| State: | Texas |
| District: | 2 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Jill Dutton |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Ben Wheeler |
| Percent White: | 71.1 |
| Percent Black: | 7.3 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 16.9 |
| Percent Asian: | 1.2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 3.5 |
| Population: | 196,284 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting Age: | 149,984 |
District 2 is a house in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).[1]
As a result of redistricting after the 2020 United States census, beginning with the 2022 elections the district encompasses all of Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt Counties. Major cities in the district include Canton, Commerce, Greenville, and Sulphur Springs.[2] The district also contains Texas A&M University–Commerce and parts of Lake Tawakoni and Cooper Lake State Park.
The district was represented by Bryan Slaton from January 14, 2021, upon his initial election to the Texas House, until he resigned on May 8, 2023, after facing potential expulsion by the House for "an inappropriate relationship with an intern".[3] Notwithstanding his resignation, Slaton was subsequently and unanimously expelled by the House on the following day, May 9, 2023. The incumbent of this district is Republican Jill Dutton.
Governor Greg Abbott announced a special election to fill the remainder of Slaton's unexpired term would take place on November 7, 2023.[4] (A special election to fill the vacancy of a state legislator is a direct election with no primary, per Texas Election Code, Title 12 Sec. 203.002.[5])
By the deadline on September 6, 2023, six candidates had filed for a place on the ballot[6] to fill the vacant seat for House District 2. Five candidates filed as Republicans (Jill Dutton, Heath Hyde, Brent Money, Doug Roszhart, and Krista Schild); Kristen Washington filed as a Democrat.
The special election took place on the same November ballot as the 2023 constitutional amendment propositions. No candidate received more than 50% of the vote, and the top two vote-getters (Dutton with 25.26% of the vote, and Money with 31.75% of the vote) will proceed to a run-off election on January 30, 2024.[7]
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| Leg. | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties they represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Hardin R. Runnels | Unknown | November 5, 1849 | November 21, 1850 | Bowie, Red River |
| 4th | William Fields | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Liberty, Polk | |
| 5th | James W. Sims | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Red River | |
| 6th | Joseph J. Dickson | November 17, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | ||
| 7th | Joseph H. Burks, Sr. | November 7, 1857 | February 14, 1859 | ||
| Vacant | N/A | February 14, 1859 | November 7, 1859 | ||
| 8th | Benjamin H. Epperson | Unknown | November 7, 1859 | November 4, 1861 | |
| 9th | Demetrius Willis | November 4, 1861 | November 2, 1863 | Liberty, Polk | |
| 10th | Edwin B. Adams | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | ||
| 11th | A. B. Trowell | August 6, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | ||
| 12th | James A. Abney | February 10, 1870 | August 15, 1870 | Angelina, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Trinity | |
| Sterling L. Smith | Democratic | February 9, 1870 | February 23, 1870 | ||
| Edward L. Robb | February 9, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | |||
| William H. Bonner | Republican | May 2, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | ||
| John Polley | Democratic | October 31, 1871 | January 14, 1873 | ||
| 13th | Samuel B. Bewley | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | ||
| Sam T. Robb | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||
| Daniel M. Short | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | |||
| 14th | Benjamin B. Anderson | January 14, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Nacogdoches, Panola, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | |
| William M. Gellatly | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | |||
| Franklin L. Johnston | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | |||
| Joseph V. Massy | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | |||
| 15th | John C. McKinnon | April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler | |
| 16th | William T. Hill | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | ||
| 17th | James E. Hill | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | ||
| 18th | January 9, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | Polk, San Jacinto | ||
| 19th | G. I. Turnley | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | ||
| 20th | Talvus A. Wilson | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | ||
| 21st | Travis S. Cochran | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | ||
| 22nd | Edward A. Patton | Republican | January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | |
| 23rd | Daniel D. Dodd | Democratic | January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Cass |
| 24th | Howard F. O'Neal | January 8, 1895 | October 21, 1896 | ||
| Vacant | N/A | October 21, 1896 | January 12, 1897 | ||
| 25th | Absolom C. Oliver | Democratic | January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | |
| 26th | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | |||
| 27th | James W. Hurt | January 8, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | ||
| 28th | January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | |||
| George A. Trice | January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | Red River | ||
| 29th | Charles E. Terry | January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | ||
| 30th | January 8, 1907 | January 12, 1909 | |||
| 31st | W. W. Lawson | January 12, 1909 | January 10, 1911 | ||
| 32nd | January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | |||
| 33rd | J. M. Rickerson | January 14, 1913 | January 12, 1915 | Cass | |
| 34th | W. D. Lanier | January 12, 1915 | January 9, 1917 | ||
| 35th | January 9, 1917 | January 14, 1919 | |||
| 36th | J. D. Newton | January 14, 1919 | January 11, 1921 | ||
| 37th | John W. W. Patman | January 11, 1921 | January 9, 1923 | ||
| 38th | January 9, 1923 | January 13, 1925 | |||
| 39th | George W. Coody | January 13, 1925 | January 11, 1927 | ||
| 40th | J. D. Boon | January 11, 1927 | January 8, 1929 | ||
| 41st | Charles C. Hines | January 8, 1929 | January 13, 1931 | ||
| 42nd | January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | |||
| 43rd | Andrew L. Crossley Sr. | January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | ||
| 44th | January 8, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | |||
| 45th | Abe M. Mays Sr. | January 12, 1937 | January 10, 1939 | ||
| 46th | January 10, 1939 | January 14, 1941 | |||
| 47th | J. K. Hileman | January 14, 1941 | January 12, 1943 | ||
| 48th | January 12, 1943 | January 9, 1945 | |||
| 49th | William A. Barber Sr. | January 9, 1945 | January 14, 1947 | ||
| 50th | January 14, 1947 | January 11, 1949 | |||
| 51st | Cloyd D. Young | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | ||
| 52nd | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | |||
| 53rd | James H. Jackson | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | ||
| 54th | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | |||
| 55th | Abe Mulker Mays Jr. | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | ||
| 56th | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | |||
| 57th | James L. Slider | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | Cass, Marion, Morris | |
| 58th | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | |||
| 59th | January 12, 1965 | January 10, 1967 | |||
| 60th | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus | ||
| 61st | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | |||
| 62nd | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | |||
| 63rd | Doyce R. Lee | January 9, 1973 | October 20, 1974 | Cass, Marion, Morris, Smith, Upshur | |
| Vacant | October 20, 1974 | January 14, 1975 | |||
| 64th | James B. Florence | 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 | Lyndon P. Patterson | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar | |
| 69th | January 8, 1985 | January 13, 1987 | |||
| 70th | January 13, 1987 | January 10, 1989 | |||
| 71st | January 10, 1989 | January 8, 1991 | |||
| 72nd | January 8, 1991 | January 12, 1993 | |||
| 73rd | Thomas D. Ramsay | January 12, 1993 | January 10, 1995 | Camp, Franklin, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus, Wood | |
| 74th | January 10, 1995 | January 14, 1997 | |||
| 75th | January 14, 1997 | January 12, 1999 | |||
| 76th | January 12, 1999 | January 9, 2001 | |||
| 77th | January 9, 2001 | January 14, 2003 | |||
| 78th | Dan Flynn | Republican | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | Hunt, Rains, Van Zandt |
| 79th | January 11, 2005 | January 9, 2007 | |||
| 80th | January 9, 2007 | January 13, 2009 | |||
| 81st | January 13, 2009 | January 11, 2011 | |||
| 82nd | January 11, 2011 | January 8, 2013 | |||
| 83rd | January 8, 2013 | January 13, 2015 | Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt | ||
| 84th | January 13, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | |||
| 85th | January 10, 2017 | January 8, 2019 | |||
| 86th | January 8, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | |||
| 87th | Bryan Slaton | January 12, 2021 | January 10, 2023 | ||
| 88th | January 10, 2023 | May 8, 2023 | |||
| Vacant | N/A | May 8, 2023 | February 14, 2024 | ||
| Jill Dutton | Republican | February 14, 2024 | Present |