State Rep. Hillary Hickland
A ninth-generation Texan and community advocate first elected in 2024, Rep. Hickland represents central Bell County and serves on four House committees including Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs and Ways & Means.
- Term
- Jan. 14, 2025 – Jan. 12, 2027
- Serving since
- 2025
- Seniority
- #144 of 150
- Occupation
- None
- Education
- B.A. Baylor University; M.C.J. Boston University
Contact
District
Official House District 55 map (PDF)
- Counties
- Bell (Part)
- Cities & CDPs
- Belton, Harker Heights, Killeen (Part), Nolanville, Temple (Part)
- Region
- East Texas
District Profile
- Hispanic 25.8%
- Anglo 45.9%
- Black 22.9%
- Asian 4.9%
- Other 0.5%
How this district voted
Source: Texas Legislative Council, PLANH2316 reports Red-100 (2020 Census) and Red-206 (2024 general election).
Committees
89th Legislature (2025)
Legislation
89th Legislature (2025)
Biography
Rep. Hillary Hickland is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, first elected in November 2024 and sworn in on January 14, 2025 to represent District 55, which covers central Bell County and includes the cities of Temple, Belton, Harker Heights, Killeen (Part), and Nolanville. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Baylor University in 2005 and a Master of Criminal Justice from Boston University in 2009.
Born October 18, 1982 in Jasper, Texas, Rep. Hickland is a ninth-generation Texan. After graduating from Baylor, she and her husband lived for a period in Mexico, where she became fluent in Spanish while teaching English.
Speaker Dustin Burrows has appointed Rep. Hickland to the Texas 1836 Project Advisory Committee, and she was recognized by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians with the 2025 Patient Advocacy Award.
For the 89th Legislative Session, Speaker Burrows appointed Rep. Hickland to the House Committees on Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs (including its Subcommittee on Defense & Veterans’ Affairs), Redistricting, and Ways & Means, as well as the Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting. She and her husband Jesse — a family physician — live in Belton with their four children.
Biography adapted from the official Texas House website.
Campaign Finance
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Service History
- Texas House, District 55 · 2025–2027
