Terms of Service

• Senate, 79th & 78th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislatures
  1/14/2003 - 1/9/2007
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 77th & 76th Legislatures
  1/12/1999 - 1/14/2003
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 75th & 74th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/1995 - 1/12/1999
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/29/1995.
• Senate, 73rd ^{(3) (6)} Legislature
  1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 72nd ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1991 - 1/12/1993
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 71st & 70th Legislatures
  1/13/1987 - 1/8/1991
  Democrat
  
• House, 69th Legislature
  1/8/1985 - 1/13/1987
  Democrat
  
• House, 68th ^{(1) (2)} Legislature
  1/11/1983 - 1/8/1985
  Democrat
  

(1) Kenneth Armbrister, in special election 12/15/1982, runoff election 1/3/1983, sworn 1/11/1983, succeeded John Sharp, resigned 11/10/1982. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-1992 1992.
(2) In Senate, John Sharp, in special election 12/15/1982, sworn 1/11/1983, succeeded to the seat in reapportioned Senatorial District 18 posthumously won in general election 11/2/1982 by John T. Wilson, died 9/19/1982. In House, Kenneth Armbrister, in special election 12/15/1982, runoff election 1/3/1983, sworn 1/11/1983, succeeded John Sharp, resigned 11/20/1982. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(5) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(6) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993) 1993.
(7) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1992 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 97. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 37. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 71st Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 5. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 7. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

• Photograph. Kenneth L. Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Kenneth Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Kenneth L. Armbrister, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ken Armbrister, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Mentioned in "Lobbyists Keep City's Interests in State's Sight," 9/6/1994. Austin American-Statesman .
• Biographical sketch, "Movers and Shakers: Meet the Legislators Who Make the Decisions About Public Education," March 1995, pp. 13-17. Texas Lone Star .
• Biographical sketch, 79th Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature 1987.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature 1989.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature 1991.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 77th Legislative Session 2001.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature 1993.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 74th Legislature 1995.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 75th Legislature 1997.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session 1999.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session 2003.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session 2005.
• Armbrister, Kenneth L. Texas State Cemetery .
• Honorable Mention, "Legislative Stars Shine Through Difficult Session," Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 1995, pp. 8-9, 29 The Classroom Teacher: The Magazine of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association .

Committee Information

• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Business and Commerce  
• Health and Human Services  
• Natural Resources (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• Transportation and Homeland Security  
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Business and Commerce  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Government Organization  
• Health and Human Services  
• Natural Resources (Chair) 
• Rock Crushers and Quarries, Advisory  
• State Affairs  
• Water For Environmental Flows (Co-Chair) 
• Water Policy, Select (Chair) 
• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice (Chair) 
• Edwards Aquifer, Oversight (Co-Chair) 
• Higher Education Excellence Funding, Interim  
• Redistricting, Special  
• State Affairs  
• 76th R.S. - 1999
• Agriculture Policy  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice (Chair) 
• Economic Development (Vice Chair) 
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Special  
• Natural Resources (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture  
• 75th R.S. - 1997
• Administration  
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Interim  
• Finance  
• General Investigating, Special  
• International Relations, Trade, and Technology  
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Public Information, Interim  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• State Affairs, Interim (Chair) 
• Tax Reform and Public School Finance, Select (Chair) 
• Transportation, Interim (Chair) 
• Water Resources Development and Management, Interim  
• 74th R.S. - 1995
• Administration  
• Education  
• International Relations, Trade and Technology  
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 73rd R.S. - 1993
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Finance  
• Funding Options for the New Texas Cultural Endowment Fund, Interim  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water  
• Nominations, Special  
• Petroleum Storage Tanks, Interim  
• Poet Laureate (Co-Chair) 
• Public Utility Commission, Interim (Co-Chair) 
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Rural Transportation Infrastructure, Interim  
• Telecommunications, Interim  
• 72nd R.S. - 1991
• Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special  
• Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Congressional Districts  
• Finance  
• Finance, Interim (Chair) 
• Government Efficiency, Interim  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
• Nominations, Special  
• State Artist, Select  
• 71st R.S. - 1989
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Edwards Aquifer, Special  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Vice Chair) 
• Nominations, Special  
• State Affairs  
• 70th R.S. - 1987
• Air Transport Systems, Select  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Economic Development  
• Health Care Reimbursement Alternatives, Commission on  
• Intergovernmental Relations  
• Judiciary, Select, Interim  
• Natural Resources  
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture  
• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Higher Education  
• Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair) 
• Liquor Regulation Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Judicial Affairs  
• Judiciary  
• Judiciary Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
• Local and Consent Calendars