Lloyd Criss

Full Name: Lloyd W. Criss, Jr.
Date of birth: January 17, 1941
Date of death: May 10, 2020

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	25	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Democrat	La Marque / Galveston	Galveston
H	25	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	La Marque / Galveston	Galveston
H	25	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	La Marque / Galveston	Galveston
H	25	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	La Marque / Galveston	Galveston
H	19-B	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	La Marque / Galveston	Galveston
H	19-B	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	La Marque / Galveston	Galveston

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House District 25
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991
Legislatures: 71st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: La Marque / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 25
Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 70th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: La Marque / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 25
Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 69th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: La Marque / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 25
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985
Legislatures: 68th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: La Marque / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 19-B
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: La Marque / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 19-B
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: La Marque / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 40. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, 6th C.S., HR 76. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Other Resources

Book in LRL collection by Lloyd W. Criss, Jr., 328.764 C868C 2009, Rough & Tumble: Texas Political Combat, 2009.
Notice of death, 5/11/2020. Speaker of the House.
Interview, "On The Record: Lloyd Criss," by Lauren Molidor, 4/15/2007. The Texas Blue, 2007.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985.

Photographs

Photograph. Lloyd Criss, 71st Legislature, Members of the 71st Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Lloyd Criss, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lloyd Criss, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lloyd Criss, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lloyd Criss, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lloyd Criss, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lloyd Criss, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
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.
71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989 Insurance Labor and Employment Relations (Chair) Labor and Employment Relations Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Texas Catastrophic Property Insurance Pool, Special (Co-Chair)
70th R.S. - 1987 Insurance Insurance Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Labor and Employment Relations (Chair) Labor and Employment Relations Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair)
69th R.S. - 1985 Labor and Employment Relations (Chair) Labor and Employment Relations Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Urban Affairs Workers' Compensation, Select, Interim (Vice Chair)
68th R.S. - 1983 Ethics General Investigating Higher Education Labor and Employment Relations (Chair) Labor and Employment Relations Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight
67th R.S. - 1981 Election Contest, Special Employment Practices (Vice Chair) Employment Practices Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Intergovernmental Affairs Public Retirement Systems, Select
66th R.S. - 1979 Constitutional Amendments Intergovernmental Affairs Urban Needs, House Joint

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