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Texas's 15th congressional district

34 members have held this seat since Nov 9, 1903. Now: Monica De La Cruz R.

Holders
34
33 D · 1 R
Longest tenure
10 years
Eligio II de la Garza
Current
3.8 years
Monica De La Cruz, since Jan 3, 2023
history/seat/tx-15Every holder, newest first
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192019401960198020002020John Nance Garner · 1903-11-09 – 1905-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1905-12-04 – 1907-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1907-12-02 – 1909-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1909-03-15 – 1911-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1911-04-04 – 1913-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratJohn Nance Garner · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratMilton Horace West · 1933-03-09 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratMilton Horace West · 1943-01-06 – 1949-01-04 · DemocratJoe Madison Kilgore · 1955-01-05 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratJoe Madison Kilgore · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratJoe Madison Kilgore · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratEligio II de la Garza · 1965-01-04 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratEligio II de la Garza · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratEligio II de la Garza · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratEligio II de la Garza · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratEligio II de la Garza · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratEligio II de la Garza · 1987-01-06 – 1997-01-04 · DemocratRubén Hinojosa · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · DemocratRubén Hinojosa · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · DemocratRubén Hinojosa · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · DemocratRubén Hinojosa · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · DemocratRubén Hinojosa · 2015-01-06 – 2017-01-04 · DemocratMonica De La Cruz · 2023-01-03 – present · RepublicanLloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. · 1947-01-03 – 1955-01-04 · DemocratVicente Gonzalez · 2017-01-03 – 2023-01-04 · Democrat
Monica De La Cruz R
Jan 3, 2023 – present · 3.8 years
Vicente Gonzalez D
Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 4, 2023 · 6 years
Rubén Hinojosa D
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2017 · 2 years
Rubén Hinojosa D
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Rubén Hinojosa D
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Rubén Hinojosa D
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Rubén Hinojosa D
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Eligio II de la Garza D
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Eligio II de la Garza D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Eligio II de la Garza D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Eligio II de la Garza D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Eligio II de la Garza D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Eligio II de la Garza D
Jan 4, 1965 – Jan 4, 1967 · 2 years
Joe Madison Kilgore D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Joe Madison Kilgore D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Joe Madison Kilgore D
Jan 5, 1955 – Jan 4, 1959 · 4 years
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. D
Jan 3, 1947 – Jan 4, 1955 · 8 years
Milton Horace West D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1949 · 6 years
Milton Horace West D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1943 · 9.8 years
John Nance Garner D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
John Nance Garner D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
John Nance Garner D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
John Nance Garner D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
John Nance Garner D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
John Nance Garner D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
John Nance Garner D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
John Nance Garner D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
John Nance Garner D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
John Nance Garner D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
John Nance Garner D
Apr 4, 1911 – Mar 4, 1913 · 23 months
John Nance Garner D
Mar 15, 1909 – Mar 4, 1911 · 2 years
John Nance Garner D
Dec 2, 1907 – Mar 4, 1909 · 15 months
John Nance Garner D
Dec 4, 1905 – Mar 4, 1907 · 15 months
John Nance Garner D
Nov 9, 1903 – Mar 4, 1905 · 16 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.