Bob McFarland

Full Name: Millard Robert "Bob" McFarland
Date of birth: June 12, 1941
Date of death: July 23, 2014

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	10	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 8, 1991	71st ⁽¹⁾ 70th 71st ⁽¹⁾	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant	Senate President Pro Tempore (71st)	Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
S	10	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987	68th ⁽²⁾ 69th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant		Dallas, Denton, Tarrant
H	32-D	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	32-D	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	32-B	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant		Tarrant

(1) 71st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 4th C.S., elected 4/25/1990; Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 5/1/1990; 5th C.S., elected 5/3/1990; Ad Interim 5th C.S., elected 5/30/1990; 6th C.S., elected 6/4/1990; Ad Interim 6th C.S., elected 6/7/1990. Senate Journal.
(2) 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 top

Senate District 10
Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 8, 1991
Legislatures: 71st ⁽¹⁾ 70th 71st ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (71st)
(71st)
(71st)
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district: Dallas, Denton, Tarrant

Senate District 10
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 68th ⁽²⁾ 69th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district: Dallas, Denton, Tarrant

House District 32-D
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 32-D
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 32-B
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 27. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2015.
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.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.

Other Resources

Millard Robert McFarland. FamilySearch United States Public Records, 1970-2009.
Notice of death, 7/28/2014. Speaker of the House.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985.
Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.
Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
Named one of 'Rookie of the Year'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983.

Photographs

Photograph. Bob McFarland, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob McFarland, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob McFarland, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob McFarland, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob McFarland, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob McFarland, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob McFarland, 65th 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.
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 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Creation and Expansion of Minority and Women-Owned Business Ownership Opportunities, Special Advisory Criminal Justice (Chair) Finance Insurance Regulation, Special Nominations, Special Public Education, Select State Affairs State and Local Drug Control, Task Force on
70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special Air Transport Systems, Select Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice (Chair) Finance Nominations, Special State Affairs Substance Abuse Treatment Delivery
69th R.S. - 1985 Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Finance Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the Nominations, Special Premium Tax Task Force State Affairs
68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management Economic Development Farmworker Insurance Industrial Development Bonds, Interim Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)
67th R.S. - 1981 Calendars Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Election Contest, Special (Vice Chair) Financial Institutions Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Judicial Selection, Select (Vice Chair)
66th R.S. - 1979 Calendars Criminal Jurisprudence Privileges and Elections, Special Products Liability, Select (Chair) State Affairs (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters) State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters
65th R.S. - 1977 Criminal Jurisprudence Products Liability, House Joint State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters II State Affairs Subcommittee on Creation of Agencies (Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on General Matters (Vice Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights State Affairs Subcommittee on Malpractice Legislation

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