Below you'll find a preview of the 88th Texas Legislature. New members and returning members will be sworn in on January 10, 2023, the opening day of the regular session. A list of members-elect of the 88th Legislature is available on the LRL's website.
Summary of the 88th Legislature
PARTY | HOUSE | SENATE | OVERALL |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 150 | 31 | 181 |
Democrat | 64 | 12 | 76 |
Republican | 86 | 19 | 105 |
GENDER | HOUSE | SENATE | OVERALL |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 150 | 31 | 181 |
Male | 104 | 23 | 127 |
Female | 46 | 8 | 54 |
INCUMBENCY* | HOUSE | SENATE | OVERALL |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 149* | 30* | 179 |
Incumbents | 123* | 25* | 149 |
Freshmen | 26 | 5 | 31 |
*Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first term begin the first day of session: 01/10/2023. Not included as incumbent or freshman: Representative John Bryant (first served in 63rd–67th sessions) and Senator Pete Flores (first served in 85th–86th sessions).
New Members of the 88th Legislature
Texas House of Representatives
HOUSE DISTRICT | NEW MEMBER | |
---|---|---|
92 | ![]() |
Salman Bhojani (D) |
114 | ![]() |
John Bryant (D) |
63 | ![]() |
Benjamin Bumgarner (R) |
127 | ![]() |
Charles Cunningham (R) |
133 | ![]() |
Mano DeAyala (R) |
122 | ![]() |
Mark Dorazio (R) |
51 | ![]() |
Lulu Flores (D) |
61 | ![]() |
Frederick Frazier (R) |
124 | ![]() |
Josey Garcia (D) |
17 | ![]() |
Stan Gerdes (R) |
52 | ![]() |
Caroline Harris (R) |
57 | ![]() |
Richard Hayes (R) |
73 | ![]() |
Carrie Isaac (R) |
100 | ![]() |
Venton Jones (D) |
85 | ![]() |
Stan Kitzman (R) |
76 | ![]() |
Suleman Lalani (D) |
23 | ![]() |
Terri Leo-Wilson (R) |
37 | ![]() |
Janie Lopez (R) |
22 | ![]() |
Christian Manuel (D) |
13 | ![]() |
Angelia Orr (R) |
70 | ![]() |
Mihaela Plesa (D) |
93 | ![]() |
Nate Schatzline (R) |
84 | ![]() |
Carl H. Tepper (R) |
65 | ![]() |
Kronda Thimesch (R) |
19 | ![]() |
Ellen Troxclair (R) |
New HOUSE members = 26
Texas Senate
SENATE DISTRICT | NEW MEMBER | |
---|---|---|
24 | ![]() |
Pete Flores (R) |
10 | ![]() |
Phil King (R) |
27 | ![]() |
Morgan LaMantia (D) |
11 | ![]() |
Mayes Middleton (R) |
12 | ![]() |
Tan Parker (R) |
31 | ![]() |
Kevin Sparks (R) |
New SENATE members = 6
TOTAL new members = 32
Membership statistics for previous sessions are available on the library's Member statistics page.