Texas's 4th House of Representatives district

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Texas's 4th State
House of Representatives
district
Representative
  Keith Bell
R–Forney
Demographics58.9% White
14.4% Black
22.5% Hispanic
1.8% Asian
Population (2020)
 • Voting age		195,819
143,550

District 4 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives that serves the whole of Kaufman County and a portion of western Henderson County.[1] Its current representative is Keith Bell, who has served since 2019.[2]

Major cities in the district include Kaufman, Terrell, Forney, and Athens.

List of representatives[]

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Leg. Representative Party Term start Term end Counties represented
3rd Alfred Elkins Pace Unknown November 5, 1849 September 7, 1850 Fannin
Vacant N/A September 7, 1850 November 18, 1850
Unknown November 18, 1850 November 3, 1851
4th November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853 Jasper, Newton, Sabine
November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853
5th November 7, 1853 November 5, 1855 Fannin
6th November 5, 1855 November 2, 1857
7th November 2, 1857 November 7, 1859
8th November 7, 1859 November 4, 1861
9th November 4, 1861 January 14, 1862 Jasper, Newton
Vacant N/A January 14, 1862 August 4, 1862
Unknown August 4, 1862 February 1, 1863
10th November 2, 1863 August 6, 1866
11th August 6, 1866 February 7, 1870
12th Republican February 8, 1870 January 14, 1873 Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt
February 8, 1870 January 14, 1873
Democratic February 11, 1870 January 14, 1873
13th January 14, 1873 January 13, 1874
13th
14th 		January 14, 1873 April 18, 1876
Anderson, Henderson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Van Zandt
14th January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876
January 13, 1874 April 18, 1876
15th April 18, 1876 January 14, 1879 Sabine, San Augustine
16th January 14, 1879 January 11, 1881
17th January 11, 1881 January 9, 1883
18th January 9, 1883 January 13, 1885 Angelina, Nacogdoches
19th January 13, 1885 January 11, 1887
20th January 11, 1887 January 8, 1889
21st January 8, 1889 January 13, 1891
January 13, 1891 January 10, 1893
January 10, 1893 January 8, 1895 Red River
Populist January 8, 1895 January 12, 1897
Democratic January 12, 1897 January 10, 1899
January 10, 1899 January 8, 1901
January 8, 1901 January 13, 1903
January 13, 1903 January 10, 1905 Lamar
January 13, 1903 January 10, 1905
January 10, 1905 January 8, 1907
February 2, 1905 January 8, 1907
January 8, 1907 January 12, 1909
January 8, 1907 January 12, 1909
January 12, 1909 January 10, 1911
January 12, 1909 January 10, 1911
January 10, 1911 January 14, 1913
January 10, 1911 January 14, 1913
January 14, 1913 January 12, 1915 Harrison
January 12, 1915 January 9, 1917
January 9, 1917 January 14, 1919
January 14, 1919 January 11, 1921
January 11, 1921 January 9, 1923
January 9, 1923 July 20, 1924
January 9, 1923 January 13, 1925 Camp, Upshur
January 13, 1925 January 11, 1927
January 11, 1927 January 8, 1929
January 8, 1929 January 13, 1931
January 13, 1931 January 10, 1933
January 10, 1933 January 8, 1935
January 8, 1935 January 12, 1937
45th Lindley Beckworth January 12, 1937 January 10, 1939
46th January 10, 1939 January 14, 1941
47th January 14, 1941 January 12, 1943
48th January 12, 1943 January 9, 1945
49th January 9, 1945 November 17, 1945
Vacant N/A November 17, 1945 January 14, 1947
50th Democratic January 14, 1947 January 11, 1949
51st January 11, 1949 January 9, 1951
52nd January 9, 1951 January 13, 1953
53rd January 13, 1953 January 11, 1955 Harrison
54th January 11, 1955 January 8, 1957
55th January 8, 1957 January 13, 1959
56th January 13, 1959 January 10, 1961
57th January 10, 1961 January 8, 1963
58th January 8, 1963 January 12, 1965 Panola, Rusk
59th January 12, 1965 January 10, 1967
60th January 10, 1967 January 14, 1969 Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby
61st January 14, 1969 January 12, 1971
62nd January 12, 1971 January 9, 1973
63rd Roy Blake, Sr. January 9, 1973 January 14, 1975 Nacogdoches, Panola, Shelby
64th January 14, 1975 January 11, 1977
65th January 11, 1977 January 10, 1978
Vacant N/A January 10, 1978 March 1, 1978
Bill Haley Democratic March 1, 1978 January 9, 1979
66th January 9, 1979 January 13, 1981
67th January 13, 1981 January 11, 1983
68th January 11, 1983 January 8, 1985 Ellis, Kaufman
69th January 8, 1985 August 14, 1985
Vacant N/A August 14, 1985 December 18, 1985
Democratic 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, 1995 Hunt, Kaufman
74th January 10, 1995 January 14, 1997
75th January 14, 1997 January 12, 1999
76th Betty Brown Republican January 12, 1999 January 9, 2001
77th January 9, 2001 January 14, 2003
78th January 14, 2003 January 11, 2005 Henderson, Kaufman
79th January 11, 2005 January 9, 2007
80th January 9, 2007 January 13, 2009
81st January 13, 2009 January 11, 2011
82nd Lance Gooden January 11, 2011 January 8, 2013
83rd January 8, 2013 January 13, 2015
84th January 13, 2015 January 10, 2017
85th Lance Gooden January 10, 2017 January 8, 2019
86th Keith Bell January 8, 2019 January 12, 2021
87th January 12, 2021 Present
88th TBD TBD 2023 2025

References[]

  1. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). data.capitol.texas.gov.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Texas House of Representatives District 4". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  3. ^ "Legislative Reference Library of Texas". www.lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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