District 4 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).

The district has been represented by Republican Keith Bell since January 8, 2019, upon his initial election to the Texas House.

As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses all of Kaufman County and the northwestern portion of Henderson County. Major cities in the district include Forney, Kaufman, and Terrell, and the majority of Athens. The district also includes the main campus of Trinity Valley Community College and all of Cedar Creek Reservoir.

List of representatives

Leg. Representative Party Term start Term end Counties represented3rd Alfred Elkins Pace Unknown November 5, 1849 September 7, 1850Fannin Vacant N/A September 7, 1850 November 18, 1850 Harrison G. Hendricks Unknown November 18, 1850 November 3, 18514th Randolph C. Doom November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853Jasper, Newton, Sabine Joshua H. Speights November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853 5th Robert H. Taylor November 7, 1853 November 5, 1855Fannin 6th Thomas N. Pettus November 5, 1855 November 2, 1857 7th Gideon W. Smith November 2, 1857 November 7, 1859 8th Robert H. Taylor November 7, 1859 November 4, 18619th Lipscomb Norvell Jr. November 4, 1861 January 14, 1862Jasper, Newton Vacant N/A January 14, 1862 August 4, 1862 W. T. Roberts Unknown August 4, 1862 February 1, 1863 10th A. N. Perkins November 2, 1863 August 6, 1866 11th Randolph C. Doom August 6, 1866 February 7, 187012th John M. MorrisonRepublican February 8, 1870 January 14, 1873Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt J. M. Manning February 8, 1870 January 14, 1873 Winfield B. StirmanDemocratic February 11, 1870 January 14, 1873 13th John M. McDonald January 14, 1873 January 13, 187413th14th James EastlandJanuary 14, 1873April 18, 1876 James M. HarrisonAnderson, Henderson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Van Zandt14th A. D. Edwards January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876 William M. Lindsey January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876 15th Alexander Horton April 18, 1876 January 14, 1879Sabine, San Augustine 16thJames T. Polley January 14, 1879 January 11, 1881 17th January 11, 1881 January 9, 1883 18th Jesse J. Watkins January 9, 1883 January 13, 1885Angelina, Nacogdoches 19th George F. Ingraham January 13, 1885 January 11, 1887 20th James L. Gilliland January 11, 1887 January 8, 1889 21st James Linn Crossland January 8, 1889 January 13, 1891 22nd Elias B. Lewis January 13, 1891 January 10, 1893 23rd Alvin B. Baker January 10, 1893 January 8, 1895Red River 24th J. M. NixPopulist January 8, 1895 January 12, 1897 25th Preston W. HendersonDemocratic January 12, 1897 January 10, 1899 26th Charles M. Chambers January 10, 1899 January 8, 1901 27th Richard H. Wells January 8, 1901 January 13, 190328th Elvis A. Calvin January 13, 1903 January 10, 1905Lamar William M. Hodges January 13, 1903 January 10, 190529th Clarence Sperry January 10, 1905 January 8, 1907 James C. Mason February 2, 1905 January 8, 190730th Clarence Sperry January 8, 1907 January 12, 1909James C. Mason January 8, 1907 January 12, 190931st January 12, 1909 January 10, 1911 Charles Roach January 12, 1909 January 10, 191132nd Columbus A. Martin January 10, 1911 January 14, 1913 Robert L. McDowra January 10, 1911 January 14, 1913 33rdJames B. Furrh January 14, 1913 January 12, 1915Harrison 34th January 12, 1915 January 9, 1917 35thMadison M. O'Banion January 9, 1917 January 14, 1919 36th January 14, 1919 January 11, 1921 37thVirgil D. Fugler January 11, 1921 January 9, 192338th January 9, 1923 July 20, 1924James M. Perdue January 9, 1923 January 13, 1925Camp, Upshur 39th January 13, 1925 January 11, 1927 40th Jefferson D. Bass January 11, 1927 January 8, 1929 41stThurman W. Adkins January 8, 1929 January 13, 1931 42nd January 13, 1931 January 10, 1933 43rdOtis T. Dunagan January 10, 1933 January 8, 1935 44th January 8, 1935 January 12, 1937 45th Lindley Beckworth January 12, 1937 January 10, 1939 46th Matt Davis January 10, 1939 January 14, 1941 47thNoel C. Baker January 14, 1941 January 12, 1943 48th January 12, 1943 January 9, 194549th January 9, 1945 November 17, 1945 Vacant N/A November 17, 1945 January 14, 1947 50thSurry TurnerDemocratic January 14, 1947 January 11, 1949 51st January 11, 1949 January 9, 1951 52nd Julius Otto Duncan January 9, 1951 January 13, 1953 53rdReagan R. Huffman January 13, 1953 January 11, 1955Harrison 54th January 11, 1955 January 8, 1957 55th January 8, 1957 January 13, 1959 56th January 13, 1959 January 10, 1961 57th Lonnie Nelson Cowles January 10, 1961 January 8, 1963 58thGuy V. McDonald January 8, 1963 January 12, 1965Panola, Rusk 59th January 12, 1965 January 10, 1967 60thSteve A. Burgess January 10, 1967 January 14, 1969Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby 61st January 14, 1969 January 12, 1971 62nd January 12, 1971 January 9, 1973 63rdRoy Blake, Sr. January 9, 1973 January 14, 1975Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby 64th January 14, 1975 January 11, 197765th January 11, 1977 January 10, 1978 Vacant N/A January 10, 1978 March 1, 1978Bill HaleyDemocratic March 1, 1978 January 9, 1979 66th January 9, 1979 January 13, 1981 67th January 13, 1981 January 11, 1983 68thGordon Arnold Jr. January 11, 1983 January 8, 1985Ellis, Kaufman69th January 8, 1985 August 14, 1985 Vacant N/A August 14, 1985 December 18, 1985William K. OakleyDemocratic December 18, 1985 January 13, 1987 70th January 13, 1987 January 10, 1989 71st January 10, 1989 January 8, 1991 72nd January 8, 1991 January 12, 1993 73rd January 12, 1993 January 10, 1995Hunt, Kaufman 74th January 10, 1995 January 14, 1997 75th January 14, 1997 January 12, 1999 76thBetty BrownRepublican January 12, 1999 January 9, 2001 77th January 9, 2001 January 14, 2003 78th January 14, 2003 January 11, 2005Henderson, Kaufman 79th January 11, 2005 January 9, 2007 80th January 9, 2007 January 13, 2009 81st January 13, 2009 January 11, 2011 82ndLance Gooden January 11, 2011 January 8, 2013 83rd January 8, 2013 January 13, 2015 84th Stuart Spitzer January 13, 2015 January 10, 2017 85th Lance Gooden January 10, 2017 January 8, 2019 86thKeith Bell January 8, 2019 January 12, 2021 87th January 12, 2021 January 10, 2023 88th January 10, 2023 January 14, 2025 89th January 14, 2025 Present

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