Terms of Service

• Senate, 71st & 70th Legislatures
  1/13/1987 - 1/8/1991
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 11/14/1989; Ad Interim 2nd C.S., 12/12/1989.
• Senate, 69th & 68th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
  1/11/1983 - 1/13/1987
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 67th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/13/1981 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  

(1) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 4-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal .
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1982 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 67th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 90. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

• Photograph. Kent A. Caperton, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Kent Caperton, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Kent Caperton, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Kent A. Caperton, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Kent Caperton, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Mentioned in "Access Through the Lobby," 2/24/1995, pp. 14-17. Texas Observer .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature 1981.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature 1983.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature 1985.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature 1987.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature 1989.
• Caperton, Kent Allen. Texas State Cemetery .

Committee Information

• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Public School Finance, Select  
• 71st R.S. - 1989
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Creation and Expansion of Minority and Women-Owned Business Ownership Opportunities, Special Advisory  
• Employee Benefits, Select  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Judicial Selection  
• Jurisprudence  
• Public Education, Select (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State Guaranty Funds, Select  
• 70th R.S. - 1987
• Administration, Special  
• Child Support, Interim  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Deceptive Trade Practices  
• Finance  
• Higher Education in South Texas  
• Judiciary, Select, Interim  
• Jurisprudence (Chair) 
• Oil Overcharge, Special  
• Protective Orders and State Employee Pension Plans  
• Security for Judgments, Special  
• State Affairs  
• Workers Compensation, Select  
• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Administration, Special  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice (Chair) 
• Education  
• Family Role in Reducing Recidivism, Special  
• Finance  
• Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure  
• Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the  
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management  
• Finance  
• Judiciary, Select  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Human Resources  
• Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs  
• Jurisprudence  
• Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) 
• Poet Laureate Selection  
• Rules of Evidence, Interim (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections  
• State Artist Selection  
• State Artist Selection, Special  
• State-Municipal Planning, Interim