The Texas House of Representatives 66th district represents a portion of
Collin County, including parts of
Plano and
Dallas
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. The current Representative of this district is
Matt Shaheen
Matthew Frank Shaheen (born June 8, 1965) is an American politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 66th district. Elected in the November 2014, he assumed office in January 2015.
Early life and education
Sh ...
, a
Republican
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from Plano who has represented the district since 2015.
Upon being moved to
Collin County in 1993, district 66 became a suburban Republican stronghold; recently however, the district has become increasingly competitive, with
Democrats coming within 1 percentage point of flipping the district in both
2018
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and
2020
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.
As a result of the 2021 redistricting, the district will represent parts of
Frisco,
Plano,
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, and
Celina.
Statewide election results
Election results from recent statewide races:
List of representatives
Recent election results
References
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