Texas's 21st Congressional District

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Texas District 21 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves the area northeast of San Antonio in the state of Texas. The current Representative from District 21 is Lamar S. Smith. He is running for re-election in 2012. In the case of League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U. S. 399 (2006), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the configuration of Texas' 15th, 21st, 23rd, 25th and 28th congressional districts as drawn by the Texas Legislature violated the National Voting Rights Act of 1965. Replacement district boundaries for 2006 election were subsequently issued for the five districts by the local federal district court, and on election day in November, these five districts had open primaries, with a candidate being elected if... (More from Freebase)

Senators

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Ted Cruz Republican 0 years in office

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John Cornyn Republican 11 years in office

Representative

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21st District Lamar Smith MyOC Group Republican 26 years in office

District Boundary Map

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