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How Houston-area representatives voted during Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment hearing

House members and visitors listen to the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Saturday, May 27, 2023. Texas lawmakers have issued 20 articles of impeachment against Paxton, ranging from bribery to abuse of public trust as state Republicans surged toward a swift and sudden vote that could remove him from office. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Texas House of Representatives voted 121-23 to impeach state Attorney General Ken Paxton Saturday.

The impeachment triggers Paxton’s immediate removal from office until the Senate can conduct a trial. Texas Governor Greg Abbott will appoint an interim attorney general until the outcome of the Senate trial.

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How did Houston area representatives vote during the impeachment hearing? We broke down the representatives by their district, party, vote, and city.


District Representative Party Vote City

District 3 - Cecil Bell Jr. - Republican - Nay - Magnolia

District 15 -Steve Toth - Republican - Nay - Spring

District 16 - Will Metcalf - Republican - Yay - Conroe

District 18 - Ernest Bailes - Republican - Yay - Shepherd

District 23 - Terri Leo-Wilson - Republican - Nay - Galveston, Chambers Counties

District 24 - Greg Bonnen - Republican - Yay - League City

District 25 - Cody Vasut - Republican - Yay - Angleton

District 27 - Ron Reynolds - Democrat - Yay - Missouri City

District 28 - Gary Gates - Republican - Yay - Fort Bend County

District 29 - Ed Thompson - Republican - Nay - Pearland

District 30 - Geanie Morrison - Republican - Nay - Victoria

District 76 - Suleman Lalani - Democrat - Yay - Fort Bend County

District 85 - Stan Kitzman - Republican - Yay - Bellville

District 126 - Sam Harless - Republican - Nay - Spring

District 127 - Charles Cunningham - Republican - Nay - Humble

District 128 - Briscoe Cain - Republican - Yay - Harris County

District 129 - Dennis Paul - Republican - Nay - Houston

District 130 - Thomas Oliverson - Republican - N/A - Cypress - Absent, excused

District 131 - Alma Allen - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 132 - Mike Schofield - Republican - Nay - Katy

District 133 - Mano DeAyala - Republican - Yay - Houston

District 134 - Ann Johnson - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 135 - Jon E. Rosenthal - Democrat - Yay - Harris County

District 137 - Gene Wu - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 138 - Lacey Hull - Republican - Yay - Houston

District 139 - Jarvis Johnson - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 141 - Senfronia Thompson - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 142 - Harrold V. Dutton Jr. - Democrat - N/A - Houston - Present, not voting

District 143 - Ana Hernandez - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 144 - Mary Ann Perez - Democrat - Yay - Pasadena

District 145 - Christina Morales - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 146 - Shawn Thierry - Democrat - N/A - Houston - Absent

District 147 - Jolanda Jones - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 148 - Penny Morales Shaw - Democrat - Yay - Houston

District 150 - Valoree Swanson - Republican - Nay - Spring


RELATED: GOP-controlled Texas House impeaches Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, triggering suspension


About the Author

Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.

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