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Glenda Dawson

Glenda Dawson
Full Name: Glenda Miles Dawson
Birth date: February 7, 1941
Death date: September 12, 2006

Terms of Service

  • House, 80th (1) (2) (3) (4) Legislature
    Elected but never sworn
    Republican
  • House, 79th Legislature
    1/11/2005 - 9/12/2006
    Republican
  • House, 78th Legislature
    1/14/2003 - 1/11/2005
    Republican
(1) Proclamation, 1/2/2007, Ordering special runoff election in House District 29 on 1/16/2007 to serve unexpired term of Glenda Dawson. Governor Rick Perry .
(2) Proclamation, 11/22/2006, Ordering special election in House District 29 on 12/19/2006 to serve unexpired term of Glenda Dawson. Governor Rick Perry .
(3) Dawson's death occured too late for her name to be removed from the ballot, "4 vie for seat of late lawmaker," 11/28/2006. Houston Chronicle .
(4) Mike O'Day, in special election 12/19/2006, runoff 1/16/2007, sworn 1/24/2007, succeeded unexpired term of Glenda Dawson, elected in the general election 11/7/2006 but never sworn, died 9/12/2006. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Gov. Perry Orders Flags at Half-Staff [on 9/15/2006] in Memory of Rep. Glenda Dawson, 9/14/2006. Gov. Rick Perry's Remarks at Glenda Dawson's Funeral Service, 9/15/2006. Governor Rick Perry .
  • Dawson, Glenda Miles. Texas State Cemetery .
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