Terms of Service

• Senate, 89th & 88th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/2023 - 1/12/2027
  Republican
  Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/29/2023.
• Senate, 87th & 86th Legislatures
  1/8/2019 - 1/10/2023
  Republican
  
• Senate, 85th & 84th Legislatures
  1/13/2015 - 1/8/2019
  Republican
  
• Senate, 83rd ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  1/8/2013 - 1/13/2015
  Republican
  
• House, 82nd Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  

(1) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Charles Schwertner, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Dr. Charles Schwertner, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Charles Schwertner, Texas Senate

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas House of Representatives .
• 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.

Committee Information

• 88th R.S. - 2023
• Business and Commerce (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity, Special (Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• Texas Energy Fund Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• 87th R.S. - 2021
• Administration (Chair) 
• Business and Commerce  
• Community-Based Care Transition, Oversight  
• Constitutional Issues, Special (Chair) 
• Education  
• Finance  
• State Affairs  
• 86th R.S. - 2019
• Agriculture  
• Business and Commerce  
• Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight  
• Intergovernmental Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Senate Chamber Review  
• Transportation  
• Veteran Affairs and Border Security  
• 85th R.S. - 2017
• Business and Commerce  
• Employment Practices, Select  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight  
• Higher Education Formula Funding  
• Prescribing and Dispensing Controlled Substances (Co-Chair) 
• State Affairs  
• Violence in Schools & School Security, Select  
• 84th R.S. - 2015
• Administration  
• Business and Commerce  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services (Chair) 
• Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight  
• State Affairs  
• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• Agriculture, Rural Affairs, and Homeland Security  
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance  
• Government Organization (Vice Chair) 
• Health and Human Services  
• Texas Lottery and Texas Lottery Commission (Co-Chair) 
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Appropriations  
• Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II (Health and Human Services)  
• Public Health