Texas House of Representatives, District 65
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District 65 is a district of the Texas House of Representatives that serves a portion of Denton County. The current representative for District 65 is Republican Burt Solomons, who has served the district since 1994.
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[edit] District description
The district is located wholly within Denton County. It is one of three serving Denton County. In terms of geography it comprises the eastern and southeastern portions of the county. Major cities in the district include the majority of Lewisville and those portions of Carrollton, Dallas, Frisco, and Plano that extend into Denton County.
[edit] Elections
[edit] 2006 candidates
The district has been served by Burt Solomons since 1994. Solomons ran unopposed in the Republican primary in 2006. John E. Shuey will oppose Solomons as the Libertarian candidate upon his selection on June 10, 2006 at the state Libertarian Party convention (he is the only Libertarian seeking the post); the Democratic Party did not field a candidate. The winner will serve District 65 in the Eightieth Texas Legislature. The early favorite is the incumbent Solomons, who has name recognition as the longest-serving member of the Texas Legislature from Denton County, faces only minor party opposition, and is the Republican candidate in GOP-dominated Denton County.
UPDATE: Mr. Solomon won reelection to the Texas House, with 77.2% of the vote. The 22.8% won by Mr. Shuey represents the largest percentage ever achieved by a Libertarian in this district.
