Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	10	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
S	10	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971	61st ⁽²⁾ 60th ⁽³⁾ 61st ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Senate President Pro Tempore (61st)	Tarrant
S	10	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
S	10	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	60-3	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	60-3	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	60-3	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	60-3	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	60-3	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(2) 61st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/14/1969. Senate Journal.
(3) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(5) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, R.S., SR 440. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., SCR 140. Texas Senate filibuster in 1971 holds record as longest successful filibuster in the state. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
82nd Legislature, R.S., HR 1022. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photographs, 3/18/2011. Austin American-Statesman.
Obituary and photograph, 3/18/2011. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2011.
Transcript and video of interview, 6/21/1999. Texas Legacy Project, 2009.
Kennard, Don. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Donley Chalmers Kennard, birth date 5/6/1929, death date 3/17/2011, grave marker photo, burial in the Texas State Cemetery, Austin. Find a Grave.
Don Kennard Papers: A Guide. University of Texas at Arlington. Texas Archival Resources Online, 2010.
Don Kennard Papers, including photographs. University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.

Photographs

Photograph. Don Kennard filibustering during the 62nd R.S., 62nd Legislature, Senate Media
Photograph. Don Kennard filibustering during the 62nd R.S., 62nd Legislature, Senate Media
Photograph. Don Kennard filibustering during the 62nd R.S., 62nd Legislature, Senate Media
Photograph. Don Kennard, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Don Kennard, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Don Kennard, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Governor for a Day, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Commerce and Industry Disease Prevention by Immunization, Special Drug Study, Interim (Chair) Economic Development Environment Environmental Affairs, Interim Federal Programs and Relations Finance Horse Racing and Pari-mutuel Betting, Interim Human Resources Insurance Intergovernmental Relations Jurisprudence Oil and Gas Parks and Recreation (Chair) Parks and Wildlife (Vice Chair) Privileges and Elections Problems of Youth, Interim Public Health (Chair) Public School Finance, Interim Rules Rules of the Senate Sales Tax, Interim State Affairs State Artist Selection, Special State Tax Policy
61st R.S. - 1969 Contingent Expense Education Federal Programs and Relations Finance Insurance Jurisprudence Oil and Gas Parks and Recreation (Chair) Parks and Wildlife (Vice Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Health (Chair) State Affairs Youth Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Claims Constitutional Revision Commission Education Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Oil and Gas Parks and Recreation (Chair) Public Health (Chair) Slums and Slum Clearance Transportation
59th R.S. - 1965 Banking Education Election Law Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections Public Health (Vice Chair) State Affairs Water and Conservation
58th R.S. - 1963 Banking Constitutional Amendments Counties, Cities and Towns Insurance Military and Veterans Affairs Oil and Gas Public Health (Vice Chair) State Affairs Water and Conservation
57th R.S. - 1961 Appropriations Banks and Banking Education Federal Relations (Chair) Migrant Labor Oil, Gas and Mining Texas Turnpike Authority Problems
56th R.S. - 1959 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments and Agencies Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation (Vice Chair) Labor Leasing of Certain Highway Rights-of-Way for Oil and Gas Purposes by the State Highway Department, Special Public Health (Chair)
55th R.S. - 1957 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Labor Motor Traffic School Districts (Vice Chair)
54th R.S. - 1955 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Education Labor Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
53rd R.S. - 1953 Banks and Banking Game and Fisheries Interstate Cooperation Public Lands and Buildings State Hospitals and Special Schools

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