# Texas's 7th House of Representatives district

District 7 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849–1851).
The district has been represented by Republican Jay Dean since January 10, 2017, upon his initial election to the Texas House.
As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses all of Gregg, Harrison, and Marion Counties. Major cities in the district include Jefferson, Longview, and Marshall.

## List of representatives

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| Leg. | Representative | Party | Term start | Term end | Counties they represented |
| 3rd | William M. Cochran | Unknown | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Dallas, Denton |
| 4th | William C. Edwards | Unknown | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | San Augustine |
| 5th | James W. Throckmorton | Unknown | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Collin, Cooke, Denton |
| 6th | James W. Throckmorton | Unknown | November 5, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | Collin, Cooke, Denton |
| 7th | Absolom Bishop | Unknown | November 2, 1857 | November 7, 1859 | Collin, Cooke, Denton |
| 8th | William A. Ellett | Unknown | November 7, 1859 | February 5, 1861 | Collin, Cooke, Denton |
| 8th | Thomas Lewellen | Unknown | March 18, 1861 | November 4, 1861 | Collin, Cooke, Denton |
| 9th | Blackstone Hardeman | Unknown | November 4, 1861 | November 2, 1863 | Nacogdoches |
| 10th | Bennett Blake | Unknown | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | Nacogdoches |
| 11th | Charles Childress Grayson | Unknown | August 8, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | Nacogdoches |
| 12th | Mitchell Kendall Henry Moore | Radical Republican | February 8, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Harrison |
| 13th | Shack Roberts Henry Moore | Republican | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Harrison |
| 14th | Leslie Cazneau DeMorse Benjamin Holland Epperson Henry F. O'Neal | Democratic | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Bowie, Cass, Marion |
| 15th | Caleb Jackson Garrison | Democratic | April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Rusk |
| 16th | Caleb Jackson Garrison | Democratic | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | Rusk |
| 17th | George Henry Gould | Democratic | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | Rusk |
| 18th | Simeon Burns | Democratic | January 9, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | Panola |
| 19th | James Ras Jones | Democratic | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | Panola |
| 20th | James Ras Jones | Democratic | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | Panola |
| 21st | James Ras Jones | Democratic | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | Panola |
| 22nd | James Ras Jones | Democratic | January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | Panola |
| 23rd | William Jordan Hood | Democratic | January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Fannin |
| 24th | William Ambrose Bramlette Jacob Lee Carpenter | Democratic | January 8, 1895 | January 12, 1897 | Fannin |
| 25th | Jacob Lee Carpenter John Calvin Meade | Democratic | January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | Fannin |
| 26th | Rosser Thomas William R. Evans | Democratic | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | Fannin |
| 27th | William R. Evans Wilburn W. Ridling John Cunningham | Democratic | January 8, 1901 January 10, 1901 February 15, 1901 | January 13, 1903 January 18, 1901 January 13, 1903 | Fannin |
| 28th | James Wilson Hurt | Democratic | January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | Cass |
| 29th | Hardy A. O'Neal | Unknown | January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | Cass |
| 30th | Hardy A. O'Neal | Unknown | January 8, 1907 | May 11, 1907 | Cass |
| 31st | George Washington Fant | Democratic | January 12, 1909 | January 10, 1911 | Cass |
| 32nd | George Washington Fant | Democratic | January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | Cass |
| 33rd | Angus T. Russell | Democratic | January 14, 1913 | January 12, 1915 | Nacogdoches |
| 34th | Angus T. Russell | Democratic | January 12, 1915 | January 9, 1917 | Nacogdoches |
| 35th | William E. Thomason | Democratic | January 9, 1917 | January 14, 1919 | Nacogdoches |
| 36th | William E. Thomason | Democratic | January 14, 1919 | January 11, 1921 | Nacogdoches |
| 37th | William E. Thomason | Democratic | January 11, 1921 | January 9, 1923 | Nacogdoches |
| 38th | William Scott Crawford | Democratic | January 9, 1923 | January 13, 1925 | Panola |
| 39th | Sidney Smith Baker | Democratic | January 13, 1925 | November 10, 1925 | Panola |
| 39th | Samuel Bertram Wallace | Democratic | September 13, 1926 | January 11, 1927 | Panola |
| 40th | Samuel Bertram Wallace | Democratic | January 11, 1927 | January 8, 1929 | Panola |
| 41st | James Elbert Heaton | Democratic | January 8, 1929 | January 13, 1931 | Panola |
| 42nd | Lon E. Alsup | Democratic | January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | Panola |
| 43rd | Lon E. Alsup | Democratic | January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | Panola |
| 44th | Lon E. Alsup | Democratic | January 8, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | Panola |
| 45th | Lon E. Alsup | Democratic | January 12, 1937 | January 10, 1939 | Panola |
| 46th | Lon E. Alsup | Democratic | January 10, 1939 | January 14, 1941 | Panola |
| 47th | Lon E. Alsup | Democratic | January 14, 1941 | September 24, 1941 | Panola |
| 47th | Mervyn Lee Ramsey | Democratic | July 25, 1942 | January 12, 1943 | Panola |
| 48th | Mervyn Lee Ramsey | Democratic | January 12, 1943 | January 9, 1945 | Panola |
| 49th | Mervyn Lee Ramsey | Democratic | January 9, 1945 | September 27, 1945 | Panola |
| 50th | Thomas Harris Sharp | Democratic | January 14, 1947 | December 3, 1948 | Panola |
| 51st | Osceola A. Cassity | Democratic | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | Panola |
| 52nd | Osceola A. Cassity | Democratic | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | Panola |
| 53rd | Robert William Patten | Democratic | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 54th | Robert William Patten | Democratic | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 55th | Ernest Everett Shackelford | Democratic | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 56th | Sam Forse Collins | Democratic | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 57th | Sam Forse Collins | Democratic | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 58th | Sam Forse Collins | Democratic | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | Jasper, Newton, Sabine, Tyler |
| 59th | James Everette Miller | Democratic | January 12, 1965 | January 10, 1967 | Jasper, Newton, Sabine, Tyler |
| 60th | James Everette Miller | Democratic | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 61st | Don Adams | Democratic | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 62nd | Don Adams | Democratic | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler |
| 63rd | Terry Doyle (7−1) Pike Powers (7−2) Carl A. Parker (7−3) | Democratic | January 9, 1973 | January 14, 1975 | Jefferson |
| 64th | Chester L. Slay Jr. (7−1) Pike Powers (7−2) Carl A. Parker (7−3) | Democratic | January 14, 1975 | January 11, 1977 | Jefferson |
| 65th | Albert Price (7−A) Pike Powers (7−B) Frank Collazo Jr. (7−C) | Democratic | January 11, 1977 | January 9, 1979 | Jefferson |
| 66th | Albert Price (7−A) Bo Crawford (7−B) Frank Collazo Jr. (7−C) | Democratic | January 9, 1979 | January 13, 1981 | Jefferson |
| 67th | Albert Price (7−A) Bo Crawford (7−B) Frank Collazo Jr. (7−C) | Democratic | January 13, 1981 | January 11, 1983 | Jefferson |
| 68th | Jimmy Mankins | Democratic | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | Gregg |
| 69th | Jerry Yost | Republican | January 8, 1985 | January 13, 1987 | Gregg |
| 70th | Jerry Yost | Republican | January 13, 1987 | January 10, 1989 | Gregg |
| 71st | Jerry Yost | Republican | January 10, 1989 | January 8, 1991 | Gregg |
| 72nd | Jerry Yost | Republican | January 8, 1991 | January 12, 1993 | Gregg |
| 73rd | Jerry Yost | Republican | January 12, 1993 | January 10, 1995 | Gregg, Rusk |
| 74th | Jerry Yost | Republican | January 10, 1995 | January 14, 1997 | Gregg, Rusk |
| 75th | Tommy Merritt | Republican | January 14, 1997 | January 12, 1999 | Gregg, Rusk |
| 76th | Tommy Merritt | Republican | January 12, 1999 | January 9, 2001 | Gregg, Rusk |
| 77th | Tommy Merritt | Republican | January 9, 2001 | January 14, 2003 | Gregg, Rusk |
| 78th | Tommy Merritt | Republican | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | Gregg, Smith |
| 79th | Tommy Merritt | Republican | January 11, 2005 | January 9, 2007 | Gregg, Smith |
| 80th | Tommy Merritt | Republican | January 9, 2007 | January 13, 2009 | Gregg, Smith |
| 81st | Tommy Merritt | Republican | January 13, 2009 | January 11, 2011 | Gregg, Smith |
| 82nd | David Simpson | Republican | January 11, 2011 | January 8, 2013 | Gregg, Smith |
| 83rd | David Simpson | Republican | January 8, 2013 | January 13, 2015 | Gregg, Upshur |
| 84th | David Simpson | Republican | January 13, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | Gregg, Upshur |
| 85th | Jay Dean | Republican | January 10, 2017 | January 8, 2019 | Gregg, Upshur |
| 86th | Jay Dean | Republican | January 8, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | Gregg, Upshur |
| 87th | Jay Dean | Republican | January 12, 2021 | January 10, 2023 | Gregg, Upshur |
| 88th | Jay Dean | Republican | January 10, 2023 | January 14, 2025 | Gregg, Harrison, Marion |
| 89th | Jay Dean | Republican | January 14, 2025 | Present | Gregg, Harrison, Marion |