Terms of Service

• House, 69th ^{(1) (2)} Legislature
  1/8/1985 - 6/2/1986
  Democrat
  
• House, 68th Legislature
  1/11/1983 - 1/8/1985
  Democrat
  
• House, 67th Legislature
  1/13/1981 - 1/11/1983
  Democrat
  
• House, 66th Legislature
  1/9/1979 - 1/13/1981
  Democrat
  

(1) Bob Hunter, in special election 8/9/1986, sworn 8/15/1986, succeeded Gary E. Thompson, resigned 6/2/1986. First session was 69th 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 69th Legislature - Thompson resigned 6/2/1986 to lobby for the Teacher Retirement System. Party switch from Democrat to Republican as of June 1985. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators 1947.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 103. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

• Photograph. Gary Thompson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gary Thompson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gary Thompson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gary Thompson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Notice of death, 4/19/2017. Speaker of the House .
• Thompson, Gary Eugene. Texas State Cemetery .

Committee Information

• 69th R.S. - 1985
• County Affairs (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• 68th R.S. - 1983
• County Affairs (Chair) 
• Ways and Means  
• 67th R.S. - 1981
• Government Organization (Chair - Budget & Oversight) 
• Government Organization Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair) 
• Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special (Chair) 
• Regions, Compacts, and Districts  
• Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight  
• Rules  
• 66th R.S. - 1979
• Higher Education  
• Regions, Compacts, and Districts  
• Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters