Legislative library home page
Legislative Reference Library of Texas
your partner in legislative research

Party affiliation - 66th Legislature

  Totals based on membership as of first day of the regular session, January 9, 1979

House of Representatives

Democrats in the House of Representatives
[125 of 147 = 85%]

Republicans in the House of Representatives
[22 of 147 = 15%]

Senate

Democrats in the Senate
[27 of 31 = 87%]

Republicans in the Senate
[4 of 31 = 13%]

Districts represented by more than one person

Chamber & District Name Party Dates of service Notes
H District 63 Michael H. Ezzell Democrat 01/09/1979 - 10/15/1980  
H District 63 Larry Don Shaw Democrat 12/03/1980 - 01/13/1981   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 80 Lance Lalor Democrat 01/09/1979 - 01/02/1980  
H District 80 Dan Downey Republican 03/06/1980 - 01/13/1981   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 87 Ben T. Reyes Democrat 01/09/1979 - 01/02/1980  
H District 87 Albert Luna III Democrat 01/25/1980 - 01/13/1981   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 99 Jim Clark Democrat 01/09/1979 - 05/08/1979  
H District 99 Erwin W. Barton Democrat 08/03/1979 - 01/13/1981   Not included in the statistics above.

Members not listed above

Chamber & District Name Party Dates of service Notes
H District 48-B Hugo Berlanga Democrat 01/10/1979 - 01/13/1981   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 7-A Albert Price Democrat 01/15/1979 - 01/13/1981   Not included in the statistics above.
H District 56 Gerald Geistweidt Republican 02/09/1979 - 01/13/1981   Not included in the statistics above.

Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.