District 17 of the
Texas Senate
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is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of
Brazoria,
Fort Bend
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, and
Harris
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county in the
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state of
Texas
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.
The current Senator from District 17 is
Joan Huffman
Joan J. Huffman (born August 17, 1956) is an American politician serving as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Texas Senate who represents Texas Senate, District 17, District 17, which includes a portion of populous Harr ...
.
Top 5 biggest cities in district
District 17 has a population of 804,162 with 605,764 that is at voting age from the
2010 census.
Election history
Election history of District 22 from 1992.
2018
2014
2012
2010
2008
2006
2002
1998
1994
1992
District officeholders
Notes
References
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Brazoria County, Texas
Fort Bend County, Texas
Harris County, Texas