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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Texas Delegation to 2008 Democratic National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Alonzo</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alt-amersoon.html#831.43.69">Carol Alvarado</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#827.24.49">Rafael M. Anchiá</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/amick-andersen.html#544.10.28">Daniel Anchondo</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#075.11.08">Joe J. Bernal</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassill-castillo.html#462.74.39">Maria I. Castanon-Williams</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#512.71.47">Norma Chávez</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chastain-chenet.html#421.59.27">Linda Chavez-Thompson</a>, Washington, D.C. - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coots-corbly.html#450.33.32">Lisa Cope</a>, Round Rock - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cubberley-culla.html#472.97.48">Henry Cuellar</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#103.34.59">Blanche Darley</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis1.html#928.70.78">Alicia D. Davis</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis9.html#599.18.39">Yvonne Davis</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/derrick-destrehan.html#273.67.06">Joseph Deshotel</a>, Beaumont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#581.15.23">Angie Dickson</a>, Colleyville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dodrill-doheny.html#685.22.55">Lloyd Doggett</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards1.html#555.56.52">Al Edwards</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards8.html#676.88.54">Chet Edwards</a>, Waco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#572.86.78">Rodney Ellis</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everette-ewin.html#719.72.49">Amy Everhart</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fiero-finan.html#615.71.22">Linda Figueroa</a>, Corpus Christi - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fischer.html#011.08.44">Trey Martinez Fischer</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fishman-fister.html#724.43.18">Norma Fisher=Flores</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#257.69.07">Maria Luisa Flores</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foster.html#459.44.00">Vanessa E. Foster</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galland-gallman.html#564.81.81">Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#792.32.66">Juan M. Garcia III</a>, Corpus Christi - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#093.84.66">Roland Garcia</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#600.52.74">Sylvia Garcia</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gonas-gooch.html#766.83.25">Charles A. Gonzalez</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gonas-gooch.html#618.63.63">Jaime A. Gonzalez, Jr.</a>, McAllen - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green1.html#921.92.76">Al Green</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/green7.html#192.79.34">Gene Green</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#888.84.44">Ryan Guillen</a>, Rio Grande City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/haggett-hagy.html#735.53.40">Trent Hagler</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hains-haldor.html#159.00.91">Susan Hald</a>, Wimberley - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hall5.html#928.04.62">Judy Hall</a>, Helotes - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hardman-hardwick.html#098.34.16">David Hardt</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hermann-herrero.html#753.73.53">Ana E. Hernandez</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hermann-herrero.html#075.76.63">Javier Herrera</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hinners-hint.html#975.90.82">Rubén Hinojosa</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holmes.html#565.12.47">David Holmes</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hornbeck-horter.html#488.51.87">Edna M. Hornsby</a>, Beaumont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson-jacobi.html#472.76.66">Sheila Jackson=Lee</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson2.html#614.04.61">Denise Johnson</a>, Mechanicsville, Md. - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson3.html#295.79.44">Eddie Bernice Johnson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kirchdorfer-kirkby.html#102.59.49">Ron Kirk</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knozak-kocel.html#546.53.02">Ramey Ko</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lambdin-lamy.html#614.67.92">Nick Lampson</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/larue-latchaw.html#653.53.35">E. J. Laster</a>, Waco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loges-lonergan.html#820.97.00">Alice London</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lord.html#985.73.32">Richard Lord</a>, Pasadena - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lovejoy-lowdermilk.html#238.33.27">Sue Lovell</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lucero-ludlam.html#713.07.61">Eddie Lucio III</a>, Brownsville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ludoricus-lunardi.html#664.43.95">Vilma Luna</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#836.66.92">Molly Beth Malcolm</a>, Texarkana - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/majors-malloney.html#462.79.76">Juan J. Maldonado</a>, Pharr - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mann.html#641.05.82">Brenda S. Mann</a>, Clute - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martinez.html#972.65.34">Robert Martinez</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html#384.50.11">Garry Mauro</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html#467.98.09">Glen Maxey</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclelland-mcclory.html#197.82.96">Ruth Jones McClendon</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinnon-mclaud.html#605.35.34">Mary A. McLarty</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#631.40.43">Pauline Medrano</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchellson-moeur.html#812.83.65">Becky Moeller</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morehouse-morford.html#170.97.60">Gloria Moreno</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morehouse-morford.html#319.63.56">Paul C. Moreno</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mosbacher-moser.html#736.71.42">Windolyn D. Mosely</a>, Grand Prairie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nexsen-nicholoff.html#167.97.16">Winston Nguyen</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orrice-orvyl.html#466.17.68">Solomon P. Ortiz</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker2.html#907.46.67">Crawford Parker, Jr.</a>, Carthage - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#257.45.74">Gillian M. Parrillo</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pataki-pattersen.html#091.33.66">John Patrick</a>, Baytown - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#641.99.31">Aaron Peña, Jr.</a>, Edinburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#294.55.92">Lydia D. Peña</a>, McAllen - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/raymond.html#158.32.24">Michelle Raymond</a>, Laredo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/renaud-republican.html#224.56.00">Gerard C. Renteria</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/resa-reynold.html#861.39.09">Silvestre Reyes</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardville-richman.html#073.23.90">Betty Richie</a>, Graham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richardville-richman.html#906.82.60">Boyd Richie</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers-rodriguez.html#144.59.43">Ciro D. Rodriguez</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rugh-rusch.html#582.06.28">Lilia Ruiz</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sena-serphin.html#751.91.96">Juan A. Sepúlveda, Jr.</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sewell-seyler.html#076.93.94">Mary Ann Seymore</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/skipper-slason.html#897.64.43">Bob Slagle</a>, Sherman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smalley-smit.html#752.84.13">Martha E. Smiley</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith6.html#395.07.57">Mark Smith</a>, Beaumont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#064.41.39">Lenora Sorola-Pohlman</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stoutenburgh-strang.html#290.31.90">Mark Strama</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/straub-streeb.html#275.06.27">Robert S. Strauss</a>, Washington, D.C. - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson8.html#830.05.07">Senfronia Thompson</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/traeger-travia.html#255.99.00">Paul Tran</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trippe-trumbo.html#976.93.77">Jennifer Trotter</a>, Frisco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/veach-veltri.html#434.07.05">Marc Veasey</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#926.26.89">Larry Veselka</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#522.97.12">Michael Villarreal</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/west-westbrook.html#126.01.63">Royce B. West</a>, Duncanville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson2.html#551.24.30">Chelsie N. Wilson</a>, Rosenberg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright5.html#693.29.79">Jim Wright, Jr.</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wyche-wyvell.html#714.92.83">Shondra Wygal</a>, Houston <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell9.html#737.07.82">Vanessa K. Campbell</a>, Longview - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill8.html#595.48.65">Thomas J. Hill</a>, Pittsburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/myers.html#758.57.99">Jimmie F. Myers</a>, Kilgore - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white7.html#015.53.54">Phillip White</a>, Longview <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ermentrout-erving.html#701.28.28">Wayne Ervin</a>, Greenville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ewing.html#788.59.69">Darlene Ewing</a>, Sunnyvale - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/forde-forlenza.html#090.46.20">James J. Foreman</a>, Wills Point - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rich-richard.html#575.20.57">Brandi Richard</a>, Rowlett <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#637.09.57">Joe Douglas III</a>, Lufkin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kuhne-kurthy.html#622.56.42">Arika Kulhavy</a>, Nacogdoches - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sharp.html#693.08.39">Wilma Sharp</a>, Magnolia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wardell-warnell.html#439.29.20">James C. Wark</a>, Lufkin <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#440.56.16">Tawana W. Cadien</a>, Beaumont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hornbeck-horter.html#941.20.30">Charlton P. Hornsby, Sr.</a>, Beaumont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lutfy-lynam.html#199.88.01">Shirley Luther</a>, Vidor - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker9.html#630.87.05">William R. Parker</a>, Groves <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/douglas.html#985.57.68">Gwynne K. Douglas</a>, Huntsville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson8.html#033.56.01">Strathwell Johnson</a>, Shiro - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reed6.html#785.69.31">Kyndra Reed</a>, Cameron - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/yatron-yontes.html#437.44.65">Larry Yawn</a>, Round Rock <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bleakley-blews.html#740.77.64">Shannon Bledsoe</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#147.41.60">Lillian Villarreal</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright8.html#273.10.51">Turner Wright</a>, Houston <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moultrie-moynihan.html#605.72.18">Olga C. Moya</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepardson-shepley.html#119.39.94">Terrel Shepherd III</a>, Cypress - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walsh.html#575.92.97">Christina Walsh</a>, Houston <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conner.html#993.28.56">William C. Conner</a>, Murphy - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gersch-gibbon.html#786.04.44">Willacin V. Gholston</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#592.67.26">Winfred Parnell</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartzenburg-scotland.html#057.83.23">Janice Schwarz</a>, Dallas <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bismarck-bjorseth.html#058.54.97">Fatema Biviji</a>, Irving - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#933.94.23">Katy Hubener</a>, Duncanville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sutton.html#652.32.63">Marvin Sutton</a>, Arlington <li>10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen3.html#256.32.47">Emma Allen</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durham.html#183.14.13">Pam Durham</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris9.html#099.01.58">Woodrow Harris</a>, Arlington - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson8.html#896.21.79">Shandra Jackson</a>, Arlington - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#530.70.10">Jason C. Smith</a>, Fort Worth <li>11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#839.94.78">Alexander J. Karjeker</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#527.26.20">Lee Medley</a>, Santa Fe - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/valerius-vancamp.html#381.40.59">Frances A. Valenzuela</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilsons-winford.html#339.74.95">Melanie Wilson-Lawson</a>, Pearland <li>12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown6.html#700.71.59">Michael J. Brown</a>, Keller - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leonardo-lessler.html#015.30.59">Steve Lerma</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tallmadge-tannehill.html#837.09.28">Julie Tandy</a>, Keller - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson6.html#938.35.73">Kathleen Thompson</a>, Grapevine <li>13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassill-castillo.html#907.60.58">Victor Castillo, Jr.</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fogleson-folse.html#750.10.26">Raphus Foley, Jr.</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galbraith.html#429.00.56">William Galbraith</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/herring-heslop.html#123.96.13">Teresa Herrin</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelm-kemmer.html#913.77.25">Chartress Kelly-Green</a>, Missouri City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/richards.html#124.81.37">Laverne Richards</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wells.html#870.36.30">Angela Wells</a>, Houston <li>14th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bergan-berkstresser.html#709.46.31">Suzanne Berkel</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowerman-bowes.html#520.60.18">Allen Bowers</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bronstein-brookover.html#172.13.43">David Broockman</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#446.01.32">Bharati Kommineni</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#098.94.12">Tory Lauterbach</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meagher-meek.html#824.66.70">Bertha Means</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riter-rivero.html#591.47.92">Steve Rivas</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/washington.html#947.26.58">Milton G. Washington</a>, Austin <li>15th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grossi-grout.html#690.88.65">John Grothues, Jr.</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laire-lamartine.html#457.39.12">Jonah Lalas</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rilling-ripps.html#664.67.37">Latifa Ring</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voelker-voorehees.html#797.69.82">Anneliese Vogel</a>, Houston <li>16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore3.html#547.81.61">Erin Moore</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rosenberg.html#294.30.59">Barbara Rosenberg</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowe.html#615.89.11">Joe Rowe</a>, Richardson - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strange-straton.html#142.98.70">Jeff Strater</a>, Dallas <li>17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/castleberry-catone.html#669.00.82">Belinda Castro</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gutierrez-gyger.html#771.16.33">Alan J. Guttman</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris7.html#803.06.13">Roger Harris</a>, Missouri City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patterson.html#833.97.15">Shannon M. Patterson</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#187.11.58">Kathy Soltani</a>, Missouri City <li>18th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#681.96.21">Michael Flowers</a>, Elgin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson2.html#730.18.29">Dock Jackson</a>, Bastrop - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maynard.html#487.93.80">Clara L. Maynard</a>, Bastrop - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith6.html#462.17.38">Keisha Smith</a>, Victoria <li>19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#618.01.41">Hilario Garcia</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garza-gately.html#523.60.23">Robert Garza</a>, Del Rio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers-rodriguez.html#280.36.14">Carolina P. Rodriguez</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson1.html#294.52.83">Allene R. Watson</a>, San Antonio <li>20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell-cannington.html#789.80.21">Yolanda Canales</a>, Corpus Christi - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estevan-evanoff.html#163.44.91">Moses Estrada</a>, Robstown - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riter-rivero.html#857.26.43">Augustin Rivera, Jr.</a>, Corpus Christi - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#143.90.76">Alexia A. Solis</a>, Mission <li>21st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gonas-gooch.html#970.62.49">Aurora H. Gonzáles</a>, Portland - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gutierrez-gyger.html#876.92.20">Judith G. Gutierrez</a>, Laredo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#614.57.28">James L. Smith</a>, Converse - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/trelease-trimarchi.html#666.65.78">Reynaldo Trevino</a>, Lytle <li>22nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hopkinson-hormann.html#575.19.92">Lola Hopper</a>, Waco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/monaco-monro.html#839.06.11">Jody Money</a>, Waco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#993.95.25">Fernando Villarreal</a>, Waco <li>23rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allman-alsop.html#754.68.60">Sylvana A. Alonzo</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwardson-efthemios.html#025.42.94">Sertia R. Edwards-Current</a>, DeSoto - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emest-engle.html#735.01.90">Neil Emmons</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farlin-farquhar.html#873.88.42">Jerry Farmer</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hubbeel-hudnut.html#569.97.36">Ann Hubener</a>, Duncanville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas6.html#587.54.10">LaVar Thomas</a>, Dallas <li>24th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/childress-chipley.html#291.53.43">Bonita F. Childs</a>, Temple - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leech-lehlbach.html#919.26.59">Jennie Lou Leeder</a>, Llano - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#605.45.31">Richard E. Morgan</a>, Temple <li>25th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blow-blumrosen.html#161.77.02">Brian G. Blumhorst</a>, Boerne - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowne-boyce.html#006.05.18">Elise Boyan</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chambliss-chancie.html#094.72.35">Mario Champion</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cohen.html#092.97.13">Carolyn J. Cohen</a>, Garden Ridge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jex-johansen.html#734.48.52">Maria Jimenez</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html#598.12.93">Jim Mattox</a>, Austin <li>26th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/billingsley-binger.html#098.99.21">William Douglas Bineham</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lewis4.html#954.87.86">Gretchen Lewis</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore6.html#727.38.75">Linda R. Moore</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/romano-roosa.html#794.45.34">Lawrence G. Romo</a>, San Antonio <li>27th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/costigan-cottman.html#359.19.64">Rebecca A. Costilla</a>, San Benito - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dehart-deland.html#224.38.67">Ruby De LaGarza</a>, Alamo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gonas-gooch.html#176.98.85">Gabriel Gonzalez</a>, Weslaco <li>28th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reynolds.html#055.77.49">Marjorie Reynolds</a>, Lubbock - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tanner.html#375.08.34">Ruby Tanner</a>, Lubbock - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/veach-veltri.html#475.88.99">Rico Vega</a>, Lubbock <li>29th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#725.58.86">Javier A. Paz</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tooley-tossy.html#905.34.28">Ramona D. Torres</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams2.html#891.72.87">Donald L. Williams</a>, El Paso <li>30th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hartmann-harvell.html#729.96.83">John Hartsell</a>, Denison - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/raub-rawson.html#432.66.45">Abbas Ravjani</a>, Gainesville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/unger-upfold.html#899.12.34">Kristin W. Untiedt-Barnett</a>, Bells <li>31st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#711.24.47">Jane Alexander</a>, Amarillo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/higginson-hilger.html#931.24.27">Chris Hightower</a>, Midland </ul> Alternates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#457.03.81">Roy LaVerne Brooks</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/colebank-coleman.html#157.25.08">Garnet F. Coleman</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosse-crowe.html#968.22.20">Karen Crouch</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis2.html#527.58.89">Carl Davis</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#357.13.14">Monica Flores</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galland-gallman.html#479.64.47">Pete P. Gallego</a>, Alpine - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#699.19.98">Bob Gammage</a>, Llano - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manshel-mapp.html#774.30.60">Amy Manuel</a>, Denton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powell.html#684.88.33">Rosie L. Powell</a>, Amarillo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rothacker-rowden.html#652.28.31">Bea Rouse</a>, Montgomery - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas9.html#544.58.37">William P. Thomas</a>, Houston <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foltz-foot.html#546.42.77">George Fomby</a>, Queen City <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown2.html#566.65.79">David P. Brown</a>, Sunnyvale <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexandre-allee.html#207.27.81">Pete R. Alfaro, Jr.</a>, Lumberton <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/philadelph-phill.html#287.77.94">Joyce E. Philen</a>, Nederland <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/templeton-terrill.html#344.81.77">Leanna F. Terrell</a>, Cedar Park <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens2.html#071.03.16">D. 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