Texas's 33rd congressional district


Texas's 33rd congressional district is a district that was created as a result of the 2010 [United States census|2010 census]. The first candidates ran in the 2012 [United States House of Representatives elections|2012 House elections], and were seated for the 113th United States Congress.
Texas's 33rd congressional district serves most of the majority-Hispanic precincts in Dallas County and most of the majority-Black and Hispanic precincts in Tarrant County. In Dallas County, the district covers parts of Dallas, Irving, Grand Prairie, Farmers [Branch, Texas|Farmers Branch], Carrollton and all of Cockrell Hill. In Tarrant County, the district includes parts of Arlington, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Saginaw and Sansom Park, and all of Everman.
It is currently represented by Democrat Marc Veasey.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses, the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Dallas 'County '
Tarrant 'County' ''''''

Election results

2012 election

and Domingo García took the top two spots in the May 29, 2012, Democratic Primary. Veasey won the runoff on July 31 to determine who would face the Republican nominee, Chuck Bradley, in the general election. Veasey won the general election and was seated in the new district.