Texas's 5th House of Representatives district

District 5 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 Cole Hefner since January 10, 2017, 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 Camp, Rains, Titus, Upshur, and Wood Counties, and the northern half of Smith County. Major cities in the district include Emory, Gilmer, Lindale, Mineola, Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg, and Quitman. The district includes the majority of Lake Fork Reservoir and a portion of Lake Tawakoni.

List of representatives

Leg. Representative Party Term start Term end Counties represented 3rd William M. WilliamsUnknown November 5, 1849 November 3, 1851 Fannin, Lamar4th William G. W. Jowers November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853Anderson, Houston Cyrus H. Randolph November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853 5th William H. Bourland November 7, 1853 November 5, 1855Grayson 6thGeorge R. Reeves November 5, 1855 November 2, 1857 7th November 2, 1857 November 7, 1859 8th John E. Henry November 7, 1859 November 4, 1861 9thRichard F. Slaughter November 4, 1861 November 2, 1863Sabine, San Augustine 10th November 2, 1863 August 6, 1866 11th Thomas W. Blount August 8, 1866 February 7, 187012th Benjamin B. LacyDemocratic February 9, 1870 January 14, 1873Panola, Rusk Adison D. TinsleyRepublican February 16, 1870 January 14, 1873Augustus J. BootyDemocratic February 21, 1870 January 14, 187313th January 14, 1873 January 13, 1874 Thomas G. Allison January 14, 1873 January 13, 1874 William W. Morris January 14, 1873 January 13, 187414th Meshack R. RobertsRepublican January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876 Harrison, Rusk David Abner Sr. January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876 Edward Brown January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876 15th Washington HolleyDemocratic April 18, 1876 January 14, 1879Houston 16th William A. Stewart January 14, 1879 January 11, 1881 17th Benjamin F. Frymier January 11, 1881 January 9, 1883 18thStephen W. Blount Jr. January 9, 1883 January 13, 1885Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby 19th January 13, 1885 January 11, 1887 20th John H. Truitt January 11, 1887 January 8, 1889 21st John P. Childers January 8, 1889 January 13, 1891 22nd James W. Truitt January 13, 1891 January 10, 1893 23rd P. H. Rogers January 10, 1893 January 8, 1895Morris, Red River, Titus 24th James McWright Moore January 8, 1895 January 12, 1897 25th Henry T. Rhea January 12, 1897 January 10, 1899 26th John W. Bolin January 10, 1899 January 8, 1901 27th Lynn B. Roach January 8, 1901 January 13, 1903 28th Aubrey T. Stell January 13, 1903 January 10, 1905Delta, Franklin, Hopkins 29thCader Adkin Shelby January 10, 1905 January 8, 1907 30th January 8, 1907 January 12, 1909 31stHenry E. Pharr January 12, 1909 January 10, 1911 32nd January 10, 1911 January 14, 1913 33rd Sidney Smith Baker January 14, 1913 January 12, 1915Panola 34thAlfred E. Meador January 12, 1915 January 9, 1917 35th January 9, 1917 January 14, 1919 36th William E. Biggs January 14, 1919 January 11, 1921 37th W. S. Crawford January 11, 1921 January 9, 1923 38th Virgil D. Fugler January 9, 1923 July 20, 1924Harrison39th John E.V. Jasper January 13, 1925 October 16, 1925 Vacant N/A October 16, 1925 September 13, 1926Benjamin T. WoodallDemocratic September 13, 1926 January 11, 1927 40th January 11, 1927 January 8, 192941st January 8, 1929 July 5, 1929 Vacant N/A July 5, 1929 January 20, 1930 Joseph Andrew RileyDemocratic January 20, 1930 January 13, 1931 42ndHubbard S. Caven January 13, 1931 January 10, 1933 43rd January 10, 1933 January 8, 1935 44thRobert H. Wood January 8, 1935 January 12, 1937 45th January 12, 1937 January 10, 1939 46th January 10, 1939 January 14, 1941 47thRobert V. Avant Sr. January 14, 1941 January 12, 1943 48th January 12, 1943 January 11, 1944 49thIsom P. Hydrick Jr. January 9, 1945 January 14, 1947 50th January 14, 1947 January 11, 1949 51st Walter T. Caven January 11, 1949 January 9, 1951 52nd Reagan R. Huffman January 9, 1951 January 13, 1953 53rd Albert D. Downer January 13, 1953 January 11, 1955Panola, Shelby 54th Billy E. Hunt January 11, 1955 January 8, 1957 55thVelma L. Ramsey January 8, 1957 January 13, 1959 56th January 13, 1959 January 10, 1961 57thRobert L. Fairchild January 10, 1961 January 8, 1963 58th January 8, 1963 January 12, 1965Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Shelby 59th Steve A. Burgess January 12, 1965 January 10, 1967 60thJohn H. Hannah Jr. January 10, 1967 January 14, 1969 Angelina, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity 61st January 14, 1969 January 12, 1971Angelina, Polk, San Jacinto 62nd January 12, 1971 January 9, 1973 63rdHerman Adams Jr. January 9, 1973 January 14, 1975Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson 64th January 14, 1975 January 11, 197765th January 11, 1977 January 10, 1978 Vacant N/A January 10, 1978 March 31, 1978Jerry L. ClarkDemocratic March 31, 1978 January 9, 1979 66th January 9, 1979 January 13, 1981 67th January 13, 1981 January 11, 1983 68thBill G. Hollowell January 11, 1983 January 8, 1985Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt 69th January 8, 1985 January 13, 1987 70th January 13, 1987 January 10, 1989 71st January 10, 1989 January 8, 1991 72ndBob D. Glaze January 8, 1991 January 12, 1993 73rd January 12, 1993 January 10, 1995 74th January 10, 1995 January 14, 1997 75th January 14, 1997 January 12, 1999 76th January 12, 1999 January 9, 2001 77th January 9, 2001 January 14, 2003 78thBryan HughesRepublican January 14, 2003 January 11, 2005Camp, Harrison, Upshur, Wood 79th January 11, 2005 January 9, 2007 80th January 9, 2007 January 13, 2009 81st January 13, 2009 January 11, 2011 82nd January 11, 2011 January 8, 2013 83rd January 8, 2013 January 13, 2015Camp, Morris, Rains, Smith, Titus, Wood 84th January 13, 2015 January 10, 2017 85thCole Hefner January 10, 2017 January 8, 2019 86th January 8, 2019 January 12, 2021 87th January 12, 2021 January 10, 2023 88th January 10, 2023 January 14, 2025Camp, Rains, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood 89th January 14, 2025 Present

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