Barry Telford

Barry Telford

Full Name: Barry Bradford Telford
Date of birth: October 24, 1946
Date of death: June 1, 2024

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 1 Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005 78th   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
H 1 Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003 77th   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Cass
H 1 Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001 76th   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Cass
H 1 Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999 75th   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Cass
H 1 Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997 74th   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Cass
H 1 Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995 73rd   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Cass
H 1 Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993 72nd   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Red River
H 1 Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991 71st   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Red River
H 1 Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989 70th   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Red River

Terms of Service top

House District 1
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
House District 1
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass
House District 1
Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 76th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass
House District 1
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999
Legislatures: 75th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass
House District 1
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass
House District 1
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass
House District 1
Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993
Legislatures: 72nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Red River
House District 1
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991
Legislatures: 71st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Red River
House District 1
Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 70th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Red River

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Committee Information top

78th R.S. - 2003
Calendars  
Judicial Affairs  
Pensions and Investments (Vice Chair) 
77th R.S. - 2001
Calendars (Chair) 
Human Services  
Pensions and Investments  
Return-to-Work, House Joint  
Teacher Health Insurance, Select  
76th R.S. - 1999
Calendars (Chair) 
Human Services  
Pensions and Investments  
Rural Development, Select (Chair) 
Teacher Health Insurance, Select  
75th R.S. - 1997
House Administration  
Pensions and Investments (Chair) 
Texas State Artist (Co-Chair) 
TRS-Care, House Joint  
Ways and Means  
74th R.S. - 1995
Corrections  
House Administration  
Pensions and Investments (Chair) 
State Investment Policy, House Joint (Chair) 
73rd R.S. - 1993
Appropriations  
Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety Corrections and Judicial (Chair) 
Corrections  
Local and Consent Calendars (Vice Chair) 
72nd R.S. - 1991
Appropriations  
Corrections  
Corrections Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair) 
71st R.S. - 1989
Corrections (Vice Chair) 
Corrections Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
Public Safety  
Public Safety Subcommittee on Budget And Oversight  
70th R.S. - 1987
Corrections  
Public Safety  
Public Safety Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair) 
Sentencing and Recidivism, Select  
Teenage Suicide, Select  

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