 Jeff Davis County is within the 23rd congressional district currently represented in the U.S. Congress by Rep. Will Hurd, a Republican.The county is represented in the Texas Legislature by state Sen. José R. Rodríguez, a Democrat of the 29th senatorial district in the Texas Senate, and state Rep. Poncho Nevárez, a Democrat of the 74th legislative district in the Texas House of Representatives.Martha M. Dominguez, a Democrat, represents the county from District 1 on the State Board of Education.