| State: | Texas |
| District: | 1 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Gary VanDeaver |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | New Boston |
| Percent White: | 65.9 |
| Percent Black: | 21.6 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 7.8 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 3.4 |
| Population: | 194,995 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting Age: | 150,743 |
District 1 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).
The district has been represented by Republican Gary VanDeaver since January 13, 2015, upon his initial election to the Texas House.[1]
As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses all of Bowie, Cass, Lamar, Morris, and Red River Counties. Major cities in the district include Atlanta, Douglasville, Linden, New Boston, Paris, and Texarkana.[2]
VanDeaver was unopposed in the 2022 General Election.
As no candidate filed to run against VanDeaver, no primary election was held for the seat.
| Leg. | Portrait | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties represented | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Burrell P. Smith | ? | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Red River | ||
| 4th | Napoleon B. Charlton | ? | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Jefferson, Tyler | ||
| 5th | Hardin R. Runnels | ? | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Bowie | ||
| 6th | Howell W. Runnels Sr. | ? | November 21, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | |||
| 7th | November 2, 1857 | November 7, 1859 | |||||
| 8th | Solomon H. Pirkey | ? | November 12, 1859 | March 18, 1861 | |||
| 9th | Edward B. Pickett | ? | November 4, 1861 | March 1, 1862 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | ||
| Isaiah Junker | ? | February 2, 1863 | November 2, 1863 | ||||
| 10th | Frederick F. Foscue | ? | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | |||
| 11th | Ambrose D. Kent | ? | August 7, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | |||
| 12th | Thomas J. Chambers | Democratic | February 8, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | ||
| Joseph G. Smyth | Democratic | February 10, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | ||||
| W. T. Simmons | ? | February 16, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | ||||
| 13th | James Armstrong | Democratic | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||
| Henry H. Ford | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||||
| Arthur T. Watts | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||||
| 14th | James B. Simpson | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | ||||
| Dan Triplett | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | |||||
| 14th 15th | Pinkney S. Watts | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | ||||
| April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty | |||||
| 16th | James W. Carlton | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | ||||
| 17th | William L. Douglass | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | ||||
| 18th | January 9, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | ||||
| 19th | Charles F. Stevens | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | ||||
| 20th | Hugh E. Jackson | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | ||||
| 21st | Jerome Swinford | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | ||||
| 22nd | George C. O'Brien | January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | ||||
| 23rd | F. M. Ball | January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Bowie | |||
| 24th | R. D. Harrell | January 8, 1895 | March 10, 1895 | ||||
| Frank M. Brooks | Independent | April 16, 1895 | January 12, 1897 | ||||
| 25th | J. D. Alexander | Democratic | January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | |||
| 26th | William C. Rochelle | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | ||||
| 27th | August 12, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | |||||
| 28th | January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | |||||
| 29th | Joseph A. Dodd | January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | ||||
| 30th | January 8, 1907 | January 12, 1909 | |||||
| 31st | Norman Dalby | January 12, 1909 | January 10, 1911 | ||||
| 32nd | Lewis Henry | January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | ||||
| 33rd | January 14, 1913 | January 12, 1915 | |||||
| 34th | R. H. Jones | January 12, 1915 | January 9, 1917 | ||||
| 35th | January 9, 1917 | January 14, 1919 | |||||
| 36th | Sid Crumpton | January 14, 1919 | January 11, 1921 | ||||
| 37th | January 11, 1921 | January 9, 1923 | |||||
| 38th | Joseph A. Dodd | January 9, 1923 | January 13, 1925 | ||||
| 39th | William J. Simmons | January 13, 1925 | January 11, 1927 | ||||
| 40th | January 11, 1927 | January 8, 1929 | |||||
| 41st | January 8, 1929 | January 13, 1931 | |||||
| 42nd | Joseph A. Dodd | January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | ||||
| 43rd | Jasper N. Reed | January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | ||||
| 44th | January 8, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | |||||
| 45th | January 12, 1937 | January 10, 1939 | |||||
| 46th | Joseph S. White Jr. | January 10, 1939 | January 14, 1941 | ||||
| 47th | Jasper N. Reed | January 14, 1941 | January 12, 1943 | ||||
| 48th | Winford L. Dunn Sr. | January 12, 1943 | January 9, 1945 | ||||
| 49th | January 9, 1945 | January 14, 1947 | |||||
| 50th | Joe T. Kennington | January 14, 1947 | January 11, 1949 | ||||
| 51st | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | ||||
| 52nd | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | |||||
| 53rd | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | |||||
| 54th | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | |||||
| 53rd | Thomas H. Stilwell | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | ||||
| 54th | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | |||||
| 55th | Leslie C. Terrell | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | ||||
| George W. McCoppin | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | |||||
| 56th | Leslie C. Terrell | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | ||||
| George W. McCoppin | |||||||
| 57th | Robert W. Bass | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | ||||
| George W. McCoppin | |||||||
| 58th | Robert W. Bass | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | ||||
| 59th | January 12, 1965 | January 10, 1967 | |||||
| 60th | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | |||||
| 61st | Ed Howard | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | ||||
| 62nd | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | |||||
| 63rd | January 9, 1973 | January 14, 1975 | Bowie, Red River | ||||
| 64th | Hamp Atkinson | January 14, 1975 | January 11, 1977 | ||||
| 65th | January 11, 1977 | January 9, 1979 | |||||
| 66th | January 9, 1979 | January 13, 1981 | |||||
| 67th | January 13, 1981 | January 11, 1983 | |||||
| 68th | Alex H. Short Jr. | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | ||||
| 69th | January 8, 1985 | January 13, 1987 | |||||
| 70th | Barry B. Telford | January 13, 1987 | January 10, 1989 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris | |||
| 71st | January 10, 1989 | January 8, 1991 | |||||
| 72nd | January 8, 1991 | January 12, 1993 | |||||
| 73rd | January 12, 1993 | January 10, 1995 | |||||
| 74th | January 10, 1995 | January 14, 1997 | |||||
| 75th | January 14, 1997 | January 12, 1999 | |||||
| 76th | January 12, 1999 | January 9, 2001 | Bowie, Red River | ||||
| 77th | January 9, 2001 | January 14, 2003 | |||||
| 78th | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | |||||
| 79th | Stephen J. Frost | January 11, 2005 | January 9, 2007 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris | |||
| 80th | January 9, 2007 | January 13, 2009 | |||||
| 81st | January 13, 2009 | January 11, 2011 | |||||
| 82nd | George Lavender | Republican | January 11, 2011 | January 8, 2013 | |||
| 83rd | January 8, 2013 | January 13, 2015 | |||||
| 84th | Gary VanDeaver | January 13, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River | |||
| 85th | January 10, 2017 | January 8, 2019 | |||||
| 86th | January 8, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | |||||
| 87th | January 12, 2021 | January 10, 2023 | |||||
| 88th | January 10, 2023 | Present | Bowie, Lamar, Red River, Cass, Morris |
| Representative | Legislature(s) | Elected time | Birth date and age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry B. Telford | 70th-78th | 18 years ± 2 days | October 24, 1946 (age 71) | |
| Stephen James Frost | 79th-81st | 6 years | March 30, 1972 (age 45) | |
| George Lavender | 82nd-83rd | 4 years ± 2 days | September 7, 1955 (aged 62) |