Texas's 29th congressional district

Texas's 29th congressional district
	Texas's 29th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Sylvia Garcia; D–Houston
Distribution	99.94% urban[1]; 0.06% rural;
Population (2016)	765,403[2]
Median income	$42,792[3]
Ethnicity	77.09% Hispanic; 10.61% black; 9.46% white; 2.26% Asian; 0.58% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+19[4]

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.

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 18 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

Baytown (prior to 2013 redistricting)
Houston
Pasadena

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Electoral history
District created		January 3, 1993
. Gene Green	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.
. Sylvia Garcia	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th	Elected in 2018.

Election results

US House election, 2004: Texas District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Gene Green	78,256	94.1	-1.0
	Libertarian	Clifford Messina	4,868	5.9	+1.0
Majority			73,388	88.3
Turnout			83,124
	Democratic hold		Swing	-1.0

US House election, 2006: Texas District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Gene Green	37,174	74%	-20,1%
	Republican	Eric Story	12,347	24%	+24%
Majority			24,827	50%
Turnout			49,521
	Democratic hold		Swing

US House election, 2008: Texas District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Gene Green	79,718	75%	+10.4
	Republican	Eric Story	25,512	24%	-10.1%
Majority			54,206	51%
Turnout			105,230
	Democratic hold		Swing	-1.0

US House election, 2010: Texas District 29
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Gene Green	43,185	64.6%	-10.4%
	Republican	Roy Morales	22,756	34.1%	+10.1%
Majority			20,399	30.5%
Turnout			65,941
	Democratic hold		Swing

Historical district boundaries

2007 - 2013

References

https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=29
https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=29
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
"Political challenge: Revised council redistricting plan offers Hispanics a third majority district." (editorial) Houston Chronicle. Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.

Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[2] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=29

[3] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=48&cd=29

[Cook-4] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[NewdisJ-5] "Political challenge: Revised council redistricting plan offers Hispanics a third majority district." (editorial) Houston Chronicle. Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.