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Party affiliation - 81st Legislature

  Totals based on membership as of first day of the regular session, January 13, 2009

House of Representatives

Democrats in the House of Representatives
[74 of 150 = 49%]

Republicans in the House of Representatives
[76 of 150 = 51%]

Senate

Democrats in the Senate
[12 of 31 = 39%]

Republicans in the Senate
[19 of 31 = 61%]

Districts represented by more than one person

Chamber & District Name Party Dates of service Notes
H District 44 Edmund Kuempel Republican 01/13/2009 - 11/04/2010  
H District 44 John Kuempel Republican 12/30/2010 - 01/11/2011   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 66 Brian McCall Republican 01/13/2009 - 04/02/2010  
H District 66 Van Taylor Republican 04/20/2010 - 01/11/2011   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 84 Carl Isett Republican 01/13/2009 - 05/31/2010  
H District 84 John Frullo Republican 11/22/2010 - 01/11/2011   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 100 Terri Hodge Democrat 01/13/2009 - 03/08/2010  
H District 100 Eric Johnson Democrat 04/20/2010 - 01/11/2011   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 122 Frank Corte, Jr. Republican 01/13/2009 - 01/11/2011  
H District 122 Valerie Corte Republican 07/01/2009 - 01/11/2011   Not included in the statistics above.
S District 22 Kip Averitt Republican 01/09/2007 - 03/17/2010  
S District 22 Brian Birdwell Republican 07/02/2010 - 01/11/2011   Not included in the statistics above.

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