District 65 is a district of the

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that serves a portion of

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. The current representative is

Mitch Little Jason Mitchell Little is an American politician who was elected member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 65th district in 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he defeated incumbent Kronda Thimesch in the primary election. Little ...

who was elected in 2024. He defeated

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, who was elected in 2022 in a primary election. Previous incumbent

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Michelle Beckley Michelle Jane Beckley (born November 28, 1969) is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 65. She was first elected in November 2018, defeating incumbent Republican Ron Simmons. Texas' 65th district repre ...

, while joining a caucus of Texas House Democrats in Washington DC to break quorum, announced she would instead challenge US Representative

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in 2022.

District description

The district is located wholly within

, representing southern portions of the county. The district includes northeastern parts of Lewisville, northern half of Carrollton, southern half of The Colony, all of Bartonville, Northlake,

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, and Double Oak, as well as portions of Plano, Highland Village, Roanoke and small portions of

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and

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that extend into Denton County.

History of district

From 1920 to 1951, District 65 was a

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covering Burleson,

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and Milam counties. From 2012 to 2022, the district represented portions of southern Denton County, primarily parts of Lewisville and Carrollton.

Representatives

References

External links

{{Texas state legislative districts Texas House of Representatives districts, 065 Denton County, Texas