District 1 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 Gary VanDeaver since January 13, 2015, 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 Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris, and Red River Counties. Major cities in the district include Atlanta, Douglasville, Linden, New Boston, Paris, and Texarkana.

Elections

2022 VanDeaver was unopposed in the 2022 General Election.

2020

2018 As no candidate filed to run against VanDeaver, no primary election was held for the seat.

2016

2014

2012

2010

2008

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2002

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1992

List of representatives

Leg. Portrait Representative Party Term start Term end Counties represented 3rd Burrell P. Smith ? November 5, 1849 November 3, 1851 Red River 4th Napoleon B. Charlton ? November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853 Jefferson, Tyler 5th Hardin R. Runnels ? November 7, 1853 November 5, 1855Bowie 6thHowell W. Runnels Sr.? November 21, 1855 November 2, 1857 7th November 2, 1857 November 7, 1859 8th Solomon H. Pirkey ? November 12, 1859 March 18, 18619th Edward B. Pickett ? November 4, 1861 March 1, 1862Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange Isaiah Junker ? February 2, 1863 November 2, 1863 10th Frederick F. Foscue ? November 2, 1863 August 6, 1866 11th Ambrose D. Kent ? August 7, 1866 February 7, 187012th Thomas J. ChambersDemocratic February 8, 1870 January 14, 1873Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty,Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler Joseph G. SmythDemocratic February 10, 1870 January 14, 1873 W. T. Simmons ? February 16, 1870 January 14, 187313th James ArmstrongDemocratic January 14, 1873 January 13, 1874 Henry H. Ford January 14, 1873 January 13, 1874 Arthur T. Watts January 14, 1873 January 13, 187414th James B. Simpson January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876 Dan Triplett January 13, 1874 April 18, 187614th15thPinkney S. Watts January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876 April 18, 1876 January 14, 1879Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty 16th James W. Carlton January 14, 1879 January 11, 1881 17thWilliam L. Douglass January 11, 1881 January 9, 1883 18th January 9, 1883 January 13, 1885Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange 19th Charles F. Stevens January 13, 1885 January 11, 1887 20th Hugh E. Jackson January 11, 1887 January 8, 1889 21st Jerome Swinford January 8, 1889 January 13, 1891 22nd George C. O'Brien January 13, 1891 January 10, 1893 23rd F. M. Ball January 10, 1893 January 8, 1895Bowie24th R. D. Harrell January 8, 1895 March 10, 1895 Frank M. BrooksIndependent April 16, 1895 January 12, 1897 25th J. D. AlexanderDemocratic January 12, 1897 January 10, 1899 26thWilliam C. Rochelle January 10, 1899 January 8, 1901 27th August 12, 1901 January 13, 1903 28th January 13, 1903 January 10, 1905 29thJoseph A. Dodd January 10, 1905 January 8, 1907 30th January 8, 1907 January 12, 1909 31st Norman Dalby January 12, 1909 January 10, 1911 32ndLewis Henry January 10, 1911 January 14, 1913 33rd January 14, 1913 January 12, 1915 34thR. H. Jones January 12, 1915 January 9, 1917 35th January 9, 1917 January 14, 1919 36thSid Crumpton January 14, 1919 January 11, 1921 37th January 11, 1921 January 9, 1923 38th Joseph A. Dodd January 9, 1923 January 13, 1925 39thWilliam J. Simmons January 13, 1925 January 11, 1927 40th January 11, 1927 January 8, 1929 41st January 8, 1929 January 13, 1931 42nd Joseph A. Dodd January 13, 1931 January 10, 1933 43rdJasper N. Reed January 10, 1933 January 8, 1935 44th January 8, 1935 January 12, 1937 45th January 12, 1937 January 10, 1939 46th Joseph S. White Jr. January 10, 1939 January 14, 1941 47th Jasper N. Reed January 14, 1941 January 12, 1943 48thWinford L. Dunn Sr. January 12, 1943 January 9, 1945 49th January 9, 1945 January 14, 1947 50th Joe T. Kennington January 14, 1947 January 11, 1949 51stJim T. Lindsey Sr. January 11, 1949 January 9, 1951 52nd January 9, 1951 January 13, 1953 53rd January 13, 1953 January 11, 1955 54th January 11, 1955 January 8, 1957 53rdThomas H. Stilwell January 13, 1953 January 11, 1955 54th January 11, 1955 January 8, 195755th Leslie C. Terrell January 8, 1957 January 13, 1959 George W. McCoppin January 8, 1957 January 13, 195956th Leslie C. TerrellJanuary 13, 1959January 10, 1961 George W. McCoppin57th Robert W. BassJanuary 10, 1961January 8, 1963 George W. McCoppin 58thRobert W. Bass January 8, 1963 January 12, 1965 59th January 12, 1965 January 10, 1967 60th January 10, 1967 January 14, 1969 61stEd Howard January 14, 1969 January 12, 1971 62nd January 12, 1971 January 9, 1973 63rd January 9, 1973 January 14, 1975Bowie, Red River 64thHamp Atkinson 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 68thAlex H. Short Jr. January 11, 1983 January 8, 1985 69th January 8, 1985 January 13, 1987 70thBarry B. Telford January 13, 1987 January 10, 1989 Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris 71st January 10, 1989 January 8, 1991Bowie, Cass 72nd 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, 2001Bowie, Red River 77th January 9, 2001 January 14, 2003 78th January 14, 2003 January 11, 2005 79thStephen J. Frost January 11, 2005 January 9, 2007Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris 80th January 9, 2007 January 13, 2009 81st January 13, 2009 January 11, 2011 82ndGeorge LavenderRepublican January 11, 2011 January 8, 2013 83rd January 8, 2013 January 13, 2015 84thGary VanDeaver January 13, 2015 January 10, 2017Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River 85th January 10, 2017 January 8, 2019 86th January 8, 2019 January 12, 2021 87th January 12, 2021 January 10, 2023 88thJanuary 10, 2023PresentBowie, Lamar, Red River, Cass, Morris

Living past representatives Representative Legislature(s) Elected time Birth date and age Stephen James Frost 79th-81st 6 years March 30, 1972 (age 52) George Lavender 82nd-83rd 4 years ± 2 days September 7, 1955 (aged 69)

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