Texas's 63rd House of Representatives district
Texas's 63rd State House of Representatives district | |||
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Demographics | 50.0% White 11.9% Black 22.0% Hispanic 14.3% Asian | ||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 202,319 152,377 |
District 63 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives that serves a portion of Denton County. The current representative for the district is Republican Tan Parker, who was elected in 2006.[1]
District description[]
The district is located entirely within Denton County, and represents part of the southern part of the county. Major cities in the district include most of Flower Mound, Lewisville, and Trophy Club. In addition, the district also represents portions of Carrolton and Roanoke.[2]
Elections[]
2006 candidates[]
Mary C. Denny served as Representative starting in 1993. She chose not to seek re-election in 2006. Five Republican candidates (listed below) filed to take Denny's place. No candidate from any other party filed.
The five candidates seeking election were:
- Ricky Gruden, financial advisor
- Anne Lakusta, Realtor; served on the Lewisville Independent School District Board of Trustees, 1994–2003, and as the Board's first female president, 1998–2003. Lakusta received the endorsement of the Dallas Morning News for this race, due in large part to her prior school board experience.
- Bill Lawrence, businessman, served as mayor of Highland Village, 2000–2005.
- Tan Parker, businessman; Parker received the endorsement of outgoing Representative Denny and former Congressman Dick Armey, notwithstanding his lack of political experience
- Michael Savoie, businessman and college administrator, served two terms as mayor of Northlake, 1997–2003, and the latter half of 2005.
The March 7 election resulted in a runoff between Parker (who finished first) and Lakusta (who finished second). Gruden (the third-place finisher) requested a recount, as he was only 45 votes behind Lakusta for the second-place spot, but the recount confirmed the standings. Lawrence finished fourth and Savoie finished last.
Gruden and Lawrence endorsed Parker in the April 11 runoff, while Savoie endorsed Lakusta; the runoff saw Parker defeating Lakusta by 48 votes.
Representatives[3][]
Leg. | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties represented |
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5th | Henry Eustace McCulloch | Unknown | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Guadalupe |
6th | November 5, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | |||
7th | November 2, 1857 | November 7, 1859 | |||
8th | November 7, 1859 | February 8, 1861 | |||
March 18, 1861 | November 4, 1861 | ||||
9th | November 4, 1861 | November 2, 1863 | |||
Lavaca | |||||
10th | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | |||
11th | August 6, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | |||
15th | Democratic | April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Fayette, Lee | |
16th | Republican | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | ||
17th | Democratic | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | ||
18th | January 9, 1883 | January 22, 1883 | Coryell Hamilton | ||
January 22, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | ||||
19th | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | |||
20th | Republican | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | ||
21st | Democratic | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | ||
January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | ||||
January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Robertson | |||
January 8, 1895 | January 12, 1897 | ||||
January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | ||||
January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | ||||
January 8, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | ||||
January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | Burnet, Williamson | |||
January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | ||||
January 8, 1907 | January 12, 1909 | ||||
January 12, 1909 | November 9, 1910 | ||||
January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | ||||
January 14, 1913 | March 26, 1914 | Falls, Limestone, McLennan | |||
September 9, 1914 | January 12, 1915 | ||||
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 | January 13, 1925 | Robertson | |||
January 13, 1925 | January 11, 1927 | ||||
January 11, 1927 | January 8, 1929 | ||||
January 8, 1929 | February 24, 1930 | ||||
January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | ||||
January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | ||||
January 8, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | ||||
45th | 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 | January 14, 1947 | |||
50th | January 14, 1947 | January 11, 1949 | |||
51st | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | |||
52nd | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | |||
58th | Wayne Gibbens | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | Callahan Eastland, Palo Pinto Shackelford, Stephens | |
59th | January 12, 1965 | January 7, 1966 | |||
60th | Burke Musgrove | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | ||
61st | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | Howard, Mitchell, Nolan | ||
62nd | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | |||
63rd | January 9, 1973 | January 14, 1975 | Borden, Coke, Dawson Howard, Scurry, Sterling | ||
64th | January 14, 1975 | January 11, 1977 | |||
65th | January 11, 1977 | January 9, 1979 | |||
66th | January 9, 1979 | October 15, 1980 | |||
December 3, 1980 | January 13, 1981 | ||||
67th | January 13, 1981 | January 11, 1983 | |||
68th | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | Cooke, Parker, Wise | ||
69th | January 8, 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 | Republican | January 14, 1993 | January 10, 1995 | Collin, Denton, Rockwall | |
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 | |||
78th | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | Denton | ||
79th | January 11, 2005 | January 9, 2007 | |||
80th | Tan Parker | 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, 2021 | |||
87th | January 12, 2021 | Present | |||
88th | TBD | TBD | 2023 | 2025 |
References[]
- ^ "Texas House of Representatives District 63". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). data.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present". lrl.texas.gov.
External links[]
- Texas House of Representatives districts
- Denton County, Texas