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Texas, House of Representatives, District 105

Texas House of Representatives District 105
Current incumbentTerry Meza Democratic Party
Population175,728
Race34.8% White, 57.3% Black/Hispanic, 7.9% Other
Ethnicity54.7% Not Hispanic, 45.3% Hispanic
Voting age72.6% age 18 and over

Texas' one hundred-fifth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Terry Meza.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 175,728 civilians reside within Texas' one hundred-fifth state house district. Texas state representatives represent an average of 167,637 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 139,012 residents.

About the office

Members of the Texas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session (January).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 21 years old before the general election
  • A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$7,200/year$190/day. Set by the ethics commission.

Pension

When calculating a legislators' pension, their normal salary is artificially inflated to $125,000. This goes back to 1981, when lawmakers linked their salaries to those of state judges. Since then, they raised judges' salaries while removing the caps on their own pensions, pushing the maximum benefit up to 100% of a judge's salary.

In 2011, this resulted in an average state employee pension of $17,526 annually. The maximum pension a legislator can earn is $125,000, of which Rep. Tom Craddick (R) will be the first to qualify for when he retires. .

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat. A Governor's proclamation to a special election must be delivered to local elections authorities representing the vacant seat no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.

The Secretary of State can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for May 26, 2020. The filing deadline was December 9, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 105

Terry Meza (D) defeated incumbent Rodney Anderson (R) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Terry Meza (D)
54.7
24,579

Rodney Anderson (R)
45.3
20,324

Total votes: 44,903
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105

Terry Meza defeated A. D. Jenkins in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Terry Meza (D)
57.2
2,920

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A. D. Jenkins (D)
42.8
2,185

Total votes: 5,105
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105

Incumbent Rodney Anderson defeated Dinesh Mali in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 105 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rodney Anderson (R)
93.6
5,285

Dinesh Mali (R)
6.4
363

Total votes: 5,648

2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.

Incumbent Rodney Anderson defeated Terry Meza in the Texas House of Representatives District 105 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 105 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rodney Anderson Incumbent 50.07% 23,720
Democratic Terry Meza 49.93% 23,656
Total Votes 47,376
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Terry Meza ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 105 Democratic Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 105 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Terry Meza (unopposed)

Incumbent Rodney Anderson ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 105 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 105 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rodney Anderson Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Rodney Anderson defeated incumbent Linda Harper-Brown in the Republican primary. Terry Meza and Susan Motley advanced to a primary runoff, defeating Bernice Montgomery in the Democratic primary. Motley defeated Meza in the May 27 Democratic runoff. Anderson defeated Motley and W. Carl Spiller (L) in the general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 105 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRodney Anderson 55.4% 13,600
Democratic Susan Motley 42.7% 10,478
Libertarian W. Carl Spiller 1.8% 449
Total Votes 24,527

2012

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Linda Harper-Brown (R) defeated Rosemary Robbins (D) and Saul Arechar (G) in the general election. Harper-Brown was unopposed in the Republican primary election. Robbins was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 105, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Harper-Brown Incumbent 50.1% 21,705
Democratic Rosemary Robbins 48.3% 20,923
Green Saul Arechar 1.7% 725
Total Votes 43,353

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 105 raised a total of $4,502,725. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $187,614 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 105

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $668,533 6 $111,422
2012 $605,707 2 $302,854
2010 $1,429,170 4 $357,293
2008 $849,927 3 $283,309
2006 $239,879 2 $119,940
2004 $234,841 2 $117,421
2002 $380,611 3 $126,870
2000 $94,057 2 $47,029
Total $4,502,725 24 $187,614