District 42 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It has been represented by Democrat Richard Raymond since 2001.
Geography The district is located in Webb County, Texas.
List of representatives
Leg. Portrait Representative Party Term start Term end Counties they represented 3rd Reuben E. Clements Unknown November 5, 1849 November 3, 1851 Cameron, Nueces, Starr, Webb 4th Andrew Jackson HamiltonDemocratic November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853 Travis 5th William Francis Daniel Unknown November 7, 1853 November 5, 1855 Falls, Freestone, Limestone 6th Milton Busby November 5, 1855 November 2, 1857 7th Thomas P. AycockDemocratic November 2, 1857 November 7, 1859 8th Aaron Perry Jr. November 7, 1859 November 4, 1861 9th Joseph Ward Unknown November 4, 1861 January 14, 1862 Ellis, Johnson, Parker 10th Edmund Gaines Pendleton November 2, 1863 August 6, 1866 John Henry Prince November 2, 1863 April 18, 1864 Vacant April 18, 1864 May 4, 1864 William Russell ShannonDemocratic May 4, 1864 August 6, 1866 11th Benjamin P. Hendley Unknown August 6, 1866 February 7, 1870 C. L. Jordan August 8, 1866 February 7, 1870 12th Vacant February 7, 1870 January 14, 1873 13th January 14, 1873 January 13, 1874 14th January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876 15th Elias Brooks SmythDemocratic April 18, 1876 January 14, 1879Limestone 16th James Petty Brown January 14, 1879 January 11, 1881 17th Lafayette Lumpkin Foster January 11, 1881 January 9, 1883 18th John Marks Moore January 9, 1883 January 13, 1885 Eastland, Palo Pinto, Stephens 19th Joseph T. Webb January 13, 1885 January 11, 1887 20th Alexander Hamilton LatimerProhibitionist Democrat January 11, 1887 January 8, 1889 21st Charles Ulrich ConnelleeDemocratic January 8, 1889 January 10, 1891 22nd January 10, 1891 January 10, 1893 23rd Martin McHenry Kenney January 10, 1893 January 8, 1895Austin 24th Charles Langhammer January 8, 1895 January 12, 1897 25th Frank Lotto January 12, 1897 January 10, 1899 26th Dethloff Willrodt January 10, 1899 January 8, 1901 27th Charles Cantrell Glenn January 8, 1901 January 13, 1903 28th William Jackson Bryant January 13, 1903 January 10, 1905 Limestone 29th January 10, 1905 January 8, 1907 30th George A. Bell January 8, 1907 January 12, 1909 31st Lucius Pat Leach January 12, 1909 January 10, 1911 32nd January 10, 1911 January 14, 1913 33rd James Leonard Webb January 14, 1913 January 12, 1915Grayson Icil Burchett "Ice" Reeves January 14, 1913 January 12, 1915 34th January 12, 1915 January 9, 1917 Dan Scott McMillin January 12, 1915 January 9, 1917 35th January 9, 1917 January 14, 1919 Icil Burchett "Ice" Reeves January 9, 1917 January 14, 1919 36th January 14, 1919 January 11, 1921 Dan Scott McMillin January 14, 1919 January 11, 1921 37th Humboldt Cummins January 11, 1921 January 9, 1923 Joseph Robert Westbrook January 11, 1921 January 9, 1923 38th Clifford Eugene Dinkle January 9, 1923 January 13, 1925 Hunt, Rains 39th January 13, 1925 January 11, 1927 40th Selby Evans Barnett January 11, 1927 January 8, 1929 41st January 8, 1929 January 13, 1931 42nd Benjamin Franklin Vaughn January 13, 1931 January 10, 1933 43rd January 10, 1933 January 8, 1935 44th Jesse Elbert Roach January 8, 1935 January 12, 1937 45th Louis Mountville Lankford January 12, 1937 January 10, 1939 46th Robert Graham Piner January 10, 1939 January 13, 1941 47th William Leonard Carlton January 14, 1941 January 12, 1943 48th January 12, 1943 January 9, 1945 49th Edward P. Mangum January 9, 1945 January 14, 1947 50th Joseph Ogden Berry January 14, 1947 January 11, 1949 51st William Agnew Swindell January 11, 1949 January 9, 1951 52nd January 9, 1951 July 5, 1951 (resigned) Vacant July 5, 1951 November 13, 1951 Robert Edgar Hutchins Jr.Democratic November 13, 1951 January 13, 1953 53rd Jimmy Ralph Morris January 13, 1953 July 15, 1954 (resigned) Navarro Vacant July 15, 1954 January 11, 1955 54th Robert Clifton JacksonDemocratic January 11, 1955 January 8, 1957 55th January 8, 1957 January 13, 1959 56th January 13, 1959 January 10, 1961 57th Paul Williams Curington January 10, 1961 January 8, 1963 58th Ronald Edd Roberts January 8, 1963 January 12, 1965 Hill, Navarro 59th January 12, 1965 January 10, 1967 60th Joseph Terry Newman January 10, 1967 January 14, 1969 DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Refugio 61st January 14, 1969 January 12, 1971 DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca 62nd Tim Von Dohlen January 12, 1971 January 9, 1973 63rd William G. "Bill" Coody January 9, 1973 January 14, 1975 Parker, Tarrant 64th January 14, 1975 January 11, 1977 65th January 11, 1977 January 9, 1979 66th January 9, 1979 January 13, 1981 67th January 13, 1981 January 11, 1983 68th Antonio C. "Tony" Garcia January 11, 1983 January 8, 1985 Hidalgo 69th January 8, 1985 January 13, 1987 70th Renato Cuellar January 13, 1987 January 10, 1989 71st January 10, 1989 January 8, 1991 72nd January 8, 1991 January 12, 1993 73rd Henry Cuellar January 12, 1993 January 10, 1995 Webb 74th January 10, 1995 January 14, 1997 75th January 14, 1997 January 12, 1999 76th January 12, 1999 January 2, 2001 77th Richard Peña Raymond January 24, 2001 January 14, 2003 78th January 14, 2003 January 11, 2005 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, 2015 84th January 13, 2015 January 10, 2017 85th January 10, 2017 January 8, 2019 86th January 8, 2019 January 12, 2012 87th January 12, 2021 January 10, 2023 88th January 10, 2023 January 14, 2025 89th January 14, 2025 January 12, 2027
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