Texas's 47th House of Representatives district

The Texas House of Representatives 47th district that represents west and south Travis County. The current representative of this district is Vikki Goodwin, a Democrat from Shady Hollow.[1][2]

Texas's 47th State
House of Representatives
district

Map of the district
Representative
  Vikki Goodwin
DAustin
Demographics62.1% White
4.0% Black
15.9% Hispanic
16.1% Asian
8.4% Other
Population (2020)
 • Voting age
203,643
153,837

The district is home to many in Austin.

List of representatives

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Leg.[3] Representative Party Term start Term end Counties represented
4th Amasa Turner Unknown November 3, 1851 November 7, 1853 Gonzales, Lavaca
5th November 7, 1853 November 5, 1855 Gonzales, DeWitt
James Shaw November 7, 1853 November 5, 1855 Brazos, Burleson
6th November 5, 1855 November 2, 1857
7th Elijah James Chance November 2, 1857 November 7, 1859
8th Titus Howard Mundine November 7, 1859 November 4, 1861
9th Constantine W. Buckley November 4, 1861 November 2, 1863 Fort Bend, Matagorda, Wharton
10th November 2, 1863 December 19, 1865
11th James D. Whitten August 8, 1866 February 7, 1870
15th Edward Chambers Democratic April 18, 1876 January 14, 1879 Collin
16th W.W. Merritt January 14, 1879 January 11, 1881
17th January 11, 1881 January 9, 1883
18th Joseph Rushing January 9, 1883 January 13, 1885 Kaufman, Texas
19th James S. Woods January 13, 1885 January 11, 1887
20th Sanctus Waskom January 11, 1887 January 8, 1889
21st James Eldrage Dillard January 8, 1889 January 13, 1891
22nd Marshall Gossett January 10, 1893 January 13, 1891
23rd Nathan E. Dever January 10, 1893 January 8, 1895 Washington County, Texas
24th Dewitt Clinton Giddings Jr. January 8, 1895 January 12, 1897
25th Ben S. Rogers January 12, 1897 January 10, 1899
26th January 10, 1899 January 8, 1901
27th Samuel H. Goodlett January 8, 1901 January 13, 1903
28th John Mortimer Johnson January 13, 1903 January 10, 1905 Lee, Washington
29th William David "Davie" Crockett January 10, 1905 January 8, 1907
30th Henry Frank Schlosshan January 8, 1907 January 12, 1909
31st James P. Buchanan January 12, 1909 January 10, 1911
32nd January 10, 1911 January 14, 1913
33rd Thomas Garland Collins January 14, 1913 January 12, 1915 Dallas, Kaufman
34th James A. Florer January 12, 1915 January 9, 1917
35th January 9, 1917 February 26, 1918
36th John Davis January 14, 1919 January 11, 1921
37th January 11, 1921 October 24, 1921
38th Robert Lee Bob Cable January 9, 1923 January 13, 1925 Montague County, Texas
39th Thomas Luther Walker January 13, 1925 January 11, 1927
40th January 11, 1927 January 8, 1929
41st John Paul Finn January 8, 1929 January 13, 1931
42nd January 13, 1931 January 10, 1933
43rd Franklin A. Wood January 10, 1933 January 8, 1935
44th January 8, 1935 January 12, 1937
45th Marvin Flynt London January 12, 1937 January 10, 1939
46th January 10, 1939 September 27, 1939
Earl Clinton Fitts November 28, 1939 January 14, 1941
47th Paul Edwin Donald January 14, 1941 January 12, 1943
48th January 12, 1943 January 9, 1945
49th Elmer Lee Covey January 9, 1945 January 14, 1947
50th Wayne Warren Wagonseller January 14, 1947 January 11, 1949
51st January 11, 1949 January 9, 1951
52nd Anthony Paul Fenoglio January 9, 1951 January 13, 1953
53rd Fredrick A. Niemann January 13, 1953 January 11, 1955 Gonzales, Lavaca
54th January 11, 1955 January 8, 1957
55th Stanley E. Boysen 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 DeWitt, Gonzales, Lavaca
59th Joseph Terry Newman, Sr. January 12, 1965 January 10, 1967
63rd Jon Paul Newton January 9, 1973 January 14, 1975 Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, La Salle Live Oak, McMullen, Wilson
64th January 14, 1975 January 11, 1977
65th Thomas Jefferson Martin, Jr. January 11, 1977 January 9, 1979
66th January 9, 1979 January 13, 1981
67th Jay Harvey Reynolds Republican January 13, 1981 January 11, 1983
68th Robert Barton, Jr. Democratic January 11, 1983 January 8, 1985 Blanco, Hays, Llano, Travis
69th Margaret Anne Cooper Republican January 8, 1985 January 13, 1987
70th January 13, 1987 January 10, 1989
71st Elizabeth Ann Linebarger Democratic January 10, 1989 January 8, 1991
72nd January 8, 1991 January 12, 1993
73rd Susan Combs Republican January 12, 1993 January 10, 1995 Travis
74th January 10, 1995 January 26, 1996
Patty Keel June 14, 1996 January 14, 1997
75th Terry Keel 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
79th January 11, 2005 January 9, 2007
80th Valinda Bolton Democratic January 9, 2007 January 13, 2009
81st January 13, 2009 January 11, 2011
82nd Paul Workman Republican 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 Vikki Goodwin Democratic January 8, 2019 January 12, 2021
87th January 12, 2021 Present
88th TBD TBD 2023 2025

References

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  1. ^ "Texas House of Representatives District 47". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "District Population Analysis with County Subtotals" (PDF). data.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Legislative Reference Library of Texas". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2018.