Betty Andujar
Full Name: Elizabeth "Betty" AndujarOther surnames: Richards,
Date of birth: November 6, 1912
Date of death: June 8, 1997
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 12 | Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983 | 67th 66th | Republican | Fort Worth / Tarrant | Tarrant | |
| S | 12 | Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979 | 65th (1) 64th | Republican | Fort Worth / Tarrant | Senate President Pro Tempore (65th) | Tarrant |
| S | 12 | Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 | 63rd (2) | Republican | Fort Worth / Tarrant | Tarrant |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 65th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/1977. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 67th 66th
- Party:
- Republican
- Home City/County:
- Fort Worth / Tarrant
- Counties in district:
- Tarrant
- Legislatures:
- 65th (1) 64th
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)
(64th)
- Party:
- Republican
- Home City/County:
- Fort Worth / Tarrant
- Counties in district:
- Tarrant
- Legislatures:
- 63rd (2)
- Party:
- Republican
- Home City/County:
- Fort Worth / Tarrant
- Counties in district:
- Tarrant
Terms of service notes
(1) 65th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/1977. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- Photo and biographical sketch, Elizabeth (Betty) Richards Andujar, pp. 173-176. First Republican woman elected to Texas Senate. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
- Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
- Biographical sketch and photo. First Republican woman elected to Texas Senate. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
- Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
- Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979.
- Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981.
- Elizabeth Richards "Betty" Andujar. First woman from Tarrant County and first Republican since Reconstruction elected to the Texas Senate. Texas State Cemetery.
- Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate, 2019.
- Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate, 2017.
- Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate, 2019.
- Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975. Selected newspaper articles
- Awarded the 'Truth in Lending Award'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
- Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
- Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
- Photograph. Betty Andujar, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Betty Andujar, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Betty Andujar, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Betty Andujar, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Betty Andujar, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
- 66th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
- 67th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
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