Bruce A. Reagan

Bruce Anderson Reagan

Full Name: Bruce Anderson Reagan
Date of birth: October 5, 1913
Date of death: November 25, 1968

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 20 Jan 10, 1967 - Nov 25, 1968 60th (1)   Democrat Corpus Christi / Nueces   Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
S 20 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th (2)   Democrat Corpus Christi / Nueces   Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
S 20 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (3)   Democrat Corpus Christi / Nueces   Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
S 20 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Corpus Christi / Nueces Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)   Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
S 20 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961 55th (7)   56th   Democrat Corpus Christi / Nueces   Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/8/1961; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 8/14/1961. Senate Journal.
(5) Presiding officers and acting lieutenant governors after Ramsey's resignation were President Pro Tempore ad Interim Bruce A. Reagan; President Pro Tempore Charles F. Herring, succeeded 1/3/1962, and presiding during 3rd Called Session; and President Pro Tempore ad Interim Culp Krueger, succeeded 2/1/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(7) Assistant to President of University of Corpus Christi. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 20
Jan 10, 1967 - Nov 25, 1968
Legislatures: 60th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
Senate District 20
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
Senate District 20
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
Senate District 20
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th (4) (5) (6)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
Senate District 20
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 55th (7)   56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/8/1961; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 8/14/1961. Senate Journal.
(5) Presiding officers and acting lieutenant governors after Ramsey's resignation were President Pro Tempore ad Interim Bruce A. Reagan; President Pro Tempore Charles F. Herring, succeeded 1/3/1962, and presiding during 3rd Called Session; and President Pro Tempore ad Interim Culp Krueger, succeeded 2/1/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(7) Assistant to President of University of Corpus Christi. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary and photo, Bruce Anderson Reagan, including tribute from Governor-elect Preston Smith and funeral articles, 11/26/1968, pp. 1A, 6A; 11/27/1968, p. 6A; 11/28/1968, p. 10A. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, Staff Sergeant, World War II. Military grave marker, Bruce A. Reagan, birth date 10/5/1913, death date 11/25/1968, burial in Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Find a Grave.
  • United States Army, World War II. "In the Army during World War II, while stationed in New Guinea, he suffered a serious back injury during a Japanese bombing raid; although he was left with a stiff back and slight limp, and was in pain most of the time, he carried on and accomplished more than would have seemed possible for a well man." 61st Legislature, R.S., SCR 6. Resolutions - Memorial.
  • United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

60th R.S. - 1967
Banking (Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Education  
Finance  
General Investigating (Vice Chair) 
Highway Safety  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Local and Uncontested Bills, Special  
Nominations (Vice Chair) 
Parks and Recreation  
Poverty in Texas (Vice Chair) 
Privileges and Elections  
Public Health  
Rules  
Rules of the Senate  
State Affairs  
State and Local Tax Policy  
Vocational-Technical Education  
Water and Conservation  
59th R.S. - 1965
Banking (Chair) 
Constitutional Amendments  
Education  
Finance  
General Investigating  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
News Media on Proceedings in Criminal and/or Civil Courts  
Oil and Gas  
State Affairs  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation  
58th R.S. - 1963
Banking (Chair) 
Counties, Cities and Towns  
Education  
Finance  
General Investigating  
Insurance (Vice Chair) 
Interstate-Cooperation  
Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts  
Oil and Gas  
State Affairs  
Transportation  
Water and Conservation  
57th R.S. - 1961
Banking  
Beach Development  
Education (Vice Chair) 
Finance  
General Investigating  
Insurance (Chair) 
Oil and Gas  
State Affairs  
State Insurance Board, Investigation  
Water and Conservation  
56th R.S. - 1959
Agriculture and Livestock  
Banking  
Beach Development  
Education (Vice Chair) 
Finance  
General Investigating  
Insurance  
Nominations (Chair) 
Oil and Gas  
Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
Radiation  
State Affairs  
Water and Conservation  
55th R.S. - 1957
Banking  
Claims (Vice Chair) 
Education (Vice Chair) 
Finance  
Insurance  
Oil and Gas  
State Departments and Institutions  
Water and Conservation  

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