Terms of Service

• Senate, 69th & 68th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
  1/11/1983 - 1/13/1987
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 67th & 66th Legislatures
  1/9/1979 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/13/1981.
• Senate, 65th & 64th Legislatures
  1/14/1975 - 1/9/1979
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 63rd ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
  Democrat
  
• House, 62nd Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
  Democrat
  
• House, 61st Legislature
  1/14/1969 - 1/12/1971
  Democrat
  
• House, 60th Legislature
  1/10/1967 - 1/14/1969
  Democrat
  
• House, 59th Legislature
  1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  
• House, 58th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
  Democrat
  

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office .
(2) 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 .
(3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 67. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 82. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 281. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 66th Legislature, R.S., SR 669. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial .
• 74th Legislature, R.S., SCR 12. Resolutions - Memorial .
• United States Army Air Corps, World War II; Texas National Guard, Colonel (Retired). 74th Legislature, R.S., SCR 12. "He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and retired as a colonel with the Texas National Guard after 34 years of service." Resolutions - Memorial .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

• Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
• Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
• Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. John A. Traeger, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• John Andrew Traeger, birth date 7/6/1921, death date 12/16/1994, biographical sketch, burial in San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County. Grave marker inscription: Texas House 1963-1972, Texas Senate 1973-1986, Senator District 21 seal. Find a Grave .
• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature 1973.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature 1979.
• 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.
• Texas National Guard, Brigadier General (Retired). Texas Senate, 69th Legislature 1985.
• Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
• United States Army, Texas National Guard. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 69th R.S. - 1985
• Administration, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Clean Air  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Economic Development  
• Finance  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) 
• Natural Resources  
• State Affairs  
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management  
• Economic Development  
• Finance  
• Hazardous Waste Disposal  
• Indigent Health Care, Task Force on  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) 
• Rules, Special  
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Economic Development  
• Finance  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) 
• New Federalism, Task Force  
• Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special  
• Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel  
• Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special (Vice Chair) 
• State-Municipal Planning, Interim  
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Administration  
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Gasohol, Special (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections  
• 65th R.S. - 1977
• Administration  
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair) 
• Border Trade and Tourism, Special  
• Finance  
• Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime  
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Uniform Group Insurance for Public School Teachers and Employees  
• 64th R.S. - 1975
• Administration (Vice Chair) 
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules  
• Border Trade and Tourism, Special  
• Finance  
• Higher Education in South Texas  
• Higher Education in South Texas, Interim  
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations  
• 63rd R.S. - 1973
• Administration  
• Administration Subcommittee on Rules  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Vice Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations  
• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Constitutional Amendments (Chair) 
• Liquor Regulation  
• Public Health  
• Urban Affairs  
• Water Districts, Interim (Chair) 
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Constitutional Amendments (Chair) 
• Economizing in State Government  
• Insurance  
• Preschool Education Standards  
• Public Health  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• Urban Affairs  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Appropriations  
• Labor  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
• Urban Affairs (Chair) 
• Urban Affairs Committee of the Southern Conference of the Council of State Governments  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Common Carriers  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• State and Local Tax Policy  
• 58th R.S. - 1963
• Conservation and Reclamation  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Motor Traffic  
• Non-academic and Psychological Testing in Schools  
• State Affairs