Texas Legislators: Past & Present

G.E. 'Buddy' West

Full Name: George E. "Buddy" West
Birth date: October 9, 1936
Death date: June 25, 2008

Terms of Service

House, 80th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/9/2007 - 6/25/2008
Republican
House, 79th Legislature
1/11/2005 - 1/9/2007
Republican
House, 78th Legislature
1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
Republican
House, 77th Legislature
1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
Republican
House, 76th Legislature
1/12/1999 - 1/9/2001
Republican
House, 75th Legislature
1/14/1997 - 1/12/1999
Republican
House, 74th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/10/1995 - 1/14/1997
Republican
House, 73rd Legislature
1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
Republican

(1) Proclamation, 7/3/2008, Ordering special election in House District 81 on 11/4/2008 to serve unexpired term of George E. "Buddy" West. Governor Rick Perry .
(2) Sworn 12/19/1994. Oaths of Office .
(3) Tryon Lewis, in special election 11/4/2008, sworn 11/18/2008, succeeded unexpired term of George E. "Buddy" West, died 6/25/2008. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

78th Legislature, R.S., HR 244. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
80th Legislature, R.S., HR 2993. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
73rd Legislature, R.S., HR 439. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
81st Legislature, R.S., HR 877. Resolutions - Memorial .
81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 268. Resolutions - Memorial .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1995.

Photographs

Photograph. Buddy West, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. G.E. "Buddy" West, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature 2005.

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, "Movers and Shakers: Meet the Legislators Who Make the Decisions About Public Education," March 1995, pp. 13-17. Texas Lone Star .
West, George E., "Buddy." Texas State Cemetery .