Texas's 65th House of Representatives district
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 2000.
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 those portions of Carrollton, Frisco, and Plano that extend into Denton County.
Elections
2006 candidates
The district has been served by Burt Solomons since 2000. Solomons ran unopposed in the Republican primary in 2006. John Shuey will oppose Crownover as the Libertarian candidate; 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, faces only minor party opposition and is the Republican candidate in GOP-dominated Denton County.