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United States House of Representatives, Texas District 3 - Definition and Overview

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Boundaries of Texas District 3

Texas District 3 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves an area north and northeast of Dallas. It encompasses a large portion of Collin County including McKinney, Plano and parts of Dallas County including parts of Richardson and Garland. As of the 2000 census, District 3 represents 651,620 people who are predominantly Caucasian (76.7%) and middle-to-upper-class (median family income is US$74,314, compared to $50,046 nationwide). The current Representative from District 3 is Sam Johnson and has been since 1991.

Representatives from Texas District 3

Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 3rd District.

Name Took Office Left Office Party District Residence
William Thomas Clark 1869 1872 Republican Galveston
De Witt Clinton Giddings 1872 1875 Democrat Brenham
James Throckmorton 1875 1879 Democrat McKinney
Olin Wellborn 1879 1883 Democrat Dallas
James Henry Jones 1883 1887 Democrat Henderson
Constantine B. Kilgore 1887 1895 Democrat Wills Point
Charles Henderson Yoakum 1895 1897 Democrat Greenville
Reese Calhoun DeGraffenreid 1897 1902* Democrat Longview
Gordon J. Russell 1902 1910 Democrat Tyler
Robert M. Lively 1910 1911 Democrat Canton
James Young 1911 1921 Democrat Kaufman
Morgan G. Sanders 1921 1939 Democrat Canton
Lindley Beckworth 1939 1953 Democrat Gilmer
Brady Preston Gentry 1953 1957 Democrat Tyler
Lindley Beckworth 1957 1967 Democrat Gilmer
Joe Pool 1967 1968* Democrat Dallas
James M. Collins 1968 1983 Republican Dallas
Steve Bartlett 1983 1991 Republican Dallas
Sam Johnson 1991 currently serving Republican Plano


(*)Died in office.

 
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