Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Rick Perry

Full Name: James Richard "Rick" Perry

Terms of Service

House, 71st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/10/1989 - 1/8/1991
Democrat
House, 70th Legislature
1/13/1987 - 1/10/1989
Democrat
House, 69th Legislature
1/8/1985 - 1/13/1987
Democrat

(1) Perry announced party switch from Democrat to Republican on Friday [9/29/1989], "Republican party gloats over defection of state lawmaker," 10/1/1989. Austin American-Statesman .
(2) Party switch from Democrat to Republican on 9/29/1989. Republicans and Other Non-Democrats in the Texas Legislature .
(3) 71st Legislature - party switch from Democrat to Republican on 9/22/1989. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators 1947.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

71st Legislature, 6th C.S., HR 63. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
69th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 34. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
70th Legislature, R.S., HR 185. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
84th Legislature, R.S., SCR 40, Authorizing a portrait of Governor Rick Perry to be placed in the Texas Capitol. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

Photograph. Rick Perry, Members of the 71st Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Rick Perry, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rick Perry, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rick Perry, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

"Perry Warms Up Quickly to Legislative Duties," 5/19/1985. Relatives: Dennis Ratliff, Rick Perry's grandfather-in-law. Abilene Reporter-News .
"The Senate Under Perry: A Veteran Capitol Observer Looks at the New Lieutenant Governor's Early Moves and What They Mean," March/April 1999. Association Leadership .
"Rick Perry: From Aggie Yell Leader to Texas Governor, Farmer's Son Stands on Side of Tradition," 2/10/2010. Relatives: D.H. Hamilton - Rick Perry's great-great-grandfather. Austin American-Statesman .
Discussion of the race for Lieutenant Governor in 1998, "The Eyes of America Were Upon Him," by David Beiler, July 1999, pp. 48-53. Campaigns & Elections .
Governor of Texas 2000-2015. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present .
Book in LRL collection, 369.43 P429O 2008. On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For 2008.
39th Lieutenant Governor: Rick Perry. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016 2016.
Gov. Rick Perry joins Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s team as senior advisor, 9/5/2024. Speaker of the House .
United States Air Force, Captain. "At A&M he served in the Corps of Cadets and as a yell leader. He graduated in 1972 with a degree in Animal Science and immediately joined the United States Air Force. He served as a C-130 pilot for four and one-half years, earning the rank of captain before returning home to join his father in the family's farming and ranching operation." Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session 1999.
Perry, James Richard. Texas State Cemetery .
"Exclusive: Lt. Gov.-Elect Rick Perry's First Interview," by David Guenthner, Volume 3, Issue 12, November 1998. The Lone Star Report .
United States Air Force. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.