Elected Officials Directory

Read bios of and get current personal data for the 242 occupants of the state’s highest offices. Get their contact information and electoral histories. Learn about the constituencies and districts they represent. Read Tribune stories about them. Watch their latest campaign ads. In other words, get to know the men and women who represent you.

State Officials

Governor
Perry, Rick Governor R
Lieutenant Governor
Dewhurst, David Lieutenant Governor R
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Combs, Susan Comptroller R
Attorney General
Abbott, Greg Attorney General R
Texas General Land Office
Patterson, Jerry Commissioner R
Texas Department of Agriculture
Staples, Todd Commissioner R
Texas Railroad Commission
Craddick, Christi Commissioner R
Porter, David Commissioner R
Smitherman, Barry Commissioner R
Supreme Court of Texas
Boyd, Jeffrey S. Justice R
Brown, Jeff Justice R
Devine, John Justice R
Green, Paul Justice R
Guzman, Eva Justice R
Hecht, Nathan L. Chief Justice R
Johnson, Phil Justice R
Lehrmann, Debra Justice R
Willett, Don Justice R
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Alcala, Elsa Judge R
Cochran, Cathy Judge R
Hervey, Barbara Parker Judge R
Johnson, Cheryl Judge R
Keasler, Michael Judge R
Keller, Sharon Presiding Judge R
Meyers, Lawrence "Larry" Judge D
Price, Tom Judge R
Womack, Paul Judge R
State Board of Education
Allen Jr., Lawrence A. Member D
Bahorich, Donna Member R
Bradley, David Member R
Cargill, Barbara Member R
Cortez Jr., Ruben Member D
Dominguez, Martha Member D
Hardy, Patricia "Pat" Member R
Knight, Mavis Best Member D
Maynard, Tom Member R
Melton, Sue Member R
Mercer, Ken Member R
Miller, Geraldine "Tincy" Member R
Perez, Marisa Member D
Ratliff, Thomas Member R
Rowley, Marty Member R

Texas House

Name District Party
Allen, Alma A. 131 D
Alonzo, Roberto R. 104 D
Alvarado, Carol 145 D
Anchia, Rafael 103 D
Anderson, Charles "Doc" 56 R
Ashby, Trent 57 R
Aycock, Jimmie Don 54 R
Bell Jr., Cecil 3 R
Bohac, Dwayne 138 R
Bonnen, Dennis 25 R
Bonnen, Greg 24 R
Branch, Dan 108 R
Burkett, Cindy 113 R
Burnam, Lon 90 D
Button, Angie Chen 112 R
Callegari, William A. "Bill" 132 R
Canales, Terry 40 D
Capriglione, Giovanni 98 R
Carter, Stefani 102 R
Clardy, Travis 11 R
Coleman, Garnet 147 D
Collier, Nicole 95 D
Cook, Byron 8 R
Cortez, Philip 117 D
Craddick, Tom 82 R
Creighton, Brandon 16 R
Crownover, Myra 64 R
Dale, Tony 136 R
Darby, Drew 72 R
Davis, John E. 129 R
Davis, Sarah 134 R
Davis, Yvonne 111 D
Deshotel, Joe 22 D
Dukes, Dawnna 46 D
Dutton Jr., Harold 142 D
Eiland, Craig 23 D
Elkins, Gary W. 135 R
Fallon, Pat 106 R
Farias, Joe 118 D
Farney, Marsha 20 R
Farrar, Jessica 148 D
Fletcher, Allen 130 R
Flynn, Dan 2 R
Frank, James 69 R
Frullo, John 84 R
Geren, Charlie 99 R
Giddings, Helen 109 D
Goldman, Craig 97 R
Gonzales, Larry 52 R
González, Mary 75 D
Gonzalez, Naomi R. 76 D
Gooden, Lance 4 R
Guerra, Robert "Bobby" 41 D
Guillen, Ryan 31 D
Gutierrez, Roland 119 D
Harless, Patricia 126 R
Harper-Brown, Linda 105 R
Hernandez, Ana 143 D
Herrero, Abel 34 D
Hilderbran, Harvey 53 R
Howard, Donna 48 D
Huberty, Dan 127 R
Hughes, Bryan 5 R
Hunter, Todd 32 R
Isaac, Jason A. 45 R
Israel, Celia 50 D
Johnson, Eric 100 D
Kacal, Kyle 12 R
Keffer, James "Jim" 60 R
King, Ken 88 R
King, Phil 61 R
King, Susan L. 71 R
King, Tracy 80 D
Kleinschmidt, Tim 17 R
Klick, Stephanie 91 R
Kolkhorst, Lois 13 R
Krause, Matt 93 R
Kuempel, John 44 R
Larson, Lyle 122 R
Laubenberg, Jodie 89 R
Lavender, George 1 R
Leach, Jeff 67 R
Lewis, Tryon 81 R
Longoria, Oscar 35 D
Lozano, Jose Manuel 43 R
Lucio III, Eddie 38 D
Márquez, Marisa 77 D
Martinez, Armando "Mando" 39 D
Martinez Fischer, Trey 116 D
McClendon, Ruth Jones 120 D
Menéndez, José 124 D
Miles, Borris L. 146 D
Miller, Doug 73 R
Miller, Rick 26 R
Moody, Joseph "Joe" 78 D
Morrison, Geanie W. 30 R
Muñoz Jr., Sergio 36 D
Murphy, Jim 133 R
Naishtat, Elliott 49 D
Nevárez, Alfonso "Poncho" 74 D
Oliveira, René 37 D
Orr, Rob 58 R
Otto, John 18 R
Paddie, Christopher "Chris" 9 R
Parker, Tan 63 R
Patrick, Diane 94 R
Perez, Mary Ann 144 D
Perry, Charles 83 R
Phillips, Larry 62 R
Pickett, Joe 79 D
Pitts, Jim 10 R
Price, Walter T. "Four" 87 R
Raney, John 14 R
Ratliff, Bennett 115 R
Raymond, Richard Peňa 42 D
Reynolds, Ron 27 D
Riddle, Debbie 150 R
Ritter, Allan 21 R
Rodriguez, Eddie 51 D
Rodriguez, Justin 125 D
Rose, Toni 110 D
Sanford, Scott 70 R
Schaefer, Matt 6 R
Sheets, Kenneth 107 R
Sheffield, J.D. 59 R
Sheffield, Ralph 55 R
Simmons, Ron 65 R
Simpson, David 7 R
Smith, Wayne 128 R
Smithee, John 86 R
Springer, Drew 68 R
Stephenson, Phil 85 R
Stickland, Jonathan 92 R
Straus, Joe 121 R
Taylor, Van 66 R
Thompson, Ed 29 R
Thompson, Senfronia 141 D
Toth, Steve 15 R
Turner, Chris 101 D
Turner, Scott 33 R
Turner, Sylvester 139 D
Villalba, Jason 114 R
Villarreal, Mike 123 D
Vo, Hubert 149 D
Walle, Armando 140 D
White, James 19 R
Workman, Paul 47 R
Wu, Gene 137 D
Zedler, Bill 96 R
Zerwas, John 28 R

Texas Senate

Name District Party
Birdwell, Brian 22 R
Campbell, Donna 25 R
Carona, John 16 R
Davis, Wendy 10 D
Deuell, Robert "Bob" 2 R
Duncan, Robert 28 R
Ellis, Rodney 13 D
Eltife, Kevin P. 1 R
Estes, Craig L. 30 R
Fraser, Troy 24 R
Garcia, Sylvia R. 6 D
Hancock, Kelly 9 R
Hegar, Glenn 18 R
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" 20 D
Huffman, Joan 17 R
Lucio Jr., Eddie 27 D
Nelson, Jane 12 R
Nichols, Robert 3 R
Patrick, Dan 7 R
Paxton, Ken 8 R
Rodríguez, José R. 29 D
Schwertner, Charles 5 R
Seliger, Kel 31 R
Taylor, Larry 11 R
Uresti, Carlos "Charlie" 19 D
Van de Putte, Leticia 26 D
Watson, Kirk 14 D
West, Royce 23 D
Whitmire, John 15 D
Williams, Tommy 4 R
Zaffirini, Judith 21 D

U.S. Congress

Senate
Cornyn, John R
Cruz, Ted R
House of Representatives
Name District Party
Barton, Joe L. 6 R
Brady, Kevin 8 R
Burgess, Michael 26 R
Carter, John R. 31 R
Castro, Joaquin 20 D
Conaway, Mike 11 R
Cuellar, Henry 28 D
Culberson, John 7 R
Doggett, Lloyd 35 D
Farenthold, Blake 27 R
Flores, Bill 17 R
Gallego, Pete 23 D
Gohmert, Louie 1 R
Granger, Kay 12 R
Green, Al 9 D
Green, Gene 29 D
Hall, Ralph M. 4 R
Hensarling, Jeb 5 R
Hinojosa, Rubén 15 D
Jackson-Lee, Sheila 18 D
Johnson, Eddie Bernice 30 D
Johnson, Sam 3 R
Marchant, Kenny E. 24 R
McCaul, Michael 10 R
Neugebauer, Randy 19 R
O'Rourke, Robert "Beto" 16 D
Olson, Pete 22 R
Poe, Ted 2 R
Sessions, Pete 32 R
Smith, Lamar 21 R
Stockman, Steve 36 R
Thornberry, Mac 13 R
Veasey, Marc 33 D
Vela, Filemon 34 D
Weber, Randy 14 R
Williams, Roger 25 R