Eightieth Texas Legislature

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The Eightieth Texas Legislature met in regular session beginning 9 January 2007. All members of the House of Representatives and 16 members of the Senate were up for election on 7 November 2006 in the Texas Legislature election.

The Eightieth Texas Legislature convened in Regular Session on 9 January 2007. The Legislature adjourned on 28 May 2007.

Contents 1 Party summary 1.1 Senate 1.2 House of Representatives 2 Officers 2.1 Senate 2.2 House of Representatives 3 Members 3.1 Senate 3.2 House of Representatives 4 2008 Elections 4.1 Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices 4.2 Incumbents defeated in primary 5 External links

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party	20
	Democratic Party	11
Total		31

[edit] House of Representatives

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Republican Party	79
	Democratic Party	70
	Vacant	1
Total		150

At the beginning of the regular session, the Republican Party held an 80-69 advantage with one vacancy that was later filled by the GOP, creating an 81-69 Republican majority. After the Regular Session, one Representative left the GOP and joined the Democratic Party and another Republican resigned and was replaced by a Democrat in a special election, making the tally 79-71. In February, one Democrat resigned, creating a vacancy that will be filled by special election in May, creating the current 79-70 composition.

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst, Republican
• President Pro Tempore:

Regular Session: Mario Gallegos, Democrat

Ad Interim: John Carona, Republican

[edit] House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House: Tom Craddick, Republican

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Senator		Party	District	Home Town	Took Office
	Kevin Eltife	Republican	1	Tyler	2004
	Bob Deuell	Republican	2	Greenville	2003
	Robert Nichols	Republican	3	Jacksonville	2007
	Tommy Williams	Republican	4	The Woodlands	2003
	Steve Ogden	Republican	5	Bryan	1997
	Mario Gallegos, Jr.	Democratic	6	Houston	1995
	Dan Patrick	Republican	7	Houston	2007
	Florence Shapiro	Republican	8	Plano	1993
	Chris Harris	Republican	9	Arlington	1991
	Kim Brimer	Republican	10	Fort Worth	2003
	Mike Jackson	Republican	11	La Porte	1999
	Jane Nelson	Republican	12	Lewisville	1993
	Rodney Ellis	Democratic	13	Houston	1990
	Kirk Watson	Democratic	14	Austin	2007
	John Whitmire	Democratic	15	Houston	1983
	John Carona	Republican	16	Dallas	1996
	Kyle Janek	Republican	17	Houston	2002
	Glenn Hegar	Republican	18	Katy	2007
	Carlos I. Uresti	Democratic	19	San Antonio	2006
	Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa	Democratic	20	Mission	2002
	Judith Zaffirini	Democratic	21	Laredo	1987
	Kip Averitt	Republican	22	Waco	2002
	Royce West	Democratic	23	Dallas	1993
	Troy Fraser	Republican	24	Horseshoe Bay	1997
	Jeff Wentworth	Republican	25	San Antonio	1993
	Leticia R. Van de Putte	Democratic	26	San Antonio	1999
	Eddie Lucio, Jr.	Democratic	27	Brownsville	1991
	Robert L. Duncan	Republican	28	Lubbock	1997
	Eliot Shapleigh	Democratic	29	El Paso	1997
	Craig Estes	Republican	30	Wichita Falls	2001
	Kel Seliger	Republican	31	Amarillo	2004

[edit] House of Representatives

Representative		Party	Home Town/City	District ↑	County
	Stephen Frost	D	New Boston	1	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
	Dan Flynn	R	Canton	2	Rains, Hunt, Van Zandt
	Mark Homer	D	Paris	3	Lamar, Hopkins, Delta, Franklin, Titus, Red River
	Betty Brown	R	Athens	4	Henderson, Kaufman
	Bryan Hughes	R	Marshall	5	Camp, Upshur, Wood, Harrison
	Leo Berman	R	Tyler	6	Smith
	Tommy Merritt	R	Longview	7	Smith, Gregg
	Byron Cook	R	Corsicana	8	Anderson, Freestone, Limestone, Navarro
	Wayne Christian	R	Center	9	Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Jasper
	Jim Pitts	R	Waxahachie	10	Ellis, Hill
	Chuck Hopson	D	Jacksonville	11	Panola, Rusk, Cherokee, Houston
	Jim McReynolds	D	Lufkin	12	Angelina, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler
	Lois W. Kolkhorst	R	Brenham	13	Austin, Grimes, Walker, Washington
	Fred Brown	R	Bryan	14	Brazos
	Rob Eissler	R	The Woodlands	15	Montgomery
	Brandon Creighton	R	Conroe	16	Montgomery
	Robert "Robby" Cook	D	Eagle Lake	17	Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Lee
	John Otto	R	Dayton	18	Montgomery, Liberty, Polk
	Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton	R	Mauriceville	19	Hardin, Newton, Orange
	Dan Gattis	R	Georgetown	20	Milam, Williamson
	Allan Ritter	D	Nederland	21	Jefferson
	Joe D. Deshotel	D	Port Arthur	22	Jefferson, Orange
	Craig Eiland	D	Galveston	23	Chambers, Galveston
	Larry Taylor	R	League City	24	Galveston
	Dennis Bonnen	R	Angleton	25	Brazoria
	Charlie F. Howard	R	Sugar Land	26	Fort Bend
	Dora Olivo	D	Missouri City	27	Fort Bend
	John Zerwas	R	Katy	28	Wharton, Fort Bend, Waller
	Mike O'Day [1]	R	Pearland	29	Brazoria, Matagorda
	Geanie Morrison	R	Victoria	30	Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, DeWitt, Lavaca
	Ryan Guillen	D	Rio Grande	31	Duval, Starr, Webb, Zapata
	Juan M. Garcia	D	Portland	32	Calhoun, Aransas, San Patricio, Nueces
	Solomon Ortiz, Jr.	D	Corpus Christi	33	Nueces
	Abel Herrero	D	Corpus Christi	34	Nueces
	Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles	D	Beeville	35	Atascosa, Karnes, McMullen, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Goliad
	Ismael "Kino" Flores	D	Mission	36	Hidalgo
	Rene O. Oliveira	D	Brownsville	37	Cameron
	Eddie Lucio III	D	San Benito	38	Cameron
	Armando Martinez	D	Weslaco	39	Hidalgo
	Aaron Peña	D	Edinburg	40	Hidalgo
	Veronica Gonzalez	D	McAllen	41	Hidalgo
	Richard Peña Raymond	D	Laredo	42	Webb
	Juan Manuel Escobar	D	Kingsville	43	Jim Hogg, Brooks, Kenedy, Willacy, Cameron
	Edmund Kuempel	R	Seguin	44	Wilson, Guadalupe, Gonzales
	Patrick Rose	D	Austin	45	Blanco, Hays, Caldwell
	Dawnna Dukes	D	Austin	46	Travis
	Valinda Bolton	D	Austin	47	Travis
	Donna Howard	D	Austin	48	Travis
	Elliott Naishtat	D	Austin	49	Travis
	Mark Strama	D	Austin	50	Travis
	Eddie Rodriguez	D	Austin	51	Travis
	Mike Krusee	R	Austin	52	Travis
	Harvey Hilderbran	R	Kerrville	53	Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Real, Kerr, Kimble, Menard, Mason, Llano, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Coleman, Runnels, Callahan
	Jimmie Don Aycock	R	Lampasas	54	Lampasas, Burnet, Bell
	Dianne White Delisi	R	Temple	55	Bell
	Charles "Doc" Anderson	R	Waco	56	McLennan
	Jim Dunnam	D	Waco	57	McLennan, Falls, Leon, Madison, Robertson
	Rob Orr	R	Burleson	58	Bosque, Johnson
	Sid Miller	R	Stephenville	59	Erath, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Coryell, Somervell
	Jim Keffer	R	Eastland	60	Brown, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Hood
	Phil King	R	Weatherford	61	Parker, Wise
	Larry Phillips	R	Sherman	62	Fannin, Grayson
	Tan Parker	R	Flower Mound	63	Denton
	Myra Crownover	R	Lake Dallas	64	Denton
	Burt R. Solomons	R	Carrollton	65	Denton
	Brian McCall	R	Plano	66	Collin
	Jerry Madden	R	Plano	67	Collin
	Rick Hardcastle	R	Vernon	68	Motley, Dickens, Cottle, King, Hardeman, Foard, Knox, Haskell, Wilbarger, Baylor, Throckmorton, Young, Jack, Clay, Montague, Cooke
	David Farabee	D	Wichita Falls	69	Wichita, Archer
	Ken Paxton	R	McKinney	70	Collin
	Susan King	R	Abilene	71	Nolan, Taylor
	Drew Darby	R	San Angelo	72	Coke, Mitchell, Scurry, Tom Green
	Nathan Macias	R	Spring Branch	73	Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Bandera
	Pete Gallego	D	Alpine	74	Uvalde, Edwards, Val Verde, Terrell, Pecos, Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Ward, Reeves, Loving, Culberson, Hudspeth
	Chente Quintanilla	D	El Paso	75	El Paso
	Norma Chavez	D	El Paso	76	El Paso
	Paul Moreno	D	El Paso	77	El Paso
	Pat Haggerty	R	El Paso	78	El Paso
	Joe Pickett	D	El Paso	79	El Paso
	Tracy O. King	D	Eagle Pass	80	Kinney, Maverick, Zavala, Dimmit, La Salle, Frio, Medina
	G.E. "Buddy" West	R	Odessa	81	Andrews, Winkler, Ector
	Tom Craddick	R	Midland	82	Crane, Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson
	Delwin Jones	R	Lubbock	83	Lubbock, Hockley, Cochran, Yoakum, Gaines
	Carl H. Isett	R	Lubbock	84	Lubbock
	Joe Heflin	D	Crosbyton	85	Reagan, Irion, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Borden, Terry, Lynn, Garza, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, Fisher, Jones, Hale, Floyd
	John T. Smithee	R	Amarillo	86	Dallam, Hartley, Oldham, Deaf Smith, Randall
	David Swinford	R	Amarillo	87	Sherman, Moore, Carson, Potter
	Warren Chisum	R	Pampa	88	Parmer, Bailey, Lamb, Castro, Swisher, Armstrong, Briscoe, Hall, Donley, Collingsworth, Childress, Gray, Wheeler, Hutchison, Roberts, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Hansford
	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	R	Rockwall	89	Rockwall, Collin
	Lon Burnam	D	Fort Worth	90	Tarrant
	Kelly Hancock	R	Fort Worth	91	Tarrant
	Todd Smith	R	Bedford	92	Tarrant
	Paula Pierson	D	Arlington	93	Tarrant
	Diane Patrick	R	Arlington	94	Tarrant
	Marc Veasey	D	Fort Worth	95	Tarrant
	Bill Zedler	R	Arlington	96	Tarrant
	Dan Barrett [2]	D	Fort Worth	97	Tarrant
	Vicki Truitt	R	Southlake	98	Tarrant
	Charlie Geren	R	River Oaks	99	Tarrant
	Terri Hodge	D	Dallas	100	Dallas
	Thomas Latham	R	Mesquite	101	Dallas
	Tony Goolsby	R	Dallas	102	Dallas
	Rafael Anchia	D	Dallas	103	Dallas
	Roberto R. Alonzo	D	Dallas	104	Dallas
	Linda Harper-Brown	R	Irving	105	Dallas
	Kirk England [3]	D	Grand Prairie	106	Dallas
	Allen Vaught	D	Dallas	107	Dallas
	Dan Branch	R	Dallas	108	Dallas
	Helen Giddings	D	De Soto	109	Dallas
	Barbara Mallory Caraway	D	Dallas	110	Dallas
	Yvonne Davis	D	Dallas	111	Dallas
	Fred Hill	R	Richardson	112	Dallas
	Joe Driver	R	Garland	113	Dallas
	Will Hartnett	R	Dallas	114	Dallas
	Jim Jackson	R	Carrollton	115	Dallas
	Trey Martinez Fischer	D	San Antonio	116	Bexar
	David McQuade Leibowitz	D	San Antonio	117	Bexar
	Joe Farias	D	San Antonio	118	Bexar
	Vacant[4]			119	Bexar
	Ruth McClendon	D	San Antonio	120	Bexar
	Joe Straus	R	San Antonio	121	Bexar
	Frank Corte, Jr.	R	San Antonio	122	Bexar
	Mike Villarreal	D	San Antonio	123	Bexar
	Jose Menendez	D	San Antonio	124	Bexar
	Joaquin Castro	D	San Antonio	125	Bexar
	Patricia Harless	R	Spring	126	Harris
	Joe Crabb	R	Kingwood	127	Harris
	Wayne Smith	R	Baytown	128	Harris
	John E. Davis	R	Houston	129	Harris
	Corbin Van Arsdale	R	Houston	130	Harris
	Alma Allen	D	Houston	131	Harris
	William "Bill" Callegari	R	Houston	132	Harris
	Jim Murphy	R	Houston	133	Harris
	Ellen Cohen	D	Houston	134	Harris
	Gary Elkins	R	Houston	135	Harris
	Beverly Woolley	R	Houston	136	Harris
	Scott Hochberg	D	Houston	137	Harris
	Dwayne Bohac	R	Houston	138	Harris
	Sylvester Turner	D	Houston	139	Harris
	Kevin Bailey	D	Houston	140	Harris
	Senfronia Thompson	D	Houston	141	Harris
	Harold V. Dutton, Jr.	D	Houston	142	Harris
	Ana Hernandez	D	Houston	143	Harris
	Robert Talton	R	Pasadena	144	Harris
	Rick Noriega	D	Houston	145	Harris
	Borris Miles	D	Houston	146	Harris
	Garnet Coleman	D	Houston	147	Harris
	Jessica Cristina Farrar	D	Houston	148	Harris
	Hubert Vo	D	Houston	149	Harris
	Debbie Riddle	R	Houston	150	Harris

^ : The incumbent, Republican Glenda Dawson, died before the election, but after she could be replaced on the ballot. She won the November election, and was replaced by Mike O'Day (R-Pearland), elected on January 16, 2007 in a special election run-off. [5] He was sworn into office on January 25, 2007. [6]

^ : State Rep. Kirk England of Grand Prairie served as a Republican during the regular session, but joined the Democratic Party on September 19, 2007. [7]

^ : State Rep. Anna Mowrey, a Republican, resigned and was replaced in a special election by Dan Barrett, a Democrat elected on December 18, 2007 [8]

^ : State Rep. Robert Puente (D-San Antonio) resigned on February 1, 2008. [9]

[edit] 2008 Elections

[edit] Incumbents retiring or seeking other offices

• Rep. Robert Cook (D-Eagle Lake)
• Rep. Mike O'Day (R-Pearland)
• Rep. Juan Manuel Escobar (D-Kingsville)
• Rep. Mike Krusee (R-Austin)
• Rep. Dianne White Delisi (R-Temple)
• Rep. Rick Noriega (D-Houston), running for U.S. Senate

[edit] Incumbents defeated in primary

• Rep. Paul Moreno (D-El Paso)
• Rep. Corbin Van Arsdale (R-Houston)
• Rep. Kevin Bailey (D-Houston)
• Rep. Borris Miles (D-Houston)

[edit] External links

• Texas Legislature Online
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives
• Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
• Legislative Reference Library
• Billhop - Texas Legislative Wiki
• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of Texas
• Project Vote Smart - State House of Texas

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