District 65 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives

Texas House of Representatives

The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...

 that serves a portion of Denton County

Denton County, Texas

Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...

. The current representative for District 65 is Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 Burt Solomons, who has served the district since 1994.

District description

The district is located wholly within Denton County

Denton County, Texas

Denton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 432,976; in 2009 the estimated population had reached 628,300. Part of the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex, it is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The county seat is Denton. The county...

. It is one of three serving Denton County. In terms of geography it comprises the eastern and southeastern portions of the county. Major cities in the district include the majority of Lewisville

Lewisville, Texas

Lewisville is a city in Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. The 2010 United States Census placed the population at 95,290 within . The city also includes of Lewisville Lake....

 and those portions of Carrollton

Carrollton, Texas

-Climate:*On average, the warmest month is July.*The highest recorded temperature was 112°F in 1980.*The average coolest month is January.*The lowest recorded temperature was 1°F in 1989.*The most precipitation on average occurs in May....

, Dallas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

, Frisco

Frisco, Texas

Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...

, and Plano

Plano, Texas

Plano is a city in the state of Texas, located mostly within Collin County. The city's population was 259,841 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Texas and the 71st most populous city in the United States. Plano is located within the metropolitan area commonly referred to as...

 that extend into Denton County.

2006 candidates

Solomons ran unopposed in the Republican primary in 2006. John E. Shuey opposed Solomons as the Libertarian candidate upon his selection on June 10, 2006 at the state Libertarian Party convention; the Democratic Party did not field a candidate.

Mr. Solomon won reelection to the Texas House, with 77.2% of the vote, and will serve as the District 65 representative in the Eightieth Texas Legislature

Eightieth Texas Legislature

The Eightieth Texas Legislature met in regular session beginning 9 January 2007. All members of the House of Representatives and 16 members of the Senate were up for election on 7 November 2006 in the Texas Legislature election....

. The 22.8% won by Mr. Shuey represents the largest percentage ever achieved by a Libertarian in this district.

History of district

From 1920 to 1951, District 65 was a floterial district

Floterial district

A floterial district is a legislative district that includes in its boundaries several separate districts which independently would not be entitled to additional representation but whose conglomerate population entitles the area to another seat in a legislative body undergoing...

 covering Burleson, Lee and Milam counties.