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Chris Harris

Chris Harris
Full Name: Chris Harris
Birth date: February 22, 1948
Death date: December 19, 2015

Terms of Service

  • Senate, 82nd & 81st Legislatures
    1/13/2009 - 1/8/2013
    Republican
  • Senate, 80th & 79th Legislatures
    1/11/2005 - 1/13/2009
    Republican
  • Senate, 78th (3) Legislature
    1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
    Republican
  • Senate, 77th (6) Legislature
    1/9/2001 - 1/14/2003
    Republican
    Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/9/2001.
  • 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) (4) Legislature
    1/12/1993 - 1/10/1995
    Republican
  • Senate, 72nd (5) Legislature
    1/8/1991 - 1/12/1993
    Republican
  • House, 71st Legislature
    1/10/1989 - 1/8/1991
    Republican
  • House, 70th Legislature
    1/13/1987 - 1/10/1989
    Republican
  • House, 69th Legislature
    1/8/1985 - 1/13/1987
    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 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) 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.
(5) 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 .
(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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

  • Named 'Furniture.' Best and Worst Legislators 2009.
  • Named one of 'The Worst.' Best and Worst Legislators 2005.
  • Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 2001.

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