Terms of Service

• Senate, 84th & 83rd ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
  1/8/2013 - 1/10/2017
  Republican
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/1/2015.
• Senate, 82nd ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  
• Senate, 81st & 80th Legislatures
  1/9/2007 - 1/11/2011
  Republican
  
• Senate, 79th & 78th ^{(1) (4)} Legislatures
  3/5/2004 - 1/9/2007
  Republican
  

(1) Kevin Eltife, in special election 2/17/2004, sworn 3/5/2004, succeeded William R. Ratliff, resigned 1/10/2004. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2012 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(4) Special Election 1/20/2004 and Special Runoff Election 2/17/2004, State Senate, District 1. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Kevin Eltife, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Kevin Eltife, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Kevin Eltife, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Kevin Eltife, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate .
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session 2005.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session 2007.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session 2009.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session 2011.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session 2013.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 84th Legislature 2015.

Committee Information

• 84th R.S. - 2015
• Administration  
• Business and Commerce (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Government Facilities (Co-Chair) 
• Government Facilities, Select (Chair) 
• Partnership Advisory Commission (Chair) 
• State Real Property Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment, Select  
• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• Administration (Chair) 
• Business and Commerce  
• Economic Development  
• Economic Development Subcommittee on Public-Private Partnerships (Chair) 
• Economic Stabilization Fund Balance, Select  
• Finance  
• Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight  
• Natural Resources  
• Partnership Advisory Commission  
• Redistricting, Select  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory  
• Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select  
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Administration (Chair) 
• Business and Commerce  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Economic Development  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Articles VI and VII  
• Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters  
• Finance Subcommittee on Medicaid  
• Natural Resources  
• Open Government, Select  
• Redistricting, Select  
• 81st R.S. - 2009
• Administration (Chair) 
• Business and Commerce  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Economic Development (Vice Chair) 
• Finance  
• Natural Resources  
• Nominations (Vice Chair) 
• Redistricting, Select  
• 80th R.S. - 2007
• Business and Commerce  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Economic Development, Select  
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Property Appraisal and Revenue Caps  
• Natural Resources  
• Nominations (Vice Chair) 
• 79th R.S. - 2005
• Business and Commerce  
• Government Organization (Vice Chair) 
• International Relations and Trade  
• Nominations  
• 78th R.S. - 2003
• Administration  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Health and Human Services  
• International Relations and Trade  
• Nominations