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Party affiliation - 68th Legislature

  Totals based on membership as of first day of the regular session, January 11, 1983

House of Representatives

Democrats in the House of Representatives
[114 of 150 = 76%]

Republicans in the House of Representatives
[36 of 150 = 24%]

Senate

Democrats in the Senate
[26 of 31 = 84%]

Republicans in the Senate
[5 of 31 = 16%]

Districts represented by more than one person

Chamber & District Name Party Dates of service Notes
H District 14 Bill Presnal Democrat 01/11/1983 - 01/14/1984  
H District 14 Neeley C. Lewis Democrat 03/20/1984 - 01/08/1985   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 15 Jim Turner Democrat 01/11/1983 - 03/17/1984  
H District 15 Mike McKinney Democrat 04/09/1984 - 01/08/1985   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 33 Leroy J. Wieting Democrat 01/11/1983 - 03/31/1984  
H District 33 Robert Earley Democrat 05/25/1984 - 01/08/1985   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 49 Gerald Hill Democrat 01/11/1983 - 01/02/1984  
H District 49 Russ Tidwell Democrat 05/18/1984 - 01/08/1985   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 73 Mary Polk Democrat 01/11/1983 - 02/29/1984  
H District 73 Nancy McDonald Democrat 05/11/1984 - 01/08/1985   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 91 Lanny Hall Democrat 01/11/1983 - 01/13/1984  
H District 91 Bill Carter Republican 05/03/1984 - 01/08/1985   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 115 Matt Garcia Democrat 01/11/1983 - 10/01/1983  
H District 115 Orlando Garcia Democrat 11/22/1983 - 01/08/1985   Not included in the statistics above.

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