [data unknown/missing]
John Marvin Jones Democratic 13th March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919 Amarillo Redistricting
18th March 4, 1919 – November 20, 1940 Resigned to become judge, United States Court of Claims (1940–1943)
Barbara Jordan Democratic 18th January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 Houston Retired
David S. Kaufman Democratic 1st March 30, 1846 – January 31, 1851 Lowes Ferry Died; namesake of Kaufman County, Texas
Abraham Kazen Democratic 23rd January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1985 Laredo Lost primary
Paul J. Kilday Democratic 20th January 3, 1939 – September 24, 1961 San Antonio Resigned to become judge on what was then United States Court of Military Appeals (1961–1968)
Constantine B. Kilgore Democratic 3rd March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1895 Wills Point [data unknown/missing]
Joe M. Kilgore Democratic 15th January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 McAllen Retired
Richard M. Kleberg Democratic 14th November 24, 1931 – January 3, 1945 Corpus Christi Lost primary
Rudolph Kleberg Democratic 11th April 7, 1896 – March 4, 1903 Cuero Retired
Bob Krueger Democratic 21st January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 New Braunfels Later U.S. Senator (1993)
Nick Lampson Democratic 9th January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 Beaumont
22nd January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009 Lost re-election
Fritz G. Lanham Democratic 12th April 19, 1919 – January 3, 1947 Fort Worth Retired
S. W. T. Lanham Democratic 11th March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1893 Weatherford Ran for governor (lost)
8th March 4, 1897 – January 15, 1903 Resigned to take office as 23rd Governor of Texas (1903–1907)
Greg Laughlin Democratic 14th January 3, 1989 – June 26, 1995 West Columbia Changed parties
Republican June 26, 1995 – January 3, 1997 Lost primary runoff
Marvin Leath Democratic 11th January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 Waco Retired
Robert Quincy Lee Democratic 17th March 4, 1929 – April 18, 1930 Cisco Died
Mickey Leland Democratic 18th January 3, 1979 – August 7, 1989 Houston Died
Robert M. Lively Democratic 3rd July 23, 1910 – March 4, 1911 Canton Declined nomination
Tom Loeffler Republican 21st January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 Hunt Ran for governor (lost)
John B. Long Democratic 2nd March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 Rusk Lost primary
Wingate H. Lucas Democratic 12th January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 Grapevine Lost primary
John E. Lyle, Jr. Democratic 14th January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1955 Corpus Christi Retired
George H. Mahon Democratic 19th January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1979 Colorado City Chairman of Appropriations Committee (1963–1979)
Chairman of Joint Reduction of Federal Expenditures Committee (1967–1975)
Joseph J. Mansfield Democratic 9th March 4, 1917 – July 12, 1947 Columbus Died; Chairman of Rivers and Harbors Committee (1931–1947)
Kenny Marchant Republican 24th January 3, 2005 – present Carrollton Incumbent
William Harrison Martin Democratic 2nd November 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891 Athens [data unknown/missing]
Jim Mattox Democratic 5th January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Maury Maverick Democratic 20th January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 San Antonio Lost primary
A. Jeff McLemore Democratic At-Large March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919 Houston Redistricting
Michael McCaul Republican 10th January 3, 2005 – present Austin Incumbent
Augustus McCloskey Democratic 14th March 4, 1929 – February 10, 1930 San Antonio Election contested
William D. McFarlane Democratic 13th March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 Graham Lost primary
William P. McLean Democratic 2nd March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 Mount Pleasant Retired
Dale Milford Democratic 24th January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 Grand Prairie Lost primary
James Francis Miller Democratic 8th March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 Gonzales Declined nomination
Roger Q. Mills Democratic At-Large March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 Corsicana Redistricting
4th March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883 Redistricting
9th March 4, 1883 – March 23, 1892 Resigned to become U.S. Senator (1892–1899)
John M. Moore Democratic 8th December 4, 1905 – March 4, 1913 Richmond [data unknown/missing]
Littleton W. Moore Democratic 8th March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1893 La Grange [data unknown/missing]
Randy Neugebauer Republican 19th June 3, 2003 – January 3, 2017 Lubbock [data unknown/missing]
George H. Noonan Republican 12th March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 San Antonio Lost re-election
Beto O'Rourke Democratic 16th January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 El Paso
Thomas P. Ochiltree Independent 7th March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 Galveston Retired
Pete Olson Republican 22nd January 3, 2009 – present Sugar Land Incumbent
Solomon P. Ortiz Democratic 27th January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011 Corpus Christi Lost general
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher Democratic 7th January 3, 2019 – present Houston Incumbent
Lucian W. Parrish[1] Democratic 13th March 4, 1919 – March 27, 1922 Henrietta Died
Thomas M. Paschal[2] Democratic 12th March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 Castroville Lost primary
William Neff Patman Democratic 14th January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 Ganado [data unknown/missing]
Wright Patman Democratic 1st March 4, 1929 – March 7, 1976 Texarkana Died; Chairman of House Select Small Business Committee (1949–1953, 1955–1963)
Chairman of Joint Economic Committee (1957–1959, 1961–1963, 1965–1967, 1969–1971, 1973–1975)
Chairman of Joint Defense Production Committee (1963–1965, 1967–1969, 1971–1973, 1975–1976)
Chairman of House Banking and Currency Committee (1963–1975)
Nat Patton Democratic 7th January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945 Crockett [data unknown/missing]
Ron Paul Republican 22nd April 3, 1976 – January 3, 1977 Lake Jackson Lost re-election
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985 Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
14th January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 Father of U.S. Senator Rand Paul
George C. Pendleton Democratic 7th March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 Belton [data unknown/missing]
Tom Pickett Democratic 7th January 3, 1945 – June 30, 1952 Palestine Resigned to become Vice-President of the National Coal Association
J. J. Pickle Democratic 10th December 21, 1963 – January 3, 1995 Austin [data unknown/missing]
Timothy Pilsbury Democratic 2nd March 30, 1846 – March 4, 1849 Brazoria [data unknown/missing]
John M. Pinckney Democratic 8th November 17, 1903 – April 24, 1905 Hempstead Killed
William R. Poage Democratic 11th January 3, 1937 – December 31, 1978 Waco Resigned; Chairman of House Agriculture Committee (1967–1975)
Ted Poe Republican 2nd January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2019 Humble
Joe R. Pool Democratic At large January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 Dallas Redistricting (see Wesberry v. Sanders, 1964)
3rd January 3, 1967 – July 14, 1968 Died
Bob Price Republican 18th January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 Pampa
13th January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Graham B. Purcell, Jr. Democratic 13th January 27, 1962 – January 3, 1973 Wichita Falls Redistricting
Choice B. Randell Democratic 5th March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1903 Sherman Redistricting
4th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913 Ran for U.S. Senate (lost)
John Ratcliffe Republican 4th January 3, 2015 – May 22, 2020 Heath Resigned to become Director of National Intelligence
Sam Rayburn Democratic 4th March 4, 1913 – November 16, 1961 Bonham Died; longest tenured Speaker of the House (1940–1947), (1949–1953), (1955–1961); Majority Leader (1937–1940); Minority Leader (1947–1949), (1953–1955); longest serving member of Congress from Texas until at least 2023
John Henninger Reagan Democratic 1st March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 Palestine Resigned due to the outbreak of the Civil War; member of the Provisional Confederate Congress; 1st Confederate Postmaster (1861–1865); 3rd Confederate Treasury Secretary (1865)
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883 [data unknown/missing]
2nd March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 Re-elected in 1886, but resigned after being elected to the U.S. Senate (1887–1891); resigned to become chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas
Kenneth M. Regan Democratic 16th August 23, 1947 – January 3, 1955 Midland Lost primary
Silvestre Reyes Democratic 16th January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 El Paso [data unknown/missing]
Ray Roberts Democratic 4th January 30, 1962 – January 3, 1981 McKinney Retired; Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (1975–1981)
Ciro Rodriguez Democratic 28th April 17, 1997 – January 3, 2005 San Antonio
23rd 2007–2011
Walter Rogers Democratic 18th January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1967 Pampa Retired
Chip Roy Republican 21st January 3, 2019 – present Austin Incumbent
Gordon J. Russell Democratic 3rd November 4, 1902 – June 14, 1910 Tyler Resigned to become a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (1910–1919d)
Sam M. Russell Democratic 17th January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 Stephenville [data unknown/missing]
J. T. Rutherford Democratic 16th January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 Odessa Lost general
Morgan G. Sanders Democratic 3rd March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1939 Canton [data unknown/missing]
Max Sandlin Democratic 1st January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 Marshall [data unknown/missing]
Bill Sarpalius Democratic 13th January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 Amarillo [data unknown/missing]
Joseph D. Sayers Democratic 10th March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1893 Bastrop Redistricting
9th March 4, 1893 – January 16, 1899 Chairman of House Appropriations Committee (1893–1895); resigned to take office as 22nd Governor of Texas (1899–1903)
Gustav Schleicher Democratic 6th March 4, 1875 – January 10, 1879 Cuero Died; had been re-elected to a 3rd term; Chairman of House Railways and Canals Committee (1877–1879)
Richardson A. Scurry Democratic 1st March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 Clarksville [data unknown/missing]
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs Republican 22nd November 13, 2006 – January 3, 2007 Houston [data unknown/missing]
Pete Sessions Republican 5th January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 Dallas Redistricting
32nd January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2019
John Levi Sheppard Democratic 4th March 4, 1899 – October 11, 1902 Texarkana Died
Morris Sheppard Democratic 4th November 15, 1902 – March 4, 1903 Texarkana Redistricting
1st March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913 Chairman of House Public Buildings and Grounds Committee (1911–1913);
U.S. Senator (1913–1941); longest-serving senator from Texas until at least 2021
James Luther Slayden Democratic 12th March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1903 San Antonio Redistricting
14th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1919 Declined nomination
Lamar S. Smith Republican 21st January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2019 San Antonio Chairman of House Standards of Official Conduct Committee (1999–2001)
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee (2011–2019)
William Robert Smith Democratic 16th March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1917 Colorado City Chairman of House Irrigation of Arid Lands Committee (1911–1917)
George W. Smyth Democratic 1st March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 Jasper Declined nomination
Charles L. South Democratic 21st January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 Coleman [data unknown/missing]
Alan Steelman Republican 5th January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 Dallas [data unknown/missing]
Charles Stenholm Democratic 17th January 3, 1979 – January 3, 2005 Stamford Redistricting
John Hall Stephens Democratic 13th March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1917 Vernon Chairman of House Indian Affairs Committee (1911–1917); lost primary
Charles Stewart Democratic 1st March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1893 Houston Retired
Steve Stockman Republican 9th January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 Beaumont [data unknown/missing]
36th January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 [data unknown/missing]
Sterling P. Strong Democratic At large March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 Dallas Lost primary
Hatton W. Sumners Democratic At large March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 Dallas Redistricting
5th March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1947 Chairman of House Judiciary Committee (1931–1947)
Mac Sweeney Republican 14th January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 Wharton Lost re-election
Van Taylor Republican 3rd January 3, 2019 – present Plano Incumbent
Olin E. Teague Democratic 6th August 24, 1946 – December 31, 1978 College Station Resigned; Chairman of Select Committee on Education, Training, and Loan Programs of World War II Veterans (1949–1953); Chairman of House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (1955–1972); Cochairman of the Select Committee on Astronautics and Space Exploration (1973–1978); Chairman of Committee on Science and Astronautics (1973–1975); Chairman of Committee on Science and Technology (1975–1978)
Frank Tejeda Democratic 28th January 3, 1993 – January 30, 1997 San Antonio Died
George B. Terrell Democratic At-large March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 Alto Retired
Albert Richard Thomas Democratic 8th January 3, 1937 – February 15, 1966 Houston Died; succeeded by widow, Lera Millard Thomas
Lera Millard Thomas Democratic 8th March 26, 1966 – January 3, 1967 Houston Widow of Albert Richard Thomas; retired
R. Ewing Thomason Democratic 16th March 4, 1931 – July 31, 1947 El Paso Resigned to become a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Clark W. Thompson Democratic 7th June 24, 1933 – January 3, 1935 Galveston [data unknown/missing]
9th August 23, 1947 – December 30, 1966 Resigned
Homer Thornberry Democratic 10th January 3, 1949 – December 20, 1963 Austin Resigned to become a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (1963–1965); judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (1965–1995)
Mac Thornberry Republican 13th January 3, 1995 – present Clarendon Incumbent
James W. Throckmorton Democratic 3rd March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1879 McKinney Previously 12th Governor of Texas (1866–1867); Chairman of Committee on Pacific Railroads (1877–1879); retired
5th March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 Chairman of Committee on Pacific Railroads (1885–1887); retired
Jim Turner Democratic 2nd January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 Crockett Retired
Christopher C. Upson Democratic 6th April 15, 1879 – March 4, 1883 San Antonio Lost primary
Tom Vandergriff Democratic 26th January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 Arlington Lost general
Horace Worth Vaughan Democratic 1st March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 Texarkana Lost re-election
Marc Veasey Democratic 33rd January 3, 2013 – present Fort Worth Incumbent
Filemon Vela, Jr. Democratic 34th January 3, 2013 – present Brownsville Incumbent
Craig Anthony Washington Democratic 18th December 9, 1989 – January 3, 1995 Houston Lost primary
Randy Weber Republican 14th January 3, 2013 – present Pearland Incumbent
Olin Wellborn Democratic 3rd March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 Dallas Redistricting
6th March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 Lost primary; Chairman of House Committee of Indian Affairs (1883–1887)
Milton H. West Democratic 15th April 23, 1933 – October 28, 1948 Brownsville Died; Chairman of Committee on Elections (1937–1939)
Richard Crawford White Democratic 16th January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1983 El Paso Retired
George W. Whitmore Republican 1st March 30, 1870 – March 4, 1871 Tyler Lost re-election
Guinn Williams Democratic 13th May 22, 1922 – March 4, 1933 Decatur Retired; Chairman of Committee on Territories (1931–1933)
Roger Williams Republican 25th January 3, 2013 – present Weatherford Incumbent
Asa H. Willie Democratic AL March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 Galveston Retired
Charlie Wilson Democratic 2nd January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1997 Lufkin [data unknown/missing]
James Clifton Wilson Democratic 12th March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 Fort Worth Resigned (had been re-elected to another term) to become a judge for the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (1919–1947)
Joseph Franklin Wilson Democratic 5th January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955 Dallas Retired
Dudley G. Wooten Democratic 6th July 13, 1901 – March 4, 1903 Dallas Lost primary
Eugene Worley Democratic 17th January 3, 1941 – April 3, 1950 Shamrock Resigned to become judge for the U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1950–1959), later its chief judge (1959–1974d)
Jim Wright Democratic 12th January 3, 1955 – June 30, 1989 Weatherford Resigned; 56th Speaker of the House (1987–1989); 19th House Majority Leader (1977–1987)
Ron Wright Republican 6th January 3, 2019 – present Arlington Incumbent
Harry M. Wurzbach Republican 14th March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1929 Seguin Lost general; contested results; reinstated
February 10, 1930 – November 6, 1931 Died; had been re-elected to another term; uncle of Robert C. Eckhardt
Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr. Democratic 14th January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 Bloomington Retired
Charles Henderson Yoakum Democratic 3rd March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 Yoakum [data unknown/missing]
James Young Democratic 3rd March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1921 Kaufman Retired
John Andrew Young Democratic 14th January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1979 Corpus Christi Lost primary

Living former members

As of May 2020, there are 54 living former members. The most recent to die was Sam Johnson (served 1991–2019) on May 27, 2020. Johnson was also the most recently serving member to die.

Member Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Ed Foreman 1963–1965 (1933-12-22) December 22, 1933
Bill Archer 1971–2001 (1928-03-22) March 22, 1928
Alan Steelman 1973–1977 (1942-03-15) March 15, 1942
Bob Krueger 1975–1979 (1935-09-19) September 19, 1935
Ron Paul 1976–1977
1979–1985
1997–2013		 (1935-08-20) August 20, 1935
Joseph P. Wyatt Jr. 1979–1981 (1941-10-12) October 12, 1941
Phil Gramm 1979–1983
1983–1985		 (1942-07-08) July 8, 1942
Kent Hance 1979–1985 (1942-11-14) November 14, 1942
Tom Loeffler 1979–1987 (1946-08-01) August 1, 1946
Charles Stenholm 1979–2005 (1938-10-26) October 26, 1938
Martin Frost 1979–2005 (1942-01-01) January 1, 1942
Jack Fields 1981–1997 (1952-02-03) February 3, 1952
Steve Bartlett 1983–1991 (1947-09-19) September 19, 1947
Michael A. Andrews 1983–1995 (1944-02-07) February 7, 1944
John Wiley Bryant 1983–1997 (1947-02-22) February 22, 1947
Ronald D. Coleman 1983–1997 (1941-11-29) November 29, 1941
Solomon P. Ortiz 1983–2011 (1937-06-03) June 3, 1937
Beau Boulter 1985–1989 (1942-02-23) February 23, 1942
Mac Sweeney 1985–1989 (1955-09-15) September 15, 1955
Albert Bustamante 1985–1993 (1935-04-08) April 8, 1935
Jim Chapman 1985–1997 (1945-03-08) March 8, 1945
Larry Combest 1985–2003 (1945-03-20) March 20, 1945
Dick Armey 1985–2003 (1940-07-07) July 7, 1940
Tom DeLay 1985–2006 (1947-04-08) April 8, 1947
Joe Barton 1985–2019 (1949-09-15) September 15, 1949
Lamar Smith 1987–2019 (1947-11-19) November 19, 1947
Bill Sarpalius 1989–1995 (1948-01-10) January 10, 1948
Craig Washington 1989–1995 (1941-10-12) October 12, 1941
Pete Geren 1989–1997 (1952-01-29) January 29, 1952
Greg Laughlin 1989–1997 (1942-01-21) January 21, 1942
Chet Edwards 1991–2011 (1951-11-24) November 24, 1951
Henry Bonilla 1993–2007 (1954-01-02) January 2, 1954
Gene Green 1993–2019 (1947-10-17) October 17, 1947
Steve Stockman 1995–1997
2013–2015		 (1956-11-14) November 14, 1956
Ken Bentsen Jr. 1995–2003 (1959-06-03) June 3, 1959
Max Sandlin 1997–2005 (1952-09-29) September 29, 1952
Jim Turner 1997–2005 (1946-02-06) February 6, 1946
Nick Lampson 1997–2005
2007–2009		 (1945-02-14) February 14, 1945
Ciro Rodriguez 1997–2005
2007–2011		 (1946-12-09) December 9, 1946
Silvestre Reyes 1997–2013 (1944-11-10) November 10, 1944
Rubén Hinojosa 1997–2017 (1940-08-20) August 20, 1940
Pete Sessions 1997–2019 (1955-03-22) March 22, 1955
Charlie Gonzalez 1999–2013 (1945-05-05) May 5, 1945
John Culberson 2001–2019 (1956-08-24) August 24, 1956
Chris Bell 2003–2005 (1959-11-23) November 23, 1959
Randy Neugebauer 2003–2017 (1949-12-24) December 24, 1949
Jeb Hensarling 2003–2019 (1957-05-29) May 29, 1957
Ted Poe 2005–2019 (1948-09-10) September 10, 1948
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs 2006–2007 (1953-06-22) June 22, 1953
Quico Canseco 2011–2013 (1949-07-30) July 30, 1949
Blake Farenthold 2011–2018 (1961-12-12) December 12, 1961
Pete Gallego 2013–2015 (1961-12-02) December 2, 1961
Beto O'Rourke 2013–2019 (1972-09-26) September 26, 1972
John Ratcliffe 2015–2020 (1965-10-20) October 20, 1965

References
  1. "PARRISH, Lucian Walton, (1878–1922)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  2. "PASCHAL, Thomas Moore, (1845–1919)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
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