Joan Huffman

Full Name: Joan Huffman

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation
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Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	17	Jan 10, 2023 - Jan 14, 2025	88th ⁽¹⁾	Republican	Houston / Harris		Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda, Waller, Wharton
S	17	Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 10, 2023	86th ⁽²⁾ 87th	Republican	Houston / Harris	Senate President Pro Tempore (86th)	Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris
S	17	Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 8, 2019	84th 85th	Republican	Houston / Harris		Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris
S	17	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd ⁽³⁾	Republican	Southside Place / Harris		Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris
S	17	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd ⁽⁴⁾	Republican	Southside Place / Harris		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson
S	17	Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 11, 2011	80th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 81st	Republican	Southside Place / Harris		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson

(1) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 86th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/27/2019. Senate Journal.
(3) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2012 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(5) Proclamations, 6/2/2008 and 11/17/2008, Ordering special election on 11/4/2008 and runoff on 12/16/2008 in Senate District 17 to serve unexpired term of Kyle Janek. Governor Rick Perry.
(6) Joan Huffman, in special election 11/4/2008, runoff 12/16/2008, sworn 12/16/2008, succeeded unexpired term of Kyle Janek, resigned effective 6/2/2008. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 17
Jan 10, 2023 - Jan 14, 2025
Legislatures: 88th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Jackson, Matagorda, Waller, Wharton

Senate District 17
Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 10, 2023
Legislatures: 86th ⁽²⁾ 87th
Senate President Pro Tempore (86th)
(86th)
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris

Senate District 17
Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 8, 2019
Legislatures: 84th 85th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris

Senate District 17
Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015
Legislatures: 83rd ⁽³⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Southside Place / Harris
Counties in district: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris

Senate District 17
Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013
Legislatures: 82nd ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Southside Place / Harris
Counties in district: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson

Senate District 17
Dec 29, 2008 - Jan 11, 2011
Legislatures: 80th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 81st
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Southside Place / Harris
Counties in district: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session, 2009.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session, 2011.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session, 2013.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 84th Legislature, 2015.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature, 2017.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 86th Legislature, 2019.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 87th Legislature, 2021.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 88th Legislature, 2023.
Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate, 2019.
Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate, 2017.
Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate, 2019.

Photographs

Photograph. Joan Huffman, 88th Legislature, Texas Senate
Photograph. Joan Huffman, 86th Legislature, Texas Senate
Photograph. Joan Huffman, 82nd Legislature, Texas Senate
Photograph. Joan Huffman, 81st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joan Huffman, 80th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

80th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
81st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
82nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
83rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
84th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board.
85th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board.
86th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board.
87th session composite photo of Senate members(Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

88th R.S. - 2023 Criminal Justice Finance (Chair) Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity, Special Recommend Rules and Procedures for Court of Impeachment, Special Redistricting, Special (Chair) Texas Energy Fund Advisory
87th R.S. - 2021 Administration Child Protective Services, Special Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Finance (Chair) Jurisprudence (Chair) Redistricting, Special (Chair)
86th R.S. - 2019 Administration Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Finance Judicial Selection, Texas Commission on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Select (Chair) Redistricting, Select (Chair) State Affairs (Chair)
85th R.S. - 2017 Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Election Security, Select Finance State Affairs (Chair) State Judicial Salaries (Co-Chair) Violence in Schools & School Security, Select (Vice Chair)
84th R.S. - 2015 Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Cruise Industry Development Finance State Affairs (Chair) Transportation Planning, Select TRS Health Benefit Plans (Co-Chair)
83rd R.S. - 2013 Aging (Chair) Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Ethics Laws, Select (Co-Chair) Finance Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters (Chair) Health and Human Services Human Trafficking (Co-Chair) Judicial Selection, Interim (Co-Chair) Recruitment of Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers Redistricting, Select State Affairs Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select (Vice Chair)
82nd R.S. - 2011 Aging Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Cruise Industry Development Health and Human Services Higher Education Human Trafficking Jurisprudence Redistricting, Select Seacoast Territory Insurance State Affairs Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group
81st R.S. - 2009 Aging Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Dyslexia and Related Disorders, Interim Government Organization Health and Human Services Higher Education (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Redistricting, Select Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group Transportation and Homeland Security Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure

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