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Bill Sims

Bill Sims

Full Name: William McKinnie "Bill" Sims
Date of birth: January 27, 1932
Date of death: August 29, 2016

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 24 Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997 74th (1)   Democrat Paint Rock / Concho   Bell, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Coryell, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Young
S 25 Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995 73rd (2) (3)   Democrat San Angelo / Concho   Bandera, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Coryell, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Irion, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Real, Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Tom Green
S 25 Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993 72nd (4) (5)   Democrat San Angelo / Tom Green Senate President Pro Tempore (72nd)   Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
S 25 Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 8, 1991 71st   70th   Democrat San Angelo / Tom Green   Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
S 25 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987 69th   68th (6)   Democrat San Angelo / Tom Green   Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

Terms of service footnotes


(1) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 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.
(4) 72nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 1/2/1992; and Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 1/8/1992. Senate Journal.
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1992 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(6) 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.

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
74th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Paint Rock / Concho
Counties in district:
Bell, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Coryell, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Young

Legislatures:
73rd (2) (3)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
San Angelo / Concho
Counties in district:
Bandera, Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Coryell, Crockett, Edwards, Gillespie, Irion, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan, Real, Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Tom Green

Legislatures:
72nd (4) (5)  
Leadership role:
Senate President Pro Tempore (72nd)
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district:
Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

Legislatures:
71st   70th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district:
Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

Legislatures:
69th   68th (6)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district:
Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Coke, Comal, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Loving, Mason, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Terrell, Tom Green, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

Terms of service notes


(1) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 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.
(4) 72nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 3rd C.S., elected 1/2/1992; and Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 1/8/1992. Senate Journal.
(5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1992 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(6) 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.

Biographical Information

  • Photograph. Bill Sims, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Bill Sims, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Bill Sims, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Bill Sims, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Bill Sims, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Bill Sims, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Bill Sims, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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