Texas's 1st House of Representatives district

District 1 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature.
The district has been represented by Republican Gary VanDeaver since January 13, 2015, upon his initial election to the Texas House.
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.

Elections

2022

VanDeaver was unopposed in the 2022 General Election.

2018

As no candidate filed to run against VanDeaver, no primary election was held for the seat.

2002

List of representatives

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	Bowie
7th		Howell W. Runnels Sr.	?	November 2, 1857	November 7, 1859	Bowie
8th		Solomon H. Pirkey	?	November 12, 1859	March 18, 1861	Bowie
9th		Edward B. Pickett	?	November 4, 1861	March 1, 1862	Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
9th		Isaiah Junker	?	February 2, 1863	November 2, 1863	Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
10th		Frederick F. Foscue	?	November 2, 1863	August 6, 1866	Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
11th		Ambrose D. Kent	?	August 7, 1866	February 7, 1870	Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
12th		Thomas J. Chambers	Democratic	February 8, 1870	January 14, 1873	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
12th		Joseph G. Smyth	Democratic	February 10, 1870	January 14, 1873	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
12th		W. T. Simmons	?	February 16, 1870	January 14, 1873	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
13th		James Armstrong	Democratic	January 14, 1873	January 13, 1874	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
13th		Henry H. Ford	Democratic	January 14, 1873	January 13, 1874	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
13th		Arthur T. Watts	Democratic	January 14, 1873	January 13, 1874	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
14th		James B. Simpson	Democratic	January 13, 1874	April 18, 1876	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
14th		Dan Triplett	Democratic	January 13, 1874	April 18, 1876	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
14th 15th		Pinkney S. Watts	Democratic	January 13, 1874	April 18, 1876	Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
14th 15th		Pinkney S. Watts	Democratic	April 18, 1876	January 14, 1879	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty
16th		James W. Carlton	Democratic	January 14, 1879	January 11, 1881	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty
17th		William L. Douglass	Democratic	January 11, 1881	January 9, 1883	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty
18th		William L. Douglass	Democratic	January 9, 1883	January 13, 1885	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
19th		Charles F. Stevens	Democratic	January 13, 1885	January 11, 1887	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
20th		Hugh E. Jackson	Democratic	January 11, 1887	January 8, 1889	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
21st		Jerome Swinford	Democratic	January 8, 1889	January 13, 1891	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
22nd		George C. O'Brien	Democratic	January 13, 1891	January 10, 1893	Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
23rd		F. M. Ball	Democratic	January 10, 1893	January 8, 1895	Bowie
24th		R. D. Harrell	Democratic	January 8, 1895	March 10, 1895	Bowie
24th		Frank M. Brooks	Independent	April 16, 1895	January 12, 1897	Bowie
25th		J. D. Alexander	Democratic	January 12, 1897	January 10, 1899	Bowie
26th		William C. Rochelle	Democratic	January 10, 1899	January 8, 1901	Bowie
27th		William C. Rochelle	Democratic	August 12, 1901	January 13, 1903	Bowie
28th		William C. Rochelle	Democratic	January 13, 1903	January 10, 1905	Bowie
29th		Joseph A. Dodd	Democratic	January 10, 1905	January 8, 1907	Bowie
30th		Joseph A. Dodd	Democratic	January 8, 1907	January 12, 1909	Bowie
31st		Norman Dalby	Democratic	January 12, 1909	January 10, 1911	Bowie
32nd		Lewis Henry	Democratic	January 10, 1911	January 14, 1913	Bowie
33rd		Lewis Henry	Democratic	January 14, 1913	January 12, 1915	Bowie
34th		R. H. Jones	Democratic	January 12, 1915	January 9, 1917	Bowie
35th		R. H. Jones	Democratic	January 9, 1917	January 14, 1919	Bowie
36th		Sid Crumpton	Democratic	January 14, 1919	January 11, 1921	Bowie
37th		Sid Crumpton	Democratic	January 11, 1921	January 9, 1923	Bowie
38th		Joseph A. Dodd	Democratic	January 9, 1923	January 13, 1925	Bowie
39th		William J. Simmons	Democratic	January 13, 1925	January 11, 1927	Bowie
40th		William J. Simmons	Democratic	January 11, 1927	January 8, 1929	Bowie
41st		William J. Simmons	Democratic	January 8, 1929	January 13, 1931	Bowie
42nd		Joseph A. Dodd	Democratic	January 13, 1931	January 10, 1933	Bowie
43rd		Jasper N. Reed	Democratic	January 10, 1933	January 8, 1935	Bowie
44th		Jasper N. Reed	Democratic	January 8, 1935	January 12, 1937	Bowie
45th		Jasper N. Reed	Democratic	January 12, 1937	January 10, 1939	Bowie
46th		Joseph S. White Jr.	Democratic	January 10, 1939	January 14, 1941	Bowie
47th		Jasper N. Reed	Democratic	January 14, 1941	January 12, 1943	Bowie
48th		Winford L. Dunn Sr.	Democratic	January 12, 1943	January 9, 1945	Bowie
49th		Winford L. Dunn Sr.	Democratic	January 9, 1945	January 14, 1947	Bowie
50th		Joe T. Kennington	Democratic	January 14, 1947	January 11, 1949	Bowie
51st		Jim T. Lindsey Sr.	Democratic	January 11, 1949	January 9, 1951	Bowie
52nd		Jim T. Lindsey Sr.	Democratic	January 9, 1951	January 13, 1953	Bowie
53rd		Jim T. Lindsey Sr.	Democratic	January 13, 1953	January 11, 1955	Bowie
54th		Jim T. Lindsey Sr.	Democratic	January 11, 1955	January 8, 1957	Bowie
53rd		Thomas H. Stilwell	Democratic	January 13, 1953	January 11, 1955	Bowie
54th		Thomas H. Stilwell	Democratic	January 11, 1955	January 8, 1957	Bowie
55th		Leslie C. Terrell	Democratic	January 8, 1957	January 13, 1959	Bowie
55th		George W. McCoppin	Democratic	January 8, 1957	January 13, 1959	Bowie
56th		Leslie C. Terrell	Democratic	January 13, 1959	January 10, 1961	Bowie
56th		George W. McCoppin	Democratic	January 13, 1959	January 10, 1961	Bowie
57th		Robert W. Bass	Democratic	January 10, 1961	January 8, 1963	Bowie
57th		George W. McCoppin	Democratic	January 10, 1961	January 8, 1963	Bowie
58th		Robert W. Bass	Democratic	January 8, 1963	January 12, 1965	Bowie
59th		Robert W. Bass	Democratic	January 12, 1965	January 10, 1967	Bowie
60th		Robert W. Bass	Democratic	January 10, 1967	January 14, 1969	Bowie
61st		Ed Howard	Democratic	January 14, 1969	January 12, 1971	Bowie
62nd		Ed Howard	Democratic	January 12, 1971	January 9, 1973	Bowie
63rd		Ed Howard	Democratic	January 9, 1973	January 14, 1975	Bowie, Red River
64th		Hamp Atkinson	Democratic	January 14, 1975	January 11, 1977	Bowie, Red River
65th		Hamp Atkinson	Democratic	January 11, 1977	January 9, 1979	Bowie, Red River
66th		Hamp Atkinson	Democratic	January 9, 1979	January 13, 1981	Bowie, Red River
67th		Hamp Atkinson	Democratic	January 13, 1981	January 11, 1983	Bowie, Red River
68th		Alex H. Short Jr.	Democratic	January 11, 1983	January 8, 1985	Bowie, Red River
69th		Alex H. Short Jr.	Democratic	January 8, 1985	January 13, 1987	Bowie, Red River
70th		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 13, 1987	January 10, 1989	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
71st		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 10, 1989	January 8, 1991	Bowie, Cass
72nd		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 8, 1991	January 12, 1993	Bowie, Cass
73rd		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 12, 1993	January 10, 1995	Bowie, Cass
74th		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 10, 1995	January 14, 1997	Bowie, Cass
75th		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 14, 1997	January 12, 1999	Bowie, Cass
76th		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 12, 1999	January 9, 2001	Bowie, Red River
77th		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 9, 2001	January 14, 2003	Bowie, Red River
78th		Barry B. Telford	Democratic	January 14, 2003	January 11, 2005	Bowie, Red River
79th		Stephen J. Frost	Democratic	January 11, 2005	January 9, 2007	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
80th		Stephen J. Frost	Democratic	January 9, 2007	January 13, 2009	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
81st		Stephen J. Frost	Democratic	January 13, 2009	January 11, 2011	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
82nd		George Lavender	Republican	January 11, 2011	January 8, 2013	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
83rd		George Lavender	Republican	January 8, 2013	January 13, 2015	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
84th		Gary VanDeaver	Republican	January 13, 2015	January 10, 2017	Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River
85th		Gary VanDeaver	Republican	January 10, 2017	January 8, 2019	Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River
86th		Gary VanDeaver	Republican	January 8, 2019	January 12, 2021	Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River
87th		Gary VanDeaver	Republican	January 12, 2021	January 10, 2023	Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River
88th		Gary VanDeaver	Republican	January 10, 2023	Present	Bowie, Lamar, Red River, Cass, Morris