Ray Farabee

Full Name: Kenneth Ray Farabee
Date of birth: November 22, 1932
Date of death: November 20, 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	30	Jan 8, 1985 - Mar 4, 1988	69th ⁽²⁾ 70th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Senate President Pro Tempore (69th)	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	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita		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	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983	66th 67th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita		Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger
S	30	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979	64th 65th	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita		Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger

(1) 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.
(2) 69th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/8/1985. Senate Journal.
(3) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 2-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 30
Jan 8, 1985 - Mar 4, 1988
Legislatures: 69th ⁽²⁾ 70th ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (69th)
(69th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
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
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985
Legislatures: 68th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
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
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 66th 67th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger

Senate District 30
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 64th 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Memoir in LRL collection, 328.764 F22F 2008. Making It Through the Night and Beyond: A Memoir, 2008.
Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2015.
Memorial, March 2015, p. 238. Texas Bar Journal.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981.
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.
Farabee, Kenneth Ray. Texas State Cemetery.
Obituary, "Former Senator, UT Counsel Ray Farabee Passes Away," 11/20/2014. Texas Tribune.

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force Reserve. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Mentioned in FARABEE, HELEN JANE REHBEIN (1934-1988). Handbook of Texas Online.
"Farabee Sets Out as Lone Democrat," 11/5/1998. Relatives: Ray Farabee - father, David Farabee - son. Wichita Falls Times Record News.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987.
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 1977.
Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Ray Farabee, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Farabee, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Farabee, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Farabee, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Farabee, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Farabee, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Farabee, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
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.

Committee Information top

70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special AIDS, Legislative Task Force on Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Finance Judiciary, Select, Interim Juvenile Justice System, Select State Affairs (Chair) Substance Abuse Treatment Delivery Workers Compensation, Select (Co-Chair)
69th R.S. - 1985 Administration, Special Cogeneration, Special (Co-Chair) Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Finance Higher Education, Select Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the State Affairs (Chair)
68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management (Chair) Finance Fiscal Policy, Select Judiciary, Select (Chair) Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters Rules, Special State Affairs (Chair) State Properties, Special
67th R.S. - 1981 Finance Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters New Federalism, Task Force Public Education, Select Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel State Affairs (Chair)
66th R.S. - 1979 Finance Jurisprudence (Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Vice Chair)
65th R.S. - 1977 Faculty Workload Requirements Finance Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Workmen's Compensation (Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Organizational Structure and Operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Special
64th R.S. - 1975 Finance Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Texas Coastal and Marine Council Texas Constitution

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