Steve Carriker

Full Name: Steven Alan Carriker

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	30	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Roby / Fisher	Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Denton, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Foard, Grayson, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Stephens, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S	30	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 12, 1993	71st 72nd	Democrat	Roby / Fisher	Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cooke, Cottle, Denton, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
S	30	Aug 25, 1988 - Jan 10, 1989	70th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Roby / Fisher
H	78	Jan 13, 1987 - Aug 13, 1988	70th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Roby / Fisher	Cottle, Fisher, Garza, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lynn, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, Taylor
H	78	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Roby / Fisher	Cottle, Fisher, Garza, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lynn, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, Taylor
H	78	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Roby / Fisher	Cottle, Fisher, Garza, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lynn, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, Taylor

(1) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993), 1993.
(3) In Senate, Steven Carriker, in special election 8/13/1988, sworn 8/25/1988, succeeded K. Ray Farabee, resigned 3/4/1988. Carriker's first Senate session was 71st Regular. In House, David Counts, in special election 11/8/1988, sworn 11/29/1988, succeeded Steven A. Carriker, elected to Senate 8/13/1988. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 30
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Roby / Fisher
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Denton, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Foard, Grayson, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Stephens, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Senate District 30
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 12, 1993
Legislatures: 71st 72nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Roby / Fisher
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cooke, Cottle, Denton, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Senate District 30
Aug 25, 1988 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 70th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Roby / Fisher

House District 78
Jan 13, 1987 - Aug 13, 1988
Legislatures: 70th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Roby / Fisher
Counties in district: Cottle, Fisher, Garza, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lynn, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, Taylor

House District 78
Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 69th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Roby / Fisher
Counties in district: Cottle, Fisher, Garza, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lynn, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, Taylor

House District 78
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985
Legislatures: 68th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Roby / Fisher
Counties in district: Cottle, Fisher, Garza, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lynn, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, Taylor

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 73. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch, "Texas Government Insider," 11/4/2005. Strategic Partnerships, Inc., 2008.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature, 1991.
Biographical sketch and photo. Relatives: Max Carriker - father; Steve Carriker - son. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature, 1993.

Other Resources

Photo, p. 111. Picture Book of Fisher County.
Carriker, Steven Alan. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Steven A. Carriker, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Steven A. Carriker, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Steven A. Carriker, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Steve Carriker, 70th Legislature, Members of the 70th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Steven A. Carriker, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Steven A. Carriker, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Steven A. Carriker, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Steven A. Carriker, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
72nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
73rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

73rd R.S. - 1993 Committee of the Whole Senate Intergovernmental Relations International Relations, Trade and Technology Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Vice Chair) Petroleum Storage Tanks, Interim Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special (Chair) Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Subcommittee Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Elections and Ethics, Standing (Chair) State Affairs
72nd R.S. - 1991 Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Legislative Districts Economic Development Economic Development Subcommittee on Insurance Environment, Interim Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Chair) State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections and Ethics (Chair)
71st R.S. - 1989 Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Intergovernmental Relations Mentally Retarded Persons Act of 1977, Task Force on Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture
70th R.S. - 1987 Agriculture and Livestock County Affairs County Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Waste Management Policy, Task Force on
69th R.S. - 1985 Agriculture and Livestock Elections Elections Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Health Care Services for Low-Income Texans, Special
68th R.S. - 1983 Agriculture and Livestock County Affairs County Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight

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