Texas House of Representatives, District 1
District 1 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives that encompasses all of Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, and Red River Counties. It was created in the 3rd legislature. The district has been represented by Gary VanDeaver since January 13, 2015.
List of Representatives
| Leg. | Portrait | Representative | Term start | Term end | Counties represented |
| 3rd | Burrell P. Smith | November 5, 1849 | November 3, 1851 | Red River | |
| 4th | Napoleon B. Charlton | November 3, 1851 | November 7, 1853 | Jefferson, Tyler | |
| 5th | Hardin R. Runnels | November 7, 1853 | November 5, 1855 | Bowie | |
| 6th | Howell W. Runnels Sr. | November 21, 1855 | November 2, 1857 | Bowie | |
| 7th | Howell W. Runnels Sr. | November 2, 1857 | November 7, 1859 | Bowie | |
| 8th | Solomon H. Pirkey | November 12, 1859 | March 18, 1861 | Bowie | |
| 9th | Edward B. Pickett | November 4, 1861 | March 1, 1862 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 9th | Isaiah Junker | February 2, 1863 | November 2, 1863 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 10th | Frederick F. Foscue | November 2, 1863 | August 6, 1866 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 11th | Ambrose D. Kent | August 7, 1866 | February 7, 1870 | Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 12th | Thomas J. Chambers | February 8, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 12th | Joseph G. Smyth | February 10, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 12th | W. T. Simmons | February 16, 1870 | January 14, 1873 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 13th | James Armstrong | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 13th | Henry H. Ford | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 13th | Arthur T. Watts | January 14, 1873 | January 13, 1874 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 14th | James B. Simpson | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 14th | Dan Triplett | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 14th 15th | Pinkney S. Watts | January 13, 1874 | April 18, 1876 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | |
| 14th 15th | Pinkney S. Watts | April 18, 1876 | January 14, 1879 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty | |
| 16th | James W. Carlton | January 14, 1879 | January 11, 1881 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty | |
| 17th | William L. Douglass | January 11, 1881 | January 9, 1883 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty | |
| 18th | William L. Douglass | January 9, 1883 | January 13, 1885 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 19th | Charles F. Stevens | January 13, 1885 | January 11, 1887 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 20th | Hugh E. Jackson | January 11, 1887 | January 8, 1889 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 21st | Jerome Swinford | January 8, 1889 | January 13, 1891 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 22nd | George C. O'Brien | January 13, 1891 | January 10, 1893 | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange | |
| 23rd | F. M. Ball | January 10, 1893 | January 8, 1895 | Bowie | |
| 24th | R. D. Harrell | January 8, 1895 | March 10, 1895 | Bowie | |
| 24th | Frank M. Brooks | April 16, 1895 | January 12, 1897 | Bowie | |
| 25th | J. D. Alexander | January 12, 1897 | January 10, 1899 | Bowie | |
| 26th | William C. Rochelle | January 10, 1899 | January 8, 1901 | Bowie | |
| 27th | William C. Rochelle | August 12, 1901 | January 13, 1903 | Bowie | |
| 28th | William C. Rochelle | January 13, 1903 | January 10, 1905 | Bowie | |
| 29th | Joseph A. Dodd | January 10, 1905 | January 8, 1907 | Bowie | |
| 30th | Joseph A. Dodd | January 8, 1907 | January 12, 1909 | Bowie | |
| 31st | Norman Dalby | January 12, 1909 | January 10, 1911 | Bowie | |
| 32nd | Lewis Henry | January 10, 1911 | January 14, 1913 | Bowie | |
| 33rd | Lewis Henry | January 14, 1913 | January 12, 1915 | Bowie | |
| 34th | R. H. Jones | January 12, 1915 | January 9, 1917 | Bowie | |
| 35th | R. H. Jones | January 9, 1917 | January 14, 1919 | Bowie | |
| 36th | Sid Crumpton | January 14, 1919 | January 11, 1921 | Bowie | |
| 37th | Sid Crumpton | January 11, 1921 | January 9, 1923 | Bowie | |
| 38th | Joseph A. Dodd | January 9, 1923 | January 13, 1925 | Bowie | |
| 39th | William J. Simmons | January 13, 1925 | January 11, 1927 | Bowie | |
| 40th | William J. Simmons | January 11, 1927 | January 8, 1929 | Bowie | |
| 41st | William J. Simmons | January 8, 1929 | January 13, 1931 | Bowie | |
| 42nd | Joseph A. Dodd | January 13, 1931 | January 10, 1933 | Bowie | |
| 43rd | Jasper N. Reed | January 10, 1933 | January 8, 1935 | Bowie | |
| 44th | Jasper N. Reed | January 8, 1935 | January 12, 1937 | Bowie | |
| 45th | Jasper N. Reed | January 12, 1937 | January 10, 1939 | Bowie | |
| 46th | Joseph S. White Jr. | January 10, 1939 | January 14, 1941 | Bowie | |
| 47th | Jasper N. Reed | January 14, 1941 | January 12, 1943 | Bowie | |
| 48th | Winford L. Dunn Sr. | January 12, 1943 | January 9, 1945 | Bowie | |
| 49th | Winford L. Dunn Sr. | January 9, 1945 | January 14, 1947 | Bowie | |
| 50th | Joe T. Kennington | January 14, 1947 | January 11, 1949 | Bowie | |
| 51st | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | January 11, 1949 | January 9, 1951 | Bowie | |
| 52nd | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | January 9, 1951 | January 13, 1953 | Bowie | |
| 53rd | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | Bowie | |
| 54th | Jim T. Lindsey Sr. | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | Bowie | |
| 53rd | Thomas H. Stilwell | January 13, 1953 | January 11, 1955 | Bowie | |
| 54th | Thomas H. Stilwell | January 11, 1955 | January 8, 1957 | Bowie | |
| 55th | Leslie C. Terrell | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | Bowie | |
| 55th | George W. McCoppin | January 8, 1957 | January 13, 1959 | Bowie | |
| 56th | Leslie C. Terrell | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | Bowie | |
| 56th | George W. McCoppin | January 13, 1959 | January 10, 1961 | Bowie | |
| 57th | Robert W. Bass | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | Bowie | |
| 57th | George W. McCoppin | January 10, 1961 | January 8, 1963 | Bowie | |
| 58th | Robert W. Bass | January 8, 1963 | January 12, 1965 | Bowie | |
| 59th | Robert W. Bass | January 12, 1965 | January 10, 1967 | Bowie | |
| 60th | Robert W. Bass | January 10, 1967 | January 14, 1969 | Bowie | |
| 61st | Ed Howard | January 14, 1969 | January 12, 1971 | Bowie | |
| 62nd | Ed Howard | January 12, 1971 | January 9, 1973 | Bowie | |
| 63rd | Ed Howard | January 9, 1973 | January 14, 1975 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 64th | Hamp Atkinson | January 14, 1975 | January 11, 1977 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 65th | Hamp Atkinson | January 11, 1977 | January 9, 1979 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 66th | Hamp Atkinson | January 9, 1979 | January 13, 1981 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 67th | Hamp Atkinson | January 13, 1981 | January 11, 1983 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 68th | Alex H. Short Jr. | January 11, 1983 | January 8, 1985 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 69th | Alex H. Short Jr. | January 8, 1985 | January 13, 1987 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 70th | Barry B. Telford | January 13, 1987 | January 10, 1989 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris | |
| 71st | Barry B. Telford | January 10, 1989 | January 8, 1991 | Bowie, Cass | |
| 72nd | Barry B. Telford | January 8, 1991 | January 12, 1993 | Bowie, Cass | |
| 73rd | Barry B. Telford | January 12, 1993 | January 10, 1995 | Bowie, Cass | |
| 74th | Barry B. Telford | January 10, 1995 | January 14, 1997 | Bowie, Cass | |
| 75th | Barry B. Telford | January 14, 1997 | January 12, 1999 | Bowie, Cass | |
| 76th | Barry B. Telford | January 12, 1999 | January 9, 2001 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 77th | Barry B. Telford | January 9, 2001 | January 14, 2003 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 78th | Barry B. Telford | January 14, 2003 | January 11, 2005 | Bowie, Red River | |
| 79th | Stephen J. Frost | January 11, 2005 | January 9, 2007 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris | |
| 80th | Stephen J. Frost | January 9, 2007 | January 13, 2009 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris | |
| 81st | Stephen J. Frost | January 13, 2009 | January 11, 2011 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris | |
| 82nd | George Lavender | January 11, 2011 | January 8, 2013 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris | |
| 83rd | George Lavender | January 8, 2013 | January 13, 2015 | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris | |
| 84th | Gary VanDeaver | January 13, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River | |
| 85th | Gary VanDeaver | January 10, 2017 | January 8, 2019 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River | |
| 86th | Gary VanDeaver | January 8, 2019 | January 12, 2021 | Bowie, Franklin, Lamar, Red River |