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U.S. House district for Texas
Texas's 15th congressional district Texas's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2023
Representative Distribution 86.67% urban[ 1] 13.33% rural Population (2023) 799,844[ 2] Median household $59,068[ 3] Ethnicity Cook PVI R+1[ 4]
Texas's 15th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes a thin section of the far south of the state of Texas . The district's current Representative is Republican Monica De La Cruz . Elected in 2022, De La Cruz is the first Republican and woman to represent the district.
Currently, the 15th Congressional District composes of a narrow strip of land running from western Hidalgo County in the Rio Grande Valley northwards to eastern Guadalupe County , to the east of San Antonio . The district includes the entirety of Brooks , Jim Wells , Live Oak , Karnes , and Wilson counties between Hidalgo and Guadalupe counties.
The district has generally given its congressmen very long tenures in Washington; only eight people, seven Democrats and one Republican, have ever represented it. The district's best-known Representative was John Nance Garner , who represented the district from its creation in 1903 until 1933, and was Speaker of the House from 1931 to 1933. He ran with Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns, and was elected Vice President of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941. The district was one of the first Latino-majority districts in the country, and has been represented by Latino congressmen since 1965.
Notably, this district narrowly voted more Republican in the House elections than the nation as a whole in 2020. Vincente Gonzalez won by 2.9 points while Democrats won the national vote by a combined 3.1 percentage points. It also voted more Republican than the national average while voting Democratic in the 2020 United States presidential election , and the difference between the national vote and the result was wider in the presidential election than the House. Due to redistricting, incumbent Gonzalez in the 2022 election ran in the 34th congressional district . The Republican nominee, former insurance agent Monica De La Cruz defeated the Democratic nominee, businesswoman Michelle Vallejo.
Election results from recent statewide races [ edit ] Results under current lines (since 2023) [ 5]
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member
Party
Years
Cong
Electoral history
Counties
District established March 4, 1903
John N. Garner (Uvalde )
Democratic
March 4, 1903 –
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 .Vice President of the United States .
1903–1911 [data missing
1911–1919 [data missing
1919–1935 [data missing
Vacant
March 4, 1933 –
73rd
Milton H. West (Brownsville )
Democratic
April 23, 1933 –
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th
Elected to finish Garner's term .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .
1935–1959 [data missing
Vacant
October 28, 1948 –
80th
Lloyd Bentsen (McAllen )
Democratic
December 4, 1948 –
80th 81st 82nd 83rd
Elected to finish West's term .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .
Joe M. Kilgore (McAllen )
Democratic
January 3, 1955 –
84th 85th 86th 87th 88th
Elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .
1959–1967 [data missing
Kika de la Garza (McAllen )
Democratic
January 3, 1965 –
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th
Elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .
1967–1969 [data missing
1969–1973 [data missing
1973–1975 [data missing
1975–1983 [data missing
1983–1985 [data missing
1985–1993 [data missing
1993–2003 Bee , Brooks , De Witt , Goliad , Hidalgo , Jim Wells , Karnes , Kleberg , Live Oak , San Patricio , and Willacy
Rubén Hinojosa (Mercedes )
Democratic
January 3, 1997 –
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th
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 .
2003–2005 Bee , Brooks , Goliad , Hidalgo , Kleberg , Live Oak , Nueces , and San Patricio
2005–2007 Bastrop , Bee , Brooks , Cameron , Colorado , De Witt , Fayette , Goliad , Hidalgo , Jim Wells , Lavaca , Refugio , and San Patricio
2007–2013 Bee , Brooks , Cameron , De Witt , Duval , Goliad , Hidalgo , Jim Wells , Karnes , Live Oak , Refugio , and San Patricio
2013–2023 Brooks , Duval , Guadalupe (part), Hidalgo (part), Jim Hogg , Karnes , Live Oak , and Wilson (part)[ 7]
Vicente Gonzalez (McAllen )
Democratic
January 3, 2017 –
115th 116th 117th
Elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .34th district
Monica De La Cruz (Edinburg )
Republican
January 3, 2023 –
118th
Elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present Brooks , Guadalupe (part), Hidalgo (part), Jim Wells , Karnes , Live Oak , and Wilson [ 8]
Historical district boundaries [ edit ] 2007–2013
2013–2023
Specific
^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)" . U.S. Census Bureau . Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.^ "My Congressional District" .^ "My Congressional District" .^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2023 .^ "TX 2022 Congressional" . Dave’s Redistricting App . Retrieved July 15, 2023 .^ "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 .^ 1920 election results ^ 1922 election results ^ 1924 election results ^ 1926 election results ^ 1928 election results ^ 1930 election results ^ 1932 election results ^ 1934 election results ^ 1936 election results ^ 1938 election results ^ 1940 election results ^ 1942 election results ^ 1944 election results ^ 1946 election results ^ 1948 election results ^ 1950 election results ^ 1952 election results ^ 1954 election results ^ 1956 election results ^ 1958 election results ^ 1960 election results ^ 1962 election results ^ 1964 election results ^ 1966 election results ^ 1968 election results ^ 1970 election results ^ 1972 election results ^ 1974 election results ^ 1976 election results ^ 1978 election results ^ 1980 election results ^ 1982 election results ^ 1984 election results ^ 1986 election results ^ 1988 election results ^ 1990 election results ^ 1992 election results ^ 1994 election results ^ 1996 election results ^ 1998 election results ^ 2000 election results ^ 2002 election results ^ 2004 election results ^ 2006 election results ^ 2008 election results ^ 2010 election results ^ 2012 election results ^ 2014 election results ^ 2016 election results
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