Terms of Service

• Senate, 88th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/10/2023 - 1/14/2025
  Republican
  
• Senate, 87th & 86th Legislatures
  1/8/2019 - 1/10/2023
  Republican
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/27/2019.
• Senate, 85th & 84th Legislatures
  1/13/2015 - 1/8/2019
  Republican
  
• Senate, 83rd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  1/8/2013 - 1/13/2015
  Republican
  
• Senate, 82nd ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  
• Senate, 81st & 80th ^{(1) (5)} Legislatures
  12/29/2008 - 1/11/2011
  Republican
  

(1) Proclamations, 6/2/2008 and 11/17/2008, Ordering special election on 11/4/2008 and runoff on 12/16/2008 in Senate District 17 to serve unexpired term of Kyle Janek. Governor Rick Perry .
(2) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(4) 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 .
(5) Joan Huffman, in special election 11/4/2008, runoff 12/16/2008, sworn 12/16/2008, succeeded unexpired term of Kyle Janek, resigned effective 6/2/2008. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Joan Huffman, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Joan Huffman, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Joan Huffman, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joan Huffman, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Joan Huffman, Texas Senate

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate .
• 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.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 86th Legislature 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 87th Legislature 2021.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 88th Legislature 2023.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate 2019.

Committee Information

• 88th R.S. - 2023
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Recommend Rules and Procedures for Court of Impeachment, Special  
• Redistricting, Special (Chair) 
• 87th R.S. - 2021
• Administration  
• Child Protective Services, Special  
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Finance  
• Jurisprudence (Chair) 
• Redistricting, Special (Chair) 
• 86th R.S. - 2019
• Administration  
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Finance  
• Judicial Selection, Texas Commission on  
• Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Select (Chair) 
• Redistricting, Select (Chair) 
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 85th R.S. - 2017
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Election Security, Select  
• Finance  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• State Judicial Salaries (Co-Chair) 
• Violence in Schools & School Security, Select (Vice Chair) 
• 84th R.S. - 2015
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Cruise Industry Development  
• Finance  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• Transportation Planning, Select  
• TRS Health Benefit Plans (Co-Chair) 
• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• Aging (Chair) 
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Ethics Laws, Select (Co-Chair) 
• Finance  
• Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services  
• Human Trafficking (Co-Chair) 
• Judicial Selection, Interim (Co-Chair) 
• Recruitment of Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers  
• Redistricting, Select  
• State Affairs  
• Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group  
• Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select (Vice Chair) 
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Aging  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Cruise Industry Development  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education  
• Human Trafficking  
• Jurisprudence  
• Redistricting, Select  
• Seacoast Territory Insurance  
• State Affairs  
• Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group  
• 81st R.S. - 2009
• Aging  
• Committee of the Whole Senate  
• Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) 
• Dyslexia and Related Disorders, Interim  
• Government Organization  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education (Vice Chair) 
• Jurisprudence  
• Redistricting, Select  
• Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group  
• Transportation and Homeland Security  
• Veteran Affairs and Military Installations  
• Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure