Charles Perry
Full Name: Charles PerryTerms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 28 | Jan 10, 2023 - Jan 12, 2027 | 89th (1) 88th (2) | Republican | Lubbock / Lubbock | Senate President Pro Tempore (89th) | Baylor, Childress, Coleman, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Motley, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger |
| S | 28 | Jan 12, 2021 - Jan 10, 2023 | 87th (3) | Republican | Lubbock / Lubbock | Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger | |
| S | 28 | Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 12, 2021 | 86th 85th | Republican | Lubbock / Lubbock | Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger | |
| S | 28 | Sep 30, 2014 - Jan 10, 2017 | 84th 83rd (4) (5) | Republican | Lubbock / Lubbock | Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger | |
| H | 83 | Jan 8, 2013 - Sep 30, 2014 | 83rd (4) (5) | Republican | Lubbock / Lubbock | Borden, Gaines, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Scurry, Terry | |
| H | 83 | Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013 | 82nd | Republican | Lubbock / Lubbock | Cochran, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Yoakum |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 89th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/2025. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2022 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. ↩
(4) Proclamation, 7/22/2014, Ordering special election in Senate District 28 on 9/9/2014 to serve unexpired term of Robert Duncan. Governor Rick Perry. ↩
(5) In Senate, Charles Perry, in special election 9/9/2014, sworn 9/30/2014, succeeded unexpired term of Robert Duncan, resigned 7/3/2014. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 89th (1) 88th (2)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (89th)
(88th)
- Party:
- Republican
- Home City/County:
- Lubbock / Lubbock
- Counties in district:
- Baylor, Childress, Coleman, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Motley, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger
- Legislatures:
- 87th (3)
- Party:
- Republican
- Home City/County:
- Lubbock / Lubbock
- Counties in district:
- Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger
- Legislatures:
- 86th 85th
- Party:
- Republican
- Home City/County:
- Lubbock / Lubbock
- Counties in district:
- Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger
- Legislatures:
- 84th 83rd (4) (5)
- Party:
- Republican
- Home City/County:
- Lubbock / Lubbock
- Counties in district:
- Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger
- Legislatures:
- 82nd
- Party:
- Republican
- Home City/County:
- Lubbock / Lubbock
- Counties in district:
- Cochran, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Yoakum
Terms of service notes
(1) 89th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/2025. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2022 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. ↩
(4) Proclamation, 7/22/2014, Ordering special election in Senate District 28 on 9/9/2014 to serve unexpired term of Robert Duncan. Governor Rick Perry. ↩
(5) In Senate, Charles Perry, in special election 9/9/2014, sworn 9/30/2014, succeeded unexpired term of Robert Duncan, resigned 7/3/2014. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019. ↩
Biographical Information
- 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. Texas Senators, 89th Legislature, 2025.
- Photograph. Charles Perry, 88th Legislature, Texas Senate
- Photograph. Charles Perry, 86th Legislature, Texas Senate
- Photograph. Charles Perry, 84th Legislature, Texas Senate
- Photograph. Charles Perry, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
- Photograph. Charles Perry, 82nd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
- 82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 83rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.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 (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.L2). 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.
- 88th session composite photo of Senate members(Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
Senate Committees
- Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select (Chair)
- Finance
- General Investigating on the July 2025 Flooding Events (Vice Chair)
- Health and Human Services (Vice Chair)
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Chair)
Senate Committees
- Finance
- Health and Human Services (Vice Chair)
- Redistricting, Special
- State Affairs
- Transportation
- Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Chair)
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Child Protective Services, Special (Vice Chair)
- Education
- Finance
- Future of College Sports in Texas, Select
- Health and Human Services (Vice Chair)
- Redistricting, Special
- To Protect All Texans, Special
- Transportation
- Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Chair)
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Agriculture
- Criminal Justice
- Finance
- Health and Human Services (Vice Chair)
- Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Select
- Redistricting, Select
- Transportation
- Water and Rural Affairs (Chair)
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs (Chair)
- Criminal Justice
- Government Reform, Select
- Health and Human Services
- Property Tax Reform, Select
- Transportation
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs (Chair)
- Criminal Justice
- Health and Human Services
- Higher Education
- Property Tax Reform and Relief, Select
- Transportation Planning, Select
Joint Committees
House Committees
- Appropriations
- Government Efficiency and Reform (Vice Chair)
- Transparency in State Agency Operations, Select
Senate Committees
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