Craig A. Washington

Full Name: Craig Anthony Washington

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
S	13	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 23, 1990	71st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 70th 71st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Senate President Pro Tempore (71st)	Fort Bend, Harris
S	13	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987	68th ⁽³⁾ 69th	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Fort Bend, Harris
H	86	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Speaker Pro Tem, 1/22/1981.	Harris
H	86	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Speaker Pro Tem, 10/29/1980.	Harris
H	86	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	86	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	86	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) 71st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 12/8/1989. Senate Journal.
(2) Rodney Ellis, in special election 2/13/1990, sworn 2/27/1990, succeeded Craig A. Washington, elected Congressman, 18th district, in runoff election 12/9/1989, resigned 1/23/1990. First session was 71st 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 4-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.
(4) Speaker Pro Tem, 10/29/1980. "Washington Named State House Speaker Pro Tem," 10/30/1980. Houston Chronicle.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 13
Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 23, 1990
Legislatures: 71st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 70th 71st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (71st)
(71st)
(71st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Harris

Senate District 13
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 68th ⁽³⁾ 69th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Harris

House District 86
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th
Speaker Pro Tem, 1/22/1981.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 86
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th ⁽⁴⁾
Speaker Pro Tem, 10/29/1980.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 86
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 86
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 86
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 279. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, R.S., HCR 51. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, R.S., HR 397. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
82nd Legislature, R.S., HR 654. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987.
Craig Anthony Washington. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Photo, mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature, 2018.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Essay on "Legislating the Thicket" in Rotten Boroughs, Political Thickets, and Legislative Donnybrooks: Redistricting in Texas, 1st edition, 2013.
Per David Mauzy, Senate Research Center, research memo in Dec. 2006: bearded Senators prior to Robert Nichols were Craig A. Washington who served in the Senate in the 68th-71st Leg., 1983-89; and William Sebastian, 26th-28th Senate 1899-1905. Senate Research Center.
Mentioned in "Access Through the Lobby," 2/24/1995, pp. 14-17. Texas Observer.
WASHINGTON, Craig Anthony (1941- ). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.

Photographs

Photograph. Craig A. Washington, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Craig A. Washington, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Craig Washington, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Craig Washington, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Craig A. Washington, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Craig A. Washington, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Craig A. Washington, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Craig A. Washington, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Craig A. Washington, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.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.
67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989 Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections
70th R.S. - 1987 AIDS, Legislative Task Force on Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Health and Human Services Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Health Services Juvenile Justice System, Select Rules, Special State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections Transition Services Task Force Workfare, Special, Interim
69th R.S. - 1985 Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Health and Human Resources State Affairs
68th R.S. - 1983 Business, Technology and Education, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Educational Quality Health and Human Resources Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health Hunger and Nutrition, Interim Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair) State Affairs
67th R.S. - 1981 Election Contest, Special (Chair) General Investigating Human Services (Chair) Public Education, Select Regions, Compacts, and Districts
66th R.S. - 1979 Human Services (Chair) Security and Sanctions Urban Needs, House Joint
65th R.S. - 1977 Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Vice Chair) Social Services (Chair) Social Services Subcommittee on Correctional Institutions Social Services Subcommittee on Rehabilitation
64th R.S. - 1975 Calendars Crime and its Control, Special Task Force Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Functions of the Judiciary, Select Judicial Qualifications Commission Study, Special Judiciary Proposed Constitution (SJR 11)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Prairie View A&M College Administration, Investigation, Special (Chair) Reorganization and Modernization of Public Education (Committee of 24), Interim Rules

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