Rick Perry

Rick Perry

Full Name: James Richard "Rick" Perry

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 64 Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991 71st (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Haskell / Haskell   Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
H 64 Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989 70th   Democrat Haskell / Haskell   Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
H 64 Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987 69th   Democrat Haskell / Haskell   Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young

(1) Perry announced party switch from Democrat to Republican on Friday [9/29/1989], "Republican party gloats over defection of state lawmaker," 10/1/1989. Austin American-Statesman.
(2) Party switch from Democrat to Republican on 9/29/1989. Republicans and Other Non-Democrats in the Texas Legislature.
(3) 71st Legislature - party switch from Democrat to Republican on 9/22/1989. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.

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House District 64
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991
Legislatures: 71st (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Haskell / Haskell
Counties in district: Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
House District 64
Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 70th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Haskell / Haskell
Counties in district: Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
House District 64
Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 69th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Haskell / Haskell
Counties in district: Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young

(1) Perry announced party switch from Democrat to Republican on Friday [9/29/1989], "Republican party gloats over defection of state lawmaker," 10/1/1989. Austin American-Statesman.
(2) Party switch from Democrat to Republican on 9/29/1989. Republicans and Other Non-Democrats in the Texas Legislature.
(3) 71st Legislature - party switch from Democrat to Republican on 9/22/1989. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • "Perry Warms Up Quickly to Legislative Duties," 5/19/1985. Relatives: Dennis Ratliff, Rick Perry's grandfather-in-law. Abilene Reporter-News.
  • "The Senate Under Perry: A Veteran Capitol Observer Looks at the New Lieutenant Governor's Early Moves and What They Mean," March/April 1999. Association Leadership.
  • "Rick Perry: From Aggie Yell Leader to Texas Governor, Farmer's Son Stands on Side of Tradition," 2/10/2010. Relatives: D.H. Hamilton - Rick Perry's great-great-grandfather. Austin American-Statesman.
  • Discussion of the race for Lieutenant Governor in 1998, "The Eyes of America Were Upon Him," by David Beiler, July 1999, pp. 48-53. Campaigns & Elections.
  • Governor of Texas 2000-2015. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present.
  • "Exclusive: Lt. Gov.-Elect Rick Perry's First Interview," by David Guenthner, Volume 3, Issue 12, November 1998. The Lone Star Report.
  • Gov. Rick Perry joins Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s team as senior advisor, 9/5/2024. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

  • Photograph. Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Rick Perry, 71st Legislature, Members of the 71st Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
  • Photograph. Rick Perry, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Rick Perry, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Rick Perry, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989
Appropriations  
Calendars  
Energy (Chair - Budget & Oversight) 
Energy Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair) 
70th R.S. - 1987
Air Transport Systems, Select (Co-Chair) 
Appropriations  
Calendars  
Judicial Affairs  
Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair) 
Workers Compensation, Select  
69th R.S. - 1985
Agriculture and Livestock  
Energy  
Energy Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair) 

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