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Texas, House of Representatives, District 45

Texas House of Representatives District 45
Current incumbentErin Zwiener Democratic Party
Population167,604
Race59.9% White, 37.6% Black/Hispanic, 2.5% Other
Ethnicity65.8% Not Hispanic, 34.2% Hispanic
Voting age75.5% age 18 and over

Texas' forty-fifth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Erin Zwiener.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 167,604 civilians reside within Texas' forty-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 45

Erin Zwiener (D) defeated Ken Strange (R) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Erin Zwiener (D)
51.6
43,207

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Ken Strange (R)
48.4
40,531

Total votes: 83,738
Primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 45

Erin Zwiener defeated Rebecca Bell-Metereau in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Erin Zwiener (D)
51.4
3,003

Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D)
48.6
2,837

Total votes: 5,840
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45

Rebecca Bell-Metereau and Erin Zwiener advanced to a runoff. They defeated Les Carnes in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rebecca Bell-Metereau (D)
45.4
5,133

Erin Zwiener (D)
30.7
3,466

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Les Carnes (D)
23.9
2,705

Total votes: 11,304
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45

Ken Strange defeated Amber Pearce, Naomi Narvaiz, Austin Talley, and Amy Akers in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 45 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Ken Strange (R)
54.7
7,257

Amber Pearce (R)
24.4
3,233

Naomi Narvaiz (R)
9.2
1,217

Austin Talley (R)
6.8
901

Amy Akers (R)
4.9
651

Total votes: 13,259

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 Jason Isaac ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 45 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Isaac Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 47,937
Total Votes 47,937
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Incumbent Jason Isaac ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 45 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jason Isaac 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. Incumbent Jason Isaac was unopposed in the Republican primary. Isaac defeated Jim Duke (L) in the general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJason Isaac Incumbent 72.6% 25,739
Libertarian Jim Duke 27.4% 9,696
Total Votes 35,435

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. Jason Isaac (R) defeated John Adams (D) and Jim Duke (L) in the general election. Isaac was unopposed in the Republican primary election. Adams was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 45, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJason Isaac Incumbent 53.6% 33,604
Democratic John Adams 42.4% 26,557
Libertarian Jim Duke 4% 2,495
Total Votes 62,656

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 45 raised a total of $8,394,550. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $381,570 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 45

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $498,663 2 $249,332
2012 $755,774 3 $251,925
2010 $2,184,261 3 $728,087
2008 $1,149,319 3 $383,106
2006 $944,845 3 $314,948
2004 $1,690,067 3 $563,356
2002 $1,013,122 4 $253,281
2000 $158,499 1 $158,499
Total $8,394,550 22 $381,570