Jim Clark

Full Name: James Atmar "Jim" Clark
Date of birth: September 15, 1923
Date of death: May 1, 1996

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	99	Jan 9, 1979 - May 8, 1979	66th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Pasadena / Harris	Harris
H	99	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Pasadena / Harris	Harris
H	99	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Pasadena / Harris	Harris
H	99	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Pasadena / Harris	Harris
H	24-4	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	24-4	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	24-4	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) Erwin W. Barton, in special election 7/28/1979, sworn 8/3/1979, succeeded Jim Clark, resigned 5/8/1979. First session was 67th Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 72nd Legislature - Barton dates of election and oath of office. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order.
(3) Proclamations, 1/3/1978 and 3/1/1978, ordering a special election in House District 5 on 2/18/1978, and second special election on 3/21/1978, to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Herman Adams, Jr. Governor Dolph Briscoe. January 3, 1978 March 1, 1978
(4) Clark resignation letter dated 5/7/1979, effective 5/8/1979 at 12:00 noon when Clark sworn in as Mayor of Pasadena, Texas. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 99
Jan 9, 1979 - May 8, 1979
Legislatures: 66th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pasadena / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 99
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pasadena / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 99
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pasadena / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 99
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pasadena / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 24-4
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 24-4
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 24-4
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 419. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 201. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

"Jim Clark, a Tender Man, Found Pasadena Politics a Wicked Trap," 11/6/1983. Clark was born in 1923 on a farm near Lovelady, TX. Houston Chronicle.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Radioman Petty Officer 3rd Class, World War II. Military grave marker, James A. Clark, birth date 9/15/1923, death date 5/1/1996, burial in South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria County. Includes obituary. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

James Atmar Clark, death date 5/1/1996 in Harris County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Jim Clark, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jim Clark, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

66th R.S. - 1979 Appropriations Human Services
65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations Drugs and Alcohol Abuse and Control, Select
64th R.S. - 1975 Fire Safety in the Houston Ship Channel (Chair) Liquor Regulation Public Education Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Goals Public Education Subcommittee on Special Education Ship Channel Safety, Special Interim (Chair)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Education Education Subcommittee on Vocational-Technical Training (Vice Chair) Labor (Chair) Public Employees Study Commission
62nd R.S. - 1971 Coastal Waterways and Shipping Industry (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Juvenile Crime and Deliquency Labor (Vice Chair) Motor Transportation Nursing Aides and Licensing of Nurses (Chair) Public Education
61st R.S. - 1969 Highways and Roads Juvenile Crime and Deliquency Labor Penitentiaries Public Education Traffic Safety and Fire Protection in Houston Ship Channel (Chair)
60th R.S. - 1967 Conservation and Reclamation Labor Mental Health and Mental Retardation Penitentiaries

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