U.S. House · Historical · Texas District 5
Texas's 5th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for Texas's 5th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Alan SteelmanTexasRepublican1973–1977
- Bruce AlgerTexasRepublican1955–1965
- De GiddingsTexasDemocratic1871–1879
- Earle CabellTexasDemocratic1965–1973
- George JonesTexasNational Greenbacker1879–1883
- Hatton SumnersTexasDemocratic1913–1947
- Jack BeallTexasDemocratic1903–1915
- James MattoxTexasDemocratic1977–1983
- James ThrockmortonTexasDemocratic1875–1887
- Jeb HensarlingTexasRepublican2003–2019
- John BryantTexasDemocratic1983–1997
- Joseph WilsonTexasDemocratic1947–1955
- Silas HareTexasDemocratic1887–1891
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