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Texas, House of Representatives, District 107

Texas House of Representatives District 107
Current incumbentVictoria Neave Democratic Party
Population171,872
Race45.5% White, 50.2% Black/Hispanic, 4.3% Other
Ethnicity65.9% Not Hispanic, 34.1% Hispanic
Voting age72.1% age 18 and over

Texas' one hundred-seventh state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Victoria Neave.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 171,872 civilians reside within Texas' one hundred-seventh 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 107

Incumbent Victoria Neave (D) defeated Deanna Maria Metzger (R) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 107 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Victoria Neave (D)
57.1
29,058

Deanna Maria Metzger (R)
42.9
21,829

Total votes: 50,887
Primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 107

Deanna Maria Metzger defeated Joe Ruzicka in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 107 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Deanna Maria Metzger (R)
56.1
2,247

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Joe Ruzicka (R)
43.9
1,758

Total votes: 4,005
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 107

Incumbent Victoria Neave advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 107 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Victoria Neave (D)
100
6,494

Total votes: 6,494
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 107

Deanna Maria Metzger and Joe Ruzicka advanced to a runoff. They defeated Brad Perry in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 107 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Deanna Maria Metzger (R)
45.3
3,413

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Joe Ruzicka (R)
27.4
2,064

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Brad Perry (R)
27.3
2,058

Total votes: 7,535

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.

Victoria Neave defeated incumbent Kenneth Sheets in the Texas House of Representatives District 107 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 107 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Victoria Neave 50.76% 27,922
Republican Kenneth Sheets Incumbent 49.24% 27,086
Total Votes 55,008
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Victoria Neave ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 107 Democratic Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 107 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Victoria Neave (unopposed)

Incumbent Kenneth Sheets ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 107 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 107 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kenneth Sheets 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 Kenneth Sheets was unopposed in the Republican primary. Carol Donovan was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Donovan was defeated by Sheets in the general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 107 General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Sheets Incumbent 55% 16,891
Democratic Carol Donovan 45% 13,807
Total Votes 30,698

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 Kenneth Sheets (R) defeated Robert Miklos (D) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the primary elections.

Texas House of Representatives, District 107, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Sheets Incumbent 50.8% 25,868
Democratic Robert Miklos 49.2% 25,018
Total Votes 50,886

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 107 raised a total of $5,735,655. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $286,783 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 107

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $1,145,208 2 $572,604
2012 $893,192 2 $446,596
2010 $954,586 2 $477,293
2008 $1,216,510 3 $405,503
2006 $881,510 3 $293,837
2004 $95,908 1 $95,908
2002 $289,876 4 $72,469
2000 $258,865 3 $86,288
Total $5,735,655 20 $286,783