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Houston, TX politics & representatives

Houston is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Christian D. Menefee, Al Green, Sylvia R. Garcia, Wesley Hunt, Lizzie Fletcher, Dan Crenshaw, Brian Babin, Morgan Luttrell and Troy E. Nehls. Greg Abbott is governor.

Who represents Houston in Washington and in Texas, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Harris County voted in 2024

Official results for all of Harris County. Houston's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.

President 1,557,484 votes

Kamala D HarrisDemocrat

51.9%

Donald J TrumpRepublican

46.4%

Others

1.7%

Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%

U.S. Senate 1,548,914 votes

AllredDemocrat

54.3%

CruzRepublican

43.0%

Others

2.7%

Texas: Cruz 53.1%, Allred 44.6%

U.S. House · Texas's 18th District 218,720 votes

TurnerDemocrat

69.4%

CentonzeRepublican

30.5%

Others

0.0%

Covers about 23% of Houston · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 9th District 184,141 votes

GreenDemocrat

100.0%

Covers about 19% of Houston · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 29th District 152,209 votes

GarciaDemocrat

65.3%

GarzaRepublican

34.7%

Covers about 16% of Houston · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 38th District 342,764 votes

HuntRepublican

62.7%

McDonoughDemocrat

37.2%

Others

0.0%

Covers about 14% of Houston · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 7th District 244,471 votes

FletcherDemocrat

61.3%

KaneRepublican

38.7%

Covers about 9% of Houston · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 2nd District 326,883 votes

CrenshawRepublican

65.7%

FillerDemocrat

34.3%

Covers about 8% of Houston · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 36th District 297,026 votes

BabinRepublican

69.4%

SteeleDemocrat

30.6%

Covers about 6% of Houston · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 8th District 342,177 votes

LuttrellRepublican

68.2%

JonesDemocrat

31.8%

Covers about 2% of Houston · whole-district result

U.S. House · Texas's 22nd District 336,889 votes

NehlsRepublican

62.1%

Greene ScottDemocrat

37.9%

Covers about 2% of Houston · whole-district result

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.

In Washington

Who represents Houston in Congress

U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Texas

John CornynU.S. SenatorRepublican · Serving since 2002 Official site ↗202-224-2934

Ted CruzU.S. SenatorRepublican · Serving since 2013 Official site ↗202-224-5922

U.S. House Houston is split between 9 districts

Texas's 18th District23% of Houston

Christian D. Menefee Democrat
Texas's 9th District19% of Houston

Al Green Democrat
Texas's 29th District16% of Houston

Sylvia R. Garcia Democrat
Texas's 38th District14% of Houston

Wesley Hunt Republican
Texas's 7th District9% of Houston

Lizzie Fletcher Democrat
Texas's 2nd District8% of Houston

Dan Crenshaw Republican
Texas's 36th District6% of Houston

Brian Babin Republican
Texas's 8th District2% of Houston

Morgan Luttrell Republican
Texas's 22nd District2% of Houston

Troy E. Nehls Republican

Houston is split between 9 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗

In Texas

Who represents Houston in state government

Greg AbbottGovernor of TexasRepublican · Serving since 2015 Official site ↗512-463-2000

State Senate Houston is split between 8 districts

District 1324% of Houston

Borris Miles Democrat
District 1523% of Houston

Molly Cook Democrat
District 622% of Houston

Carol Alvarado Democrat
District 1710% of Houston

Joan Huffman Republican
District 78% of Houston

Paul Bettencourt Republican
District 47% of Houston

Brett Ligon Republican
District 115% of Houston

Mayes Middleton Republican
District 181% of Houston

Lois Kolkhorst Republican

State House Houston is split between 21 districts

District 1418% of Houston

Senfronia Thompson Democrat
District 1477% of Houston

Jo Jones Democrat
District 1467% of Houston

Lauren Simmons Democrat
District 1316% of Houston

Alma Allen Democrat
District 1386% of Houston

Lacey Hull Republican
District 1496% of Houston

Hubert Vo Democrat
District 1276% of Houston

Charles Cunningham Republican
District 1426% of Houston

Harold Dutton Democrat
District 1456% of Houston

Christina Morales Democrat
District 1484% of Houston

Penny Morales Shaw Democrat
District 1294% of Houston

Dennis Paul Republican
District 1434% of Houston

Ana Hernandez Democrat
District 1344% of Houston

Ann Johnson Democrat
District 1334% of Houston

Mano DeAyala Republican
District 1444% of Houston

Mary Ann Perez Democrat
District 1394% of Houston

Charlene Ward Johnson Democrat
District 1373% of Houston

Gene Wu Democrat
District 1403% of Houston

Armando Walle Democrat
District 271% of Houston

Ron Reynolds Democrat
District 1321% of Houston

Mike Schofield Republican
District 261% of Houston

Matt Morgan Republican

Houston is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗

Houston's own government: Town Hall →

Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Houston by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.