84th Texas Legislature

The 84th Texas Legislature began on January 13, 2015. All members of the House and Senate were elected in the general election held on November 4, 2014.

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party[1]	20
	Democratic Party[1]	11
Total		31

House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party[1]	98
	Democratic Party[1]	52
Total		150

Officers

Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick (R)
• President Pro Tempore: Juan Hinojosa (D)

House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House: Joe Straus (R)
• Speaker Pro Tempore: Dennis Bonnen (R)

Members

Senate

Senator		Party	District	Home Town	Took Office
	Kevin Eltife	Republican	1	Tyler	March 5, 2004
	Bob Hall	Republican	2	Greenville	January 13, 2015
	Robert Nichols	Republican	3	Jacksonville	January 9, 2007
	Brandon Creighton	Republican	4	The Woodlands	August 26, 2014
	Charles Schwertner	Republican	5	Georgetown	January 8, 2013
	Sylvia Garcia	Democratic	6	Houston	March 11, 2013
	Paul Bettencourt	Republican	7	Houston	January 13, 2015
	Van Taylor	Republican	8	McKinney	January 13, 2015
	Kelly Hancock	Republican	9	Fort Worth	January 8, 2013
	Konni Burton	Republican	10	Fort Worth	January 13, 2015
	Larry Taylor	Republican	11	Friendswood	January 8, 2013
	Jane Nelson	Republican	12	Lewisville	January 14, 2003
	Rodney Ellis	Democratic	13	Houston	February 27, 1990
	Kirk Watson	Democratic	14	Austin	January 9, 2007
	John Whitmire	Democratic	15	Houston	January 11, 1983
	Don Huffines	Republican	16	Dallas	January 13, 2015
	Joan Huffman	Republican	17	Southside Place	December 29, 2008
	Lois Kolkhorst	Republican	18	Katy	December 22, 2014
	Carlos I. Uresti	Democratic	19	San Antonio	November 27, 2006
	Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa	Democratic	20	Mission	January 14, 2003
	Judith Zaffirini	Democratic	21	Laredo	January 13, 1987
	Brian Birdwell	Republican	22	Granbury	July 2, 2010
	Royce West	Democratic	23	Dallas	January 12, 1993
	Troy Fraser	Republican	24	Horseshoe Bay	January 14, 1997
	Donna Campbell	Republican	25	New Braunfels	January 8, 2013
	Jose Menendez	Democratic	26	San Antonio	March 4, 2015
	Eddie Lucio, Jr.	Democratic	27	Brownsville	January 8, 1991
	Charles Perry	Republican	28	Lubbock	September 30, 2014
	José R. Rodríguez	Democratic	29	El Paso	January 11, 2011
	Craig Estes	Republican	30	Wichita Falls	December 10, 2001
	Kel Seliger	Republican	31	Amarillo	December 10, 2001

-Jose Menendez was sworn in on March 4, 2015 after a special election runoff on February 17, 2015^[2] to serve the remaining term of Leticia Van de Putte. A special election was held March 31, 2015 after Jose Menendez was sworn in.^[3]

House of Representatives

House Rep		Party	District	Home Town	Took Office
	Gary VanDeaver	Republican	1	New Boston	January 13, 2015
	Dan Flynn	Republican	2	Van	January 14, 2003
	Cecil Bell Jr.	Republican	3	Magnolia	January 8, 2013
	Stuart Spitzer	Republican	4	Kaufman	January 13, 2015
	Bryan Hughes	Republican	5	Mineola	January 10, 2003
	Matt Schaefer	Republican	6	Tyler	January 8, 2013
	David Simposon	Republican	7	Longview	January 11, 2011
	Byron Cook	Republican	8	Corsicana	January 14, 2003
	Chris Paddie	Republican	9	Marshall	January 8, 2013
	John Wray	Republican	10	Waxahachie	January 13, 2015
	Travis Clardy	Republican	11	Nacgdoches	January 8, 2013
	Kyle Kacal	Republican	12	College Station	January 8, 2013
	Leighton Schubert	Republican	13	Caldwell	March 3, 2015
	John N. Raney	Republican	14	College Station	December 23, 2011
	Mark Keough	Republican	15	The Woodlands	January 13, 2015
	Will Metcalf	Republican	16	Conroe	January 13, 2015
	Tim Kleinschmidt	Republican	17	Lexington	January 13, 2009
	John Cyrier	Republican	18	Lockhart	March 3, 2015
	John Otto	Republican	19	Dayton	January 11, 2005
	James White	Republican	20	Hillister	January 8, 2013
	Marsha Farney	Republican	21	Georgetown	January 8, 2013
	Dade Phelan	Republican	22	Beaumont	January 13, 2015
	Joe Deshotel	Democratic	23	Beaumont	January 12, 1999
	Wayne Faircloth	Republican	24	Galveston	January 13, 2015
	Greg Bonnen	Republican	25	Friendswood	January 8, 2013
	Dennis Bonnen	Republican	26	Angleton	January 14, 1997
	Rick Miller	Republican	27	Sugar Land	January 8, 2013
	Ron Reynolds	Democratic	28	Missouri City	January 11, 2011
	John Zerwas	Republican	29	Richmond	January 9, 2007
	Ed Thompson	Republican	30	Pearland	January 8, 2013
	Geanie Morrison	Republican	31	Victoria	January 12, 1999
	Ryan Guillen	Democratic	32	Rio Grande City	January 14, 2003
	Todd Ames Hunter	Republican	33	Corpus Christi	January 13, 2009
	Scott Turner	Republican	34	Frisco	January 8, 2013
	Abel Herrero	Democratic	35	Robstown	January 8, 2013
	Oscar Longoria	Democratic	36	Mission	January 8, 2013
	Sergio Muñoz	Democratic	37	Mission	January 11, 2011
	Rene Oliveira	Democratic	38	Brownsville	April 28, 1981
	Eddie Lucio III	Democratic	39	Brownsville	January 9, 2007
	Armando Martinez	Democratic	40	Weslaco	January 11, 2005
	Terry Canales	Democratic	41	Edinburg	January 8, 2013
	Robert Guerra	Democratic	42	Mission	September 25, 2012
	Richard Raymond	Democratic	43	Laredo	January 24, 2001
	José Manuel Lozano	Republican	44	Kingsville	January 11, 2011
	John Kuempel	Republican	45	Seguin	December 30, 2010
	Jason Isaac	Republican	46	Austin	January 11, 2011
	Dawnna Dukes	Democratic	47	Austin	January 10, 1995
	Paul D. Workman	Republican	48	Spicewood	January 11, 2011
	Donna Howard	Democratic	49	Austin	March 2, 2006
	Elliott Naishtat	Democratic	50	Austin	January 8, 1991
	Celia Israel	Democratic	51	Texas	February 12, 2014
	Eddie Rodriguez	Democratic	52	Texas	January 14, 2003
	Larry Gonzales	Republican	53	Round Rock	January 11, 2011
	Andrew Murr	Republican	54	Junction	January 13, 2015
	Jimmie Don Aycock	Republican	55	Killeen	January 9, 2007
	Molly White	Republican	56	Belton	January 13, 2015
	Charles Anderson	Republican	57	Lorena	January 11, 2005
	Trent Ashby	Republican	58	Lufkin	January 8, 2013
	DeWayne Burns	Republican	59	Celburne	January 13, 2015
	Jesse David Sheffield II	Republican	60	Gatesville	January 8, 2013
	Jim Keffer	Republican	61	Eastland	January 14, 1997
	Phil King	Republican	62	Weatherford	January 12, 1999
	Larry Phillips	Republican	63	Sherman	January 14, 2003
	Tan Parker	Republican	64	Flower Mound	January 9, 2007
	Myra Crownover	Republican	65	Lake Dallas	May 10, 2000
	Ron Simmons	Republican	66	Carrollton	January 8, 2013
	Matt Shaheen	Republican	67	Plano	January 13, 2015
	Jeff Leach	Republican	68	Allen	January 8, 2013
	Drew Springer Jr.	Republican	69	Muenster	January 8, 2013
	James Frank	Republican	70	Wichita Falls	January 8, 2013
	Scott Sanford	Republican	71	McKinney	January 8, 2013
	Susan King	Republican	72	Abilene	January 9, 2007
	Drew Darby	Republican	73	San Angelo	January 9, 2007
	Doug Miller	Republican	74	New Braunfels	January 13, 2009
	Poncho Nevárez	Democratic	75	Eagle Pass	January 8, 2013
	Mary González	Democratic	76	Clint	January 8, 2013
	Cesar Blanco	Democratic	77	El Paso	January 13, 2015
	Marisa Marquez	Democratic	78	El Paso	January 13, 2009
	Joe Moody	Democratic	79	El Paso	January 8, 2013
	Joe Pickett	Democratic	80	El Paso	January 3, 1995
	Tracy King	Democratic	81	Batesville	January 11, 2005
	Brooks Landgraf	Republican	82	Odessa	January 13, 2015
	Tom Craddick	Republican	83	Midland	January 12, 1993
	Dustin Burrows	Republican	84	Lubbock	January 13, 2015
	John Frullo	Republican	85	Lubbock	November 22, 2010
	Phil Stephenson	Republican	86	Wharton	January 8, 2013
	John T. Smithee	Republican	87	Amarillo	January 8, 1985
	Four Price	Republican	88	Amarillo	January 11, 2011
	Ken King	Republican	89	Canadian	January 8, 2013
	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	Republican	90	Parker	January 14, 2003
	Ramon Romero Jr.	Democratic	91	Fort Worth	January 13, 2015
	Stephanie Klick	Republican	92	Fort Worth	January 8, 2013
	Jonathan Stickland	Republican	93	Beford	January 8, 2013
	Matt Krause	Republican	94	Haslet	January 8, 2013
	Tony Tinderholt	Republican	95	Arlington	January 13, 2015
	Nicole Collier	Democratic	96	Fort Worth	January 8, 2013
	Bill Zedler	Republican	97	Arlington	January 11, 2011
	Craig Goldman	Republican	98	Fort Worth	January 8, 2013
	Giovanni Capriglione	Republican	99	Southlake	January 8, 2013
	Charlie Geren	Republican	100	Fort Worth	January 14, 2003
	Eric Johnson	Democratic	101	Dallas	April 20, 2010
	Chris Turner	Democratic	102	Grand Prairie	January 8, 2013
	Linda Koop	Republican	103	Dallas	January 13, 2015
	Rafael Anchia	Democratic	104	Dallas	January 11, 2005
	Roberto Alonzo	Democratic	105	Dallas	January 12, 1993
	Rodney Anderson	Republican	106	Grand Prairie	January 11, 2011
	Pat Fallon	Republican	107	Frisco	January 8, 2013
	Kenneth Sheets	Republican	108	Dallas	January 11, 2011
	Morgan Meyer	Republican	109	University Park	January 13, 2015
	Helen Giddings	Democratic	110	Dallas	January 12, 1993
	Toni Rose	Democratic	111	Dallas	January 8, 2013
	Yvonne Davis	Democratic	112	Dallas	January 12, 1993
	Angie Chen Button	Republican	113	Garland	January 13, 2009
	Cindy Burkett	Republican	114	Sunnyvale	January 8, 2013
	Jason Villalba	Republican	115	Richardson	January 8, 2013
	Matt Rinaldi	Republican	116	Irving	January 13, 2015
	Trey Martinez Fischer	Democratic	117	San Antonio	January 9, 2001
	Rick Galindo	Republican	118	San Antonio	January 13, 2015
	Joe Farias	Democratic	119	San Antonio	January 9, 2007
	John Lujuan	Republican	120	San Antonio	February 9, 2016
	Roland Gutierrez	Democratic	121	San Antonio	May 14, 2008
	Ruth McClendon	Democratic	122	San Antonio	November 12, 1996
	Laura Thompson	Independent	123	San Antonio	August 16, 2016
	Joe Straus	Republican	124	San Antonio	February 10, 2005
	Lyle Larson	Republican	125	San Antonio	January 11, 2011
	Diego Bernal	Democratic	126	San Antonio	March 3, 2015
	Jose Menendez	Democratic	127	San Antonio	January 9, 2001
	Ina Minjarez	Democratic	128	San Antonio	April 30, 2015
	Justin Rodriguez	Democratic	129	San Antonio	January 8, 2013
	Patricia Harless	Republican	130	Spring	January 9, 2007
	Dan Huberty	Republican	131	Humble	January 11, 2011
	Wayne Smith	Republican	132	Baytown	January 14, 2003
	Dennis Paul	Republican	133	Houston	January 13, 2015
	Allen Fletcher	Republican	134	Houston	January 13, 2009
	Alma Allen	Democratic	135	Houston	January 11, 2005
	Mike Schofield	Republican	136	Katy	January 13, 2015
	Jim Murphy	Republican	137	Houston	January 11, 2011
	Sarah Davis	Republican	138	Houston	January 11, 2011
	Gary Elkins	Republican	139	Jersey Village	January 10, 1995
	Tony Dale	Republican	140	Cedar Park	January 8, 2013
	Gene Wu	Democratic	141	Houston	January 8, 2013
	Dwayne Bohac	Republican	142	Houston	January 14, 2003
	Sylvester Turner	Democratic	143	Houston	January 10, 1989
	Jarvis Johnson	Democratic	144	Houston	May 19, 2016
	Armando Walle	Democratic	145	Houston	January 13, 2009
	Senfronia Thompson	Democratic	146	Houston	January 11, 1983
	Harold Dutton Jr.	Democratic	147	Houston	January 8, 1985
	Ana Hernandez	Democratic	148	Pasadena	December 20, 2005
	Gilbert Peña	Republican	149	Pasadena	January 13, 2015
	Carol Alvarado	Democratic	150	East End	January 13, 2009
	Borris Miles	Democratic	146	Houston	January 9, 2007
	Garnet Coleman	Democratic	147	Houston	October 15, 1991
	Jessica Farrar	Democratic	148	Houston	January 10, 1995
	Hubert Vo	Democratic	149	Houston	January 11, 2005
	Debbie Riddle	Republican	150	Houston	April 10, 2002

- On February 16, 2015 John Lujan is sworn in for the 118th House district^[4] after winning the special election and the special election runoff for Joe Faris's seat.^[5]

- Leighton Schubert was sworn in on March 3, 2015 in the 13th House district after a special election was held on February 17, 2015 to finish Lois Kolkhorst's term when she was sworn in for Texas's 18th Senate district.^[6]

- John Cyrier was sworn in on March 3, 2015 in the 17th House district after a special runoff election was held on February 17, 2015 to fill the vacancy of Tim Kleinschmidt when he resigned a day after he was sworn in.^[7]

- On April 30, 2015 Ina Minjarez was sworn into the 124th House district^[8] to succeed Jose Menendez after he got elected to Texas's 26th Senate district

- On August 10, 2015 Joe Faris Resigned from the 118th House district.^[9]

-Sylvester Turner resigned from the 139th House district on January 1, 2016^[10] to be sworn in as Mayor^[11] for Houston after winning the 2015 election.

- On January 31, 2016 Ruth McClendon resigned from the 120th House district.^[12]

- On May 19, 2016 Jarvis Johnson, is sworn in to the 139th House district.^[13]

- On August 16, 2016 Laura Thompson sworn in^[14] after Ruth Jones McLendon resigned from her seat by winning the special election runoff and the special election ordered by the governor.^[15]

Notable legislation

On June 11, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the "Pastor Protection Act" which allows pastors to refuse to marry couples if they feel doing so violates their beliefs.^[16] On June 13, 2015, Abbott signed a campus carry bill (SB 11) and an open carry bill (HB 910) into law.^[17]

References

1. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Texas Legislators: Past & Present". lrl.texas.gov.
2. "Proclamation" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
3. "Data" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
4. "Oath" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
5. "Letter" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
6. "Letter" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. 2015. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
7. "Info" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
8. "Oath" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
9. "Resignation letter" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
10. "Resignation letter" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
11. "Sylvester Turner inaugurated as houstons new mayor". www.bizjournals.com. January 4, 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
12. "Resignation letter" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
13. "Oath" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
14. "Oath of Office" (PDF). State of Texas. Archived from the original (PDF) on Mar 7, 2019.
15. "Data" (PDF). lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
16. Crampton, Liz (June 11, 2015). "Abbott Signs "Pastor Protection Act" Into Law". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
17. "Gov. Abbott signs open carry, campus carry into law". Kvue.com. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-02.

External links

• Texas Legislature Online
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives
• Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
• Legislative Reference Library