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Texas's 18th congressional district
Texas's 18th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Sheila Jackson Lee D–Houston
Distribution	0.06% rural
Population (2016)	787,352[2]
Median household income	$45,584[3]
Ethnicity	41.78% Hispanic 36.35% Black 17.83% White 3.94% Asian 0.1% Native American
Cook PVI	D+27[4]

Texas District 18 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves much of inner city Houston and the surrounding area. It has been the Downtown Houston district since 1972. The current Representative from District 18 is Sheila Jackson Lee.

It was held by Barbara Jordan, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South (in 1972), who was praised by many for her powerful presence in that body, and in particular, for her oratory skills.^[5]

Since the district was moved to Houston in 1972, it has voted for a Democrat in every presidential election. The district gave George McGovern 69% in 1972 and Walter Mondale 72% in 1984.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		March 4, 1919
J. Marvin Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1919 - November 20, 1940	Redistricted from the 13th district, Resigned after being appointed judge of the US Court of Claims
Vacant		November 20, 1940 – January 3, 1941
Eugene Worley	Democratic	January 3, 1941 - April 3, 1950	Resigned after being appointed judge of the US Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Ben H. Guill	Republican	May 6, 1950 – January 3, 1951	Won special election on May 6, 1950
Walter E. Rogers	Democratic	January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1967
Bob Price	Republican	January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1973	Redistricted to the 13th district
Barbara Jordan	Democratic	January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1979
Mickey Leland	Democratic	January 3, 1979 - August 7, 1989	Died
Vacant		August 7, 1989 – December 9, 1989
Craig Washington	Democratic	December 9, 1989 - January 3, 1995
Sheila Jackson Lee	Democratic	January 3, 1995 – Present	Incumbent

Election results

In popular culture

In the TV series The West Wing, Texas's 18th congressional district was represented by fictional Democratic presidential candidate Matt Santos.

Historical district boundaries

See also

• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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