Tom Martin

Full Name: Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Martin, Jr.
Date of birth: April 2, 1935
Date of death: October 30, 2023

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	47	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	George West / Live Oak		Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Wilson
H	47	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	George West / Live Oak		Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Wilson

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House District 47
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: George West / Live Oak
Counties in district: Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Wilson

House District 47
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: George West / Live Oak
Counties in district: Atascosa, Bee, Dimmit, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Wilson

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

88th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 150. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 11/7/2023. Speaker of the House.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of the 'New Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

Photographs

Photograph. Tom Martin, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Martin, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Energy Resources (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters) Energy Resources Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Chair)
65th R.S. - 1977 Agriculture and Livestock Energy Resources Energy Resources Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Pollution Control (Vice Chair) Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation State Energy Plan, House Joint

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