Texas Legislators: Past & Present

José Menéndez

Full Name: José Antonio Menéndez

Terms of Service

Senate, 89th & 88th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislatures
1/10/2023 - 1/12/2027
Democrat
Senate, 87th ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
1/12/2021 - 1/10/2023
Democrat
Senate, 86th & 85th Legislatures
1/10/2017 - 1/12/2021
Democrat
Senate, 84th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ Legislature
3/4/2015 - 1/10/2017
Democrat
House, 84th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ Legislature
1/13/2015 - 3/4/2015
Democrat
House, 83rd Legislature
1/8/2013 - 1/13/2015
Democrat
House, 82nd Legislature
1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
Democrat
House, 81st Legislature
1/13/2009 - 1/11/2011
Democrat
House, 80th Legislature
1/9/2007 - 1/13/2009
Democrat
House, 79th Legislature
1/11/2005 - 1/9/2007
Democrat
House, 78th Legislature
1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
Democrat
House, 77th Legislature
1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
Democrat

(1) Proclamation, 1/23/2015, ordering special runoff election in Senate District 26 on 2/17/2015 to serve remainder of unexpired term of Leticia Van de Putte. Governor Greg Abbott .
(2) Proclamations, 3/4/2015 and 4/9/2015, ordering special election on 3/31/2015 and runoff on 4/21/2015 in House District 124 to serve remainder of term of José Menéndez. Governor Greg Abbott .
(3) Proclamation, 12/15/2014, ordering special election in Senate District 26 on 1/6/2015 to serve out unexpired term of Leticia Van de Putte. Governor Rick Perry .
(4) José Menéndez sworn into Senate 3/4/2015. Oaths of Office .
(5) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2022 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(7) José Menéndez, in special election 1/6/2015, runoff 2/17/2015, sworn 3/4/2015, succeeded unexpired term of Leticia Van de Putte. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .
(8) Ina Minjarez, in special election 3/31/2015, runoff 4/21/2015, sworn 4/30/2015, succeeded José Menéndez, elected to Senate. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

84th Legislature - Address by Representative José Menéndez on a Matter of Personal Privilege, 3/3/2015, p. 511. House Journal .
78th Legislature, R.S., HR 1678. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
78th Legislature, R.S., HR 1679. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
81st Legislature, R.S., HR 779. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

Photograph. José Menéndez, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. José Menéndez, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. José Menéndez, Texas Senate
Photograph. José Menéndez, State Preservation Board
Photograph. José Menéndez, State Preservation Board
Photograph. José Menéndez, Texas Senate
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature 2005.