Sixty-second Texas Legislature

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The 62nd Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1971 to May 31, 1971 in regular session, and again in four more special called sessions (see below). All members present during this session were elected in the 1970 general elections.

Contents 1 Sessions 2 Party summary 2.1 Senate 2.2 House 3 Officers 3.1 Senate 3.2 House 4 Members 4.1 Senate 4.2 House 5 External links

[edit] Sessions

Regular Session: January 12, 1971 - May 31, 1971
1st Called Session: June 1, 1971 - June 4, 1971
2nd Called Session: March 28, 1972 - March 30, 1972
3rd Called Session: June 14, 1972 - July 7, 1972
4th Called Session: September 18, 1972 - October 17, 1972

[edit] Party summary

[edit] Senate

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	29
	Republican Party	2
Total		31

[edit] House

Affiliation		Members	Note
	Democratic Party	140
	Republican Party	10
Total		150

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

• Lieutenant Governor: Ben Barnes, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (regular session): Jack Hightower, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (1st called session): Wallace E. "Pete" Snelson, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (2nd called session): Barbara Jordan, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (3rd called session): Chet Brooks, Democrat
• President Pro Tempore (4th called session): Wayne Connally, Democrat

[edit] House

• Speaker of the House: Gus Mutscher, Democrat. Gus Mutscher served as Speaker of the House until the Second Called Session of the Sixty-second Texas Legislature beginning on March 28, 1972 at which time he resigned as Speaker and Rayford Price was elected Speaker of the House and served until the end of the Sixty-second Texas Legislature.

[edit] Members

[edit] Senate

Dist. 1 A.M. Aikin, Jr. (D), Paris Dist. 2 Lindley Beckworth (D), Longview Dist. 3 Charlie Wilson (D), Lufkin Dist. 4 D. Roy Harrington (D), Port Arthur Dist. 5 W.T. "Bill" Moore (D), Bryan Dist. 6 Jim Wallace (D), Houston Dist. 7 Chet Brooks (D), Pasadena Dist. 8 Ike Harris (R), Dallas Dist. 9 Ralph Hall (D), Rockwall Dist. 10 Don Kennard (D), Fort Worth

Dist. 11 Barbara Jordan (D), Houston Dist. 12 J.P. Word (D), Meridian Dist. 13 Murray Watson, Jr. (D), Waco Dist. 14 Charles F. Herring (D), Austin Dist. 15 Henry Grover (R), Houston Dist. 16 Mike McKool (D), Dallas Dist. 17 A.R. "Babe" Schwartz (D), Galveston Dist. 18 W.N. "Bill" Patman (D), Ganado Dist. 19 Glenn Kothmann (D), San Antonio Dist. 20 Ronald W. Bridges (D), Corpus Christi

Dist. 21 Wayne Connally (D), Floresville Dist. 22 Tom Creighton (D), Mineral Wells Dist. 23 Oscar Mauzy (D), Dallas Dist. 24 David Ratliff (D), Stamford Dist. 25 W.E. "Pete" Snelson (D), Midland Dist. 26 Joe J. Bernal (D), San Antonio Dist. 27 James Bates (D), Edinburg Dist. 28 H.J. "Doc" Blanchard (D), Lubbock Dist. 29 Joe Christie (D), El Paso Dist. 30 Jack Hightower (D), Vernon Dist. 31 Max Sherman (D), Amarillo

[edit] House

[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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