United_States_House_of_Representatives,_Texas_District_8

United States House of Representatives, Texas District 8 - Definition and Overview

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Boundaries of Texas District 8

Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the northern part of Harris County and much of Montgomery County. As of the 2000 census, District 8 represents 651,619 people. The current Representative from District 8 is Kevin Brady and has been since 1997.

Representatives from Texas District 8

Please note that U.S. Congressional District borders are periodically redrawn and some District Residence locations may no longer be in the 8th District.

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	District Residence
James Francis Moore	1883	1887	Democrat	Gonzales
Littleton W. Moore	1887	1893	Democrat	La Grange
Charles K. Bell	1893	1897	Republican	Fort Worth
Samuel W.T. Lanham	1897	1903	Democrat	Weatherford
Thomas Henry Ball	1903	1903	Democrat	Huntsville
John M. Pinckney	1903	1905*	Democrat	Hempstead
John M. Moore	1905	1913	Democrat	Richmond
Joe H. Eagle	1913	1921	Democrat	Houston
Daniel E. Garrett	1921	1932*	Democrat	Houston
Joe H. Eagle	1933	1937	Democrat	Houston
Albert Thomas	1937	1966*	Democrat	Houston
Lera Millard Thomas	1966	1967	Democrat	Houston
Bob Eckhardt	1967	1981	Democrat	Houston
Jack Fields	1981	1997	Republican	Humble
Kevin Brady	1997	currently serving	Republican	The Woodlands

* Died in office.

Texas Congressional Districts in the U.S. House of Representatives
Districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
See also: List of counties in Texas

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