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Texas's 21st congressional district

15 members have held this seat since Jan 3, 1935. Now: Chip Roy R.

Holders
15
8 R · 7 D
Longest tenure
16 years
Ovie Clark Fisher
Current
7.8 years
Chip Roy, since Jan 3, 2019
history/seat/tx-21Every holder, newest first
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194019501960197019801990200020102020Charles Lacy South · 1935-01-03 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratOvie Clark Fisher · 1943-01-06 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratOvie Clark Fisher · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratOvie Clark Fisher · 1963-01-09 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratOvie Clark Fisher · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratOvie Clark Fisher · 1971-01-21 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratRobert Charles Krueger · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratThomas Gilbert Loeffler · 1979-01-15 – 1987-01-04 · RepublicanLamar Smith · 1987-01-06 – 1997-01-04 · RepublicanLamar Smith · 1997-01-07 – 1999-01-04 · RepublicanLamar Smith · 1999-01-06 – 2003-01-04 · RepublicanLamar Smith · 2003-01-07 – 2009-01-04 · RepublicanLamar Smith · 2009-01-06 – 2015-01-04 · RepublicanLamar Smith · 2015-01-06 – 2019-01-04 · RepublicanChip Roy · 2019-01-03 – present · Republican
Chip Roy R
Jan 3, 2019 – present · 7.8 years
Lamar Smith R
Jan 6, 2015 – Jan 4, 2019 · 4 years
Lamar Smith R
Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 4, 2015 · 6 years
Lamar Smith R
Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 4, 2009 · 6 years
Lamar Smith R
Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2003 · 4 years
Lamar Smith R
Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 4, 1999 · 2 years
Lamar Smith R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1997 · 10 years
Thomas Gilbert Loeffler R
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1987 · 8 years
Robert Charles Krueger D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Ovie Clark Fisher D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1975 · 4 years
Ovie Clark Fisher D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Ovie Clark Fisher D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1967 · 4 years
Ovie Clark Fisher D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
Ovie Clark Fisher D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1959 · 16 years
Charles Lacy South D
Jan 3, 1935 – Jan 4, 1943 · 8 years

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