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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	9	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 2, 1991	71st (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)	Democrat	Duncanville / Dallas		Dallas, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro
S	9	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 10, 1989	69th   70th	Democrat	Duncanville / Dallas		Dallas, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro
S	9	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th (6)	Democrat	Duncanville / Dallas		Dallas, Ellis, Falls, Freestone, Henderson, Hill, Limestone, McLennan, Navarro

(1) Edwards Congressional oath of office date 1/3/1991. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
(2) Edwards resigned Senate seat 1/2/1991. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(3) David Sibley, in special election 2/23/1991, sworn 3/5/1991, succeeded Thomas C. (Chet) Edwards, resigned when sworn to Congress 1/2/1991. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 72nd Legislature, Regular Session - Statement of Canvass for the Second Special Election for State Senate, District 9, 3/5/1991, pp. 329-330; Oath of Office, 3/5/1991, p. 330. Senate Journal.
(5) City: Waco on p. 3; biography on p. 15 states he "lives in Duncanville." Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.
(6) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 2-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards State Legislative Papers. Inclusive: 1957-1991, Bulk: 1982-1990. Biographical sketch. Baylor Collections of Political Materials, W.R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University. Digital Collection Finding Aid
• EDWARDS, Thomas Chester (Chet) (1951- ). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.
• Biographical sketch, Congressman Chet Edwards. United States House of Representatives.

Photographs

• Photograph. Chet Edwards, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Chet Edwards, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Chet Edwards, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Chet Edwards, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989 Administration, Special   Bishop College, Special Advisory   Committee of the Whole Senate   Education (Chair)  Health and Human Services   Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Health Services   Nominations, Special (Chair)  Public Education, Select   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections (Vice Chair)  Texas State Technical Institute

70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Education   Future of Long Term Health Care, Special Task Force   Health and Human Services   Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Health Services   High School Dropouts, Special   Nominations, Special (Chair)  State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections (Vice Chair)

69th R.S. - 1985 Administration, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Education   Health and Human Resources   Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Health Services   Local Measured Telephone Service, Interim (Chair)  Nominations, Special   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections (Vice Chair)

68th R.S. - 1983 Agency Funds Management (Vice Chair)  Business, Technology and Education, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Teachers   Education   Health and Human Resources   Higher Education   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs (Vice Chair)  State Affairs