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Membership Statistics for the 88th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	104	23	127
Female	46	8	54
Party affiliation
Democrat	64	12	76
Republican	86	19	105
Incumbency *
Incumbents	123	25	148
Freshmen	26	5	31
Age
Under 30	1	0	1
30 - 39	21	1	22
40 - 49	36	2	38
50 - 59	43	15	58
60 - 69	31	7	38
70 and over	18	6	24

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/10/2023.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.John Bryant (first served in 63rd session)
• Sen.Pete Flores (first served in 85th session)

Membership Statistics for the 87th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	111	21	132
Female	38	10	48
Party affiliation
Democrat	67	13	80
Republican	82	18	100
Incumbency *
Incumbents	132	27	159
Freshmen	16	4	20
Age
Under 30	0	0	0
30 - 39	20	0	20
40 - 49	44	1	45
50 - 59	43	16	59
60 - 69	28	8	36
70 and over	14	6	20

Rep. Drew Springer was elected to the 87th House of Representatives but was not sworn in to the House of Representatives and is not included in the House totals above.

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/12/2021.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Mike Schofield (first served in 84th session)

Membership Statistics for the 86th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	114	22	136
Female	33	9	42
Party affiliation
Democrat	64	12	76
Republican	83	19	102
Incumbency *
Incumbents	118	25	143
Freshmen	27	6	33
Age
Under 30	1	0	1
30 - 39	21	0	21
40 - 49	50	4	54
50 - 59	38	12	50
60 - 69	25	9	34
70 and over	12	6	18

The following members were elected to the 86th Legislature but were not sworn in and are not inclued in the totals for the specificed chamber:

• Joe C. Pickett - House of Representatives
• Justin Rodriguez - House of Representatives

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/08/2019.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Trey Martinez Fischer (first served in 77th session)
• Rep.Steve Toth (first served in 83rd session)

Membership Statistics for the 85th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	121	23	144
Female	29	8	37
Party affiliation
Democrat	55	11	66
Republican	95	20	115
Incumbency *
Incumbents	124	28	152
Freshmen	22	3	25
Age
Under 30	0	0	0
30 - 39	27	0	27
40 - 49	48	6	54
50 - 59	35	11	46
60 - 69	30	9	39
70 and over	10	5	15

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/10/2017.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Hugh Shine (first served in 69th session)
• Rep.Lance Gooden (first served in 82nd session)
• Rep.Philip Cortez (first served in 83rd session)
• Rep.Mary Ann Perez (first served in 83rd session)

Membership Statistics for the 84th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	120	23	143
Female	28	8	36
Party affiliation
Democrat	51	11	62
Republican	97	20	117
Incumbency *
Incumbents	123	23	146
Freshmen	24	8	32
Age
Under 30	0	0	0
30 - 39	28	0	28
40 - 49	46	3	49
50 - 59	35	12	47
60 - 69	31	14	45
70 and over	8	2	10

Rep. Mike Villarreal was elected to the 84th House of Representatives but was not sworn in to the House of Representatives and is not included in the House totals above.

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/13/2015.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Rodney Anderson (first served in 82nd session)

Membership Statistics for the 83rd Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	119	24	143
Female	31	6	37
Party affiliation
Democrat	55	11	66
Republican	95	19	114
Incumbency *
Incumbents	106	25	131
Freshmen	41	5	46
Age
Under 30	2	0	2
30 - 39	26	0	26
40 - 49	43	5	48
50 - 59	46	14	60
60 - 69	30	11	41
70 and over	3	0	3

Sen. Mario Gallegos was elected to the 83rd Senate but was not sworn in to the Senate and is not included in the Senate totals above.

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/08/2013.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Abel Herrero (first served in 79th session)
• Rep.Joe Moody (first served in 81st session)
• Rep.Chris Turner (first served in 81st session)

Membership Statistics for the 82nd Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	118	25	143
Female	32	6	38
Party affiliation
Democrat	49	12	61
Republican	101	19	120
Incumbency *
Incumbents	112	29	141
Freshmen	35	2	37
Age
Under 30	2	0	2
30 - 39	20	0	20
40 - 49	36	4	40
50 - 59	54	13	67
60 - 69	32	13	45
70 and over	6	1	7

Rep. Edmund Kuempel was elected to the 82nd House of Representatives but was not sworn in to the House of Representatives and is not included in the House totals above.

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/11/2011.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Bill Zedler (first served in 78th session)
• Rep.Borris Miles (first served in 80th session)
• Rep.Jim Murphy (first served in 80th session)

Membership Statistics for the 81st Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	113	25	138
Female	37	6	43
Party affiliation
Democrat	74	12	86
Republican	76	19	95
Incumbency *
Incumbents	128	29	157
Freshmen	20	2	22
Age
Under 30	1	0	1
30 - 39	25	1	26
40 - 49	35	3	38
50 - 59	48	20	68
60 - 69	35	7	42
70 and over	6	0	6

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/13/2009.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Al Edwards (first served in 66th session)
• Rep.Todd Hunter (first served in 71st session)

Membership Statistics for the 80th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	116	27	143
Female	32	4	36
Party affiliation
Democrat	69	11	80
Republican	79	20	99
Incumbency *
Incumbents	125	26	151
Freshmen	23	5	28
Age
Under 30	5	0	5
30 - 39	19	1	20
40 - 49	41	4	45
50 - 59	41	20	61
60 - 69	36	6	42
70 and over	6	0	6

Rep. Glenda Dawson was elected to the 80th House of Representatives but was not sworn in to the House of Representatives and is not included in the House totals above.

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/09/2007.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Wayne Christian (first served in 75th session)

Membership Statistics for the 79th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	118	27	145
Female	32	4	36
Party affiliation
Democrat	64	12	76
Republican	86	19	105
Incumbency *
Incumbents	132	31	163
Freshmen	17	0	17
Age
Under 30	3	0	3
30 - 39	20	0	20
40 - 49	50	5	55
50 - 59	34	22	56
60 - 69	36	4	40
70 and over	7	0	7

Rep. Elizabeth Ames Jones was elected to the 79th House of Representatives but was not sworn in to the House of Representatives and is not included in the House totals above.

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/11/2005.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Tracy O. King (first served in 74th session)

Membership Statistics for the 78th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	118	27	145
Female	32	4	36
Party affiliation
Democrat	62	12	74
Republican	88	19	107
Incumbency *
Incumbents	113	24	137
Freshmen	36	7	43
Ethnicity
African American	14	2	16
Asian American	1	0	1
Caucasian	105	22	127
Hispanic	30	7	37
Age
Under 30	5	0	5
30 - 39	23	1	24
40 - 49	52	9	61
50 - 59	38	16	54
60 - 69	25	5	30
70 and over	7	0	7

Rep. Ron Clark was elected to the 78th House of Representatives but was not sworn in to the House of Representatives and is not included in the House totals above.

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/14/2003.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Roberto Alonzo (first served in 73rd session)

Membership Statistics for the 77th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	118	27	145
Female	30	4	34
Party affiliation
Democrat	77	15	92
Republican	71	16	87
Incumbency
Incumbents	138	29	167
Freshmen	11	2	13
Ethnicity
African American	14	2	16
Caucasian	107	22	129
Hispanic	27	7	34
Age
Under 30	3	0	3
30 - 39	18	1	19
40 - 49	52	8	60
50 - 59	44	15	59
60 - 69	25	7	32
70 and over	6	0	6

Membership Statistics for the 76th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	121	28	149
Female	29	3	32
Party affiliation
Democrat	78	15	93
Republican	72	16	88
Incumbency
Incumbents	124	29	153
Freshmen	26	2	28
Ethnicity
African American	14	2	16
Caucasian	108	22	130
Hispanic	28	7	35
Age
Under 30	2	0	2
30 - 39	26	1	27
40 - 49	52	12	64
50 - 59	45	13	58
60 - 69	21	5	26
70 and over	4	0	4

Membership Statistics for the 75th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	119	27	146
Female	30	3	33
Party affiliation
Democrat	82	14	96
Republican	67	16	83
Incumbency *
Incumbents	124	25	149
Freshmen	25	5	30
Ethnicity
African American	14	2	16
Caucasian	107	21	128
Hispanic	28	7	35
Age
Under 30	1	0	1
30 - 39	33	2	35
40 - 49	49	15	64
50 - 59	48	9	57
60 - 69	17	4	21
70 and over	1	0	1

* Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session, 01/14/1997.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (first served in 67th session)

Membership Statistics for the 74th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	120	27	147
Female	29	4	33
Party affiliation
Democrat	88	17	105
Republican	61	14	75
Incumbency
Incumbents	127	26	153
Freshmen	22	5	27
Ethnicity
African American	14	2	16
Caucasian	109	22	131
Hispanic	26	7	33
Age
Under 30	2	1	3
30 - 39	33	1	34
40 - 49	57	16	73
50 - 59	35	10	45
60 - 69	20	2	22
70 and over	2	1	3

Rep. Elton Bomer was elected to the 74th House of Representatives but was not sworn in to the House of Representatives and is not included in the House totals above.

Membership Statistics for the 73rd Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender
Male	124	27	151
Female	24	4	28
Party affiliation
Democrat	91	18	109
Republican	57	13	70
Incumbency
Incumbents	115	23	138
Freshmen	33	8	41
Ethnicity
African American	14	2	16
Caucasian	109	23	132
Hispanic	25	6	31
Age
Under 30	2	0	2
30 - 39	38	1	39
40 - 49	57	18	75
50 - 59	34	8	42
60 - 69	15	3	18
70 and over	2	1	3

Rep. Eddie Cavazos was elected to the 73rd House of Representatives but was not sworn in to the House of Representatives and is not included in the House totals above.

Gender, party affiliation, and age calculations are based on the membership as of the first day of session.

Information on ethnicity is only available for the 73rd through 78th Legislatures.
Senate ethnicity source: Secretary of the Senate memo, February 5, 2003, 'Texas Senate: 63rd - 78th Legislatures'. Secretary of the Senate. 2003.
House ethnicity source: House Chief Clerk's Office, lists of House members and race, 70th - 78th Legislatures. House Chief Clerk's Office. 2003.