Gus Russek

Full Name: Gus Russek
Date of birth: October 9, 1879
Date of death: February 15, 1948

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	15	Jan 13, 1931 - Aug 27, 1934	42nd ⁽³⁾ 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Schulenburg / Fayette		Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller
S	15	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931	41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 40th ⁽⁷⁾ 41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Schulenburg / Fayette	Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)	Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller
S	15	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Schulenburg / Fayette		Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller

(1) Russek resigned 8/27/1934. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(3) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 41st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 7/2/1929; and 3rd C.S., elected 7/3/1929. Senate Journal.
(5) "Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2. Big Spring Daily Herald.
(6) 41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) 40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(9) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 15
Jan 13, 1931 - Aug 27, 1934
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽³⁾ 43rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Schulenburg / Fayette
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller

Senate District 15
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 40th ⁽⁷⁾ 41st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)
(41st)
(41st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Schulenburg / Fayette
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller

Senate District 15
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Schulenburg / Fayette
Counties in district: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca, Waller

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, R.S., SR 110. Notes Russek born in October of 1879. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Volume IV, pp. 1329-1330. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/24/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Photographs

Photograph. Gus Russek, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gus Russek, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gus Russek, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gus Russek, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gus Russek, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

39th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Banking (Chair) Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts Contingent Expense Finance Game and Fish Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Insurance Judicial Districts Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds (Vice Chair) Public Printing Representative Districts (Vice Chair) Rules Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
42nd R.S. - 1931 Banks and Banking (Chair) Congressional Districts Educational Affairs Insurance Military Affairs Public Printing Representative Districts Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Penitentiaries
41st R.S. - 1929 Banking (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Insurance Meridian College Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Printing State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations (Vice Chair)
40th R.S. - 1927 Banking (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Highways and Motor Traffic Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Printing State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations (Vice Chair)
39th R.S. - 1925 Banking Finance (Vice Chair) Insurance (Chair) Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Printing Restoration of Political Rights to James E. Ferguson, Investigate Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Highways and Motor Traffic as of 1/23/1925) State Affairs State Institutions and Departments State Penitentiaries

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