Terms of Service

• Senate, 87th ⁽⁸⁾ Legislature
  1/12/2021 - 1/10/2023
  Republican
  
• Senate, 86th & 85th Legislatures
  1/10/2017 - 1/12/2021
  Republican
  
• Senate, 84th & 83rd ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
  1/8/2013 - 1/10/2017
  Republican
  
• Senate, 82nd ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  
• Senate, 81st ⁽¹²⁾ & 80th ⁽¹¹⁾ Legislatures
  1/9/2007 - 1/11/2011
  Republican
  
• Senate, 79th ⁽¹⁰⁾ & 78th ^{(3) (9)} Legislatures
  1/14/2003 - 1/9/2007
  Republican
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/2/2003; 1st C.S., elected 6/30/2003; Ad Interim 1st C.S.; 2nd C.S.; Ad Interim 2nd C.S.; 3rd C.S., elected 9/16/2003; and Ad Interim 3rd C.S.
• Senate, 77th ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
  1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
  Republican
  
• Senate, 76th & 75th Legislatures
  1/14/1997 - 1/9/2001
  Republican
  
• Senate, 74th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/10/1995 - 1/14/1997
  Republican
  
• Senate, 73rd ^{(1) (5)} Legislature
  1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
  Republican
  

(1) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(5) 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.
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2002 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(7) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2012 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(8) 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 .
(9) City: Flower Mound. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session 2003.
(10) Hometown: Lewisville. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session 2005.
(11) Hometown: Lewisville. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session 2007.
(12) Hometown: Flower Mound. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session 2009.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• Mentioned in 74th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the first female legislators. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 70th Legislature, R.S., SR 202, commending Jane Nelson on receiving the national Citizen Leadership Award from the National Community Education Association. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 87th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 39, recognizing Senator Jane Nelson for her service as a Texas senator. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

• Photograph. Jane Nelson, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jane Nelson, Texas Senate

Other Resources

• Photo, political affiliation, and committee assignment. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000.
• Biographical sketch, "Movers and Shakers: Meet the Legislators Who Make the Decisions About Public Education," March 1995, pp. 13-17. Texas Lone Star .
• Biography of Secretary of State Jane Nelson. Texas Secretary of State .
• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate .
• 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.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session 2007.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session 2009.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session 2011.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session 2013.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 84th Legislature 2015.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 86th Legislature 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 87th Legislature 2021.
• Nelson, Jane Gray. Texas State Cemetery .
• First Republican chairwoman of Sunset Advisory Commission. Texas State Directory .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate 2019.

Committee Information

• 87th R.S. - 2021
• Finance (Chair) 
• Future of College Sports in Texas, Select (Chair) 
• Ports, Select  
• State Affairs  
• 86th R.S. - 2019
• Finance (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair) 
• Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Select  
• State Affairs  
• Texas Ports, Select  
• 85th R.S. - 2017
• Cybersecurity, Select (Chair) 
• Economic Stabilization Fund Balance, Select (Co-Chair) 
• Finance (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair) 
• Partnership Advisory Commission  
• State Affairs  
• 84th R.S. - 2015
• Economic Stabilization Fund Balance, Select (Co-Chair) 
• Finance (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight (Co-Chair) 
• Partnership Advisory Commission  
• State Affairs  
• Texas Ports, Select  
• TRS Health Benefit Plans  
• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• Economic Stabilization Fund Balance, Select (Co-Chair) 
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Human Trafficking  
• Nominations  
• Open Government  
• Partnership Advisory Commission  
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Alzheimer's Disease (Co-Chair) 
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Articles VI and VII  
• Finance Subcommittee on Medicaid (Chair) 
• Finance Subcommittee on Public Safety  
• Government Organization  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Medicaid Reform Waiver, Legislative Oversight (Chair) 
• Nominations  
• Public School Finance System  
• 81st R.S. - 2009
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Commitments of Individuals with Mental Retardation, Interim Select (Co-Chair) 
• Finance  
• Government Organization  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Eligibility System, Oversight (Co-Chair) 
• Nominations  
• Veterans Health, Select  
• 80th R.S. - 2007
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on General Government Issues  
• Government Organization  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Eligibility System, Oversight (Co-Chair) 
• Health and Long-Term Care Insurance Incentives  
• Nominations  
• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Finance  
• Government Organization  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Nominations  
• Power of Eminent Domain, Interim  
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Legislative Oversight  
• Finance  
• Government Organization (Vice Chair) 
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight  
• International Relations and Trade  
• State Affairs  
• Workers' Compensation, Select, Interim  
• 77th R.S. - 2001
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Education  
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Legislative Oversight  
• Health and Human Services  
• Health Services, Interim  
• Nominations (Chair) 
• Prompt Payment of Health Care Providers, Special (Chair) 
• 76th R.S. - 1999
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Education  
• Education Subcommittee on Higher Education  
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Legislative Oversight  
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Special  
• Health Services (Chair) 
• Long-Term Care, Legislative Oversight  
• Mandated Health Benefits, Interim (Co-Chair) 
• Redistricting  
• 75th R.S. - 1997
• Criminal Justice  
• Criminal Justice, Interim  
• Electric Utility Restructuring, Interim  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) 
• Home Health and Assisted Living Facilities, Interim  
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Long-Term Care, Legislative Oversight  
• State Affairs  
• 74th R.S. - 1995
• Education  
• Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) 
• Initiative and Referendum, Interim (Chair) 
• Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Managed Care and Consumer Protections, Interim  
• Nominations, Special  
• State Affairs  
• 73rd R.S. - 1993
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice  
• Health and Human Services  
• Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• State Affairs