UNITED STATES ELECTED OFFICIALS
These are the officials we and other commissioner areas, counties, and states elected to represent us in the United States federal government.
This list has the contact information, pay (if any) for the position, and length of term.
It will also have Democratic candidates who have filed for the position.
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Presidential
President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris were inaugurated on
Inauguration Day January 20th, 2021.
United States Senators
U.S. Senators represent the entire state. Each state has two. They are elected to 6-year terms.
These Senators are not affected by redistricting.
Salary is $174,000 per year, plus benefits.
The current U.S. Senators from Texas are:
Senator Ted Cruz - Republican
Capitol Office
404 Russell
Washington, DC 20510
Phone 202-224-5922
District Office
300 E 8th
Suite 961
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 512-916-5834
Term expires 2025
Open Secrets www.opensecrets.org
Senator John Cornyn - Republican
517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-2934
Term expires 2026
Open Secrets www.opensecrets.org
United States House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives are elected by District. Texas has 36 Representatives.
United States Congressional District Maps
Congressional District maps of Texas: dvr.capitol.texas.gov/Congress/42/PLANC2135
Most of Commission Area 2 is in Congressional District 31, but only Pct 266 is in District 10.
All the Austin Precincts are in Commission Area One now, and District 37.
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District 31 now includes parts of Williamson, and all of Bell, Bosque, Burnet, Coryell, and Hamilton counties.
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District 10 now includes parts of Williamson, Walker, Travis and Brazos counties, as well as all of Lee, Burleson, Madison, Grimes, Washington, Fayette, Austin, Waller and Colorado counties.
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New District 37 includes parts of Williamson (in CA1) and Travis counties.
Central Texas Congressional Districts recently passed by the Texas Senate:
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Texas Congressional District 31 Representative
U.S. Representative John Carter - Republican
Capitol Office
2110 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Phone 202-225-3864
Ballotpedia
ballotpedia.org/John_Carter_(Texas)
Salary is $174,000 per year, plus benefits.
Open Secrets www.opensecrets.org
DISTRICT 31 OFFICE
1717 North IH 35
Round Rock, TX 78664
Phone 512-246-1600
No Democrat is running against Carter in 2022
This is the new Congressional District 31 as passed by the Texas Senate:
Texas Congressional District 10 Representative
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul - Republican
Capitol Office
2001 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Phone 202-225-2401
Ballotpedia
ballotpedia.org/Michael_McCaul
Salary is $174,000 per year, plus benefits.
Open Secrets www.opensecrets.org
DISTRICT 10 OFFICE
3301 Northland Dr, Austin, TX 78731
Phone: (512) 473-2357
Term expires January 3, 2023, next election will be November 2022
Democratic Candidate running for U.S. District 10:
This is Congressional District 10 as passed by the Texas Senate:
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United States House of Representatives on our border
Texas Congressional District 37 Representative
This is a new Congressional District
Democratic Candidate running for this position:
This is Congressional District 37 as passed by the Texas Senate:
Texas Congressional District 17 Representative
Commission Area Two does not have any Precincts in this district, but there are some Wilco districts in it.
U.S. Representative Pete Sessions - Republican
Capitol Office
2204 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Phone 202-225-6105
Ballotpedia
ballotpedia.org/Pete_Sessions
Salary is $174,000 per year, plus benefits.
Open Secrets www.opensecrets.org
DISTRICT 17 OFFICES
400 Austin Avenue
Suite 302
Waco, TX 76701-2139
Phone: (254) 633-4500
2700 Earl Rudder Fwy, S. Highway 6
Suite 4500
College Station, TX 77845-2804
Phone: (979) 431-6340
Term expires January 3, 2023, next election will be November 2022
Democratic Candidate running for U.S. District 17:
This is Congressional District 17 as passed by the Texas Senate:
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OTHER UNITED STATES FEDERAL OFFICES
SENATE PARTY LEADERS FOR BOTH PARTIES
We didn’t directly elect these folks, but they are very influential:
Majority Leader - Chuck Schumer - Democrat from New York
Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell - Republican from Kentucky
Assistant Majority Leader is Dick Durbin, Democrat from Illinois
Assistant Minority Leader is John Thune, Republican from South Dakota
HOUSE PARTY LEADERS FOR BOTH PARTIES
We didn’t directly elect these folks, but they are very influential:
Speaker of the House is Nancy Pelosi – Democrat from California
With the Democrats holding the majority of seats, and the Republicans holding the minority, the current leaders are:
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer – Democrat from Maryland
Majority Whip Jim Clyburn - Democrat from South Carolina
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy – Republican from California
Minority Whip Steve Scalise – Republican from Louisiana
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