Terms of Service
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Senate,
67th
(2)
(4)
& 66th Legislatures
1/9/1979 - 1/11/1983
Democrat
Dean of the Senate.
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Senate,
65th & 64th Legislatures
1/14/1975 - 1/9/1979
Democrat
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Senate,
63rd
(1)
Legislature
1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
Democrat
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Senate,
62nd & 61st Legislatures
1/14/1969 - 1/9/1973
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/31/1971; 1st C.S., elected 6/1/1971; and Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 6/4/1971.
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Senate,
59th
(3)
Legislature
1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
Democrat
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House,
57th Legislature
1/10/1961 - 1/8/1963
Democrat
(1)
63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term.
Senate Journal .
(2)
67th Legislature - Presentation of Deans of Senate, 1/13/1981, p. 8. [The Senate] selected 3 Members to serve as Deans of the Senate. Senator Brooks will serve the first 4 mos; Senator Mauzy the second 4 mos and Senator Snelson the last 4 mos of the year.
Senate Journal .
(3)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547).
Texas Constitution Art. III, ยง3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(4)
Senators Brooks, Mauzy, and Snelson shared the title of dean. See the Senate Journal, 67th Legislature, Vol. I, p. 8.
Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate - Memo, January 8, 2002, 'Deans of the Texas Senate' 2002.