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Party affiliation - 79th Legislature

  Totals based on membership as of first day of the regular session, January 11, 2005

House of Representatives

Democrats in the House of Representatives
[64 of 150 = 43%]

Republicans in the House of Representatives
[86 of 150 = 57%]

Senate

Democrats in the Senate
[12 of 31 = 39%]

Republicans in the Senate
[19 of 31 = 61%]

Districts represented by more than one person

Chamber & District Name Party Dates of service Notes
H District 33 Vilma Luna Democrat 01/11/2005 - 07/31/2006  
H District 33 Solomon P. Ortiz, Jr. Democrat 11/25/2006 - 01/09/2007   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 48 Todd Baxter Republican 01/11/2005 - 11/01/2005  
H District 48 Donna Howard Democrat 03/02/2006 - 01/09/2007   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 84 Carl Isett Republican 01/11/2005 - 01/09/2007  
H District 84 Cheri Isett Republican 04/17/2006 - 10/03/2006   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 106 Ray Allen Republican 01/11/2005 - 01/20/2006  
H District 106 Kirk England Republican 03/13/2006 - 01/09/2007   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 121 Elizabeth Ames Jones Republican Elected but never sworn   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 121 Joe Straus Republican 02/10/2005 - 01/09/2007   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 122 Frank Corte, Jr. Republican 01/11/2005 - 01/09/2007  
H District 122 Valerie Corte Republican 04/17/2006 - 09/15/2006   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 143 Joe Moreno Democrat 01/11/2005 - 05/06/2005  
H District 143 Ana Hernandez Democrat 12/20/2005 - 01/09/2007   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 145 Rick Noriega Democrat 01/11/2005 - 01/09/2007  
H District 145 Melissa Noriega Democrat 01/11/2005 - 08/27/2005  
S District 19 Frank Madla Democrat 01/14/2003 - 05/31/2006  
S District 19 Carlos Uresti Democrat 11/27/2006 - 01/09/2007   Not included in the statistics above.

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