Texas's 36th congressional district

Texas's 36th congressional district
District map as of January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Brian Babin (R)
Distribution	% urban % rural
Population (2015)	731,274^[1]
Median income	50,790^[2]
Ethnicity	58.7% White 9.6% Black 2.1% Asian 23.5% Hispanic 0.49% Native American 5.6% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Gray-collar
Cook PVI	R+25 (2014)

Texas's 36th Congressional District is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.^[3] The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections for a seat in the 113th United States Congress.^[4] Steve Stockman won the general election, and represented the new district. On December 9, 2013, Stockman announced that he would not seek reelection in 2014, and would instead challenge incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican senatorial primary.

Texas's 36th Congressional District is located in southeast Texas and includes all of Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Polk, Orange, Hardin, Liberty, and Chambers counties, plus portions of southeastern Harris County.^[5] The Johnson Space Center is within the district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		January 3, 2013
Steve Stockman	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 2012
Brian Babin	Republican	January 3, 2015 –	Elected in 2014

2012 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012 § District 36

The new 36th District includes portions of four current congressional districts, represented by:

Kevin Brady: Newton, Jasper, Tyler, Polk, Orange, Hardin Counties and a portion of Liberty County
Ted Poe: the other portion of Liberty County and a portion of northeast Harris County
Ron Paul: Chambers County
Gene Green: a portion of east Harris County
Pete Olson: a portion of southeast Harris County

There were twelve candidates for the Republican nomination, one candidate for the Democratic nomination, one Libertarian candidate and one independent candidate.^[6]

2014 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2014 § District 36

Candidates in the 2014 primary include Republicans Phil Fitzgerald, John Amdur, Doug Centilli, Dave Norman, Chuck Meyer and Kim I. Morrell, and Democrat Michael K. Cole.^[7]

References

↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/
↑ https://ballotpedia.org/Texas%27_36th_Congressional_District
↑ "Census 2010 shows Red states gaining congressional districts". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
↑ "Mapping the Future: GOP will draw map in Texas". Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
↑ http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/?PlanHeader=PLANc185
↑ "Texas' 36th Congressional District elections, 2012".
↑ "Candidates on the Liberty County Ballot for March 4, 2014 Primary". The Vindicator. Liberty, Texas. December 12, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

External links

Texas's congressional districts

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The At-large district is obsolete.

See also: Texas's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations; Recent U.S. House elections in Texas: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

Coordinates: 30°46′48″N 93°45′00″W / 30.7800°N 93.7500°W / 30.7800; -93.7500

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