Texas's 29th congressional district
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| Texas's 29th congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Gene Green (D–Houston) | |
| Population (2000) | 651,619 | |
| Median income | $31,751 | |
| Ethnicity | 21.2[citation needed]% White, 10.0% Black, 1.4% Asian, 66.1% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American, 0.6% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+8 | |
Texas District 29 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the eastern portion of the Greater Houston area in the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 29 is Democrat Gene Green.
The Texas State Legislature established the district so that a Hispanic or Latino could be elected as a member of Congress. Green, a non-Hispanic White, won the first election for the district in 1992. As of 2011 he is still the incumbent in the area.[1]
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[edit] Cities within in the district
[edit] Cities wholly in the district
[edit] Cities partially in the district
[edit] List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history |
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| District created | January 3, 1993 | |||
 Gene Green |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – Present |
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[edit] Election results
| US House election, 2004: Texas District 29 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gene Green | 78,256 | 94.1 | -1.0 | |
| Libertarian | Clifford Messina | 4,868 | 5.9 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 73,388 | 88.3 | |||
| Turnout | 83,124 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
| US House election, 2006: Texas District 29 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gene Green | 37,174 | 74% | -20,1% | |
| Republican | Eric Story | 12,347 | 24% | +24% | |
| Majority | 24,827 | 50% | |||
| Turnout | 49,521 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| US House election, 2008: Texas District 29 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gene Green | 79,718 | 75% | +10.4 | |
| Republican | Eric Story | 25,512 | 24% | -10.1% | |
| Majority | 54,206 | 51% | |||
| Turnout | 105,230 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
| US House election, 2010: Texas District 29 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Gene Green | 43,185 | 64.6% | -10.4% | |
| Republican | Roy Morales | 22,756 | 34.1% | +10.1% | |
| Majority | 20,399 | 30.5% | |||
| Turnout | 65,941 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Political challenge: Revised council redistricting plan offers Hispanics a third majority district." (editorial) Houston Chronicle. Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
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