Terms of Service

• Senate, 89th & 88th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/2023 - 1/12/2027
  Republican
  
• Senate, 87th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/12/2021 - 1/10/2023
  Republican
  
• Senate, 86th & 85th Legislatures
  1/10/2017 - 1/12/2021
  Republican
  
• Senate, 84th & 83rd ^{(1) (4)} Legislatures
  9/30/2014 - 1/10/2017
  Republican
  
• House, 83rd ^{(1) (4)} Legislature
  1/8/2013 - 9/30/2014
  Republican
  
• House, 82nd Legislature
  1/11/2011 - 1/8/2013
  Republican
  

(1) Proclamation, 7/22/2014, Ordering special election in Senate District 28 on 9/9/2014 to serve unexpired term of Robert Duncan. Governor Rick Perry .
(2) 88th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/2023, SR 9, pp. 26-27. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2022 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators .
(4) In Senate, Charles Perry, in special election 9/9/2014, sworn 9/30/2014, succeeded unexpired term of Robert Duncan, resigned 7/3/2014. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Charles Perry, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Charles Perry, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Charles Perry, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Charles Perry, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Charles Perry, Texas Senate

Other Resources

• 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
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) 
• Redistricting, Special  
• State Affairs  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• Transportation  
• Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Chair) 
• 87th R.S. - 2021
• Child Protective Services, Special (Vice Chair) 
• Education  
• Finance  
• Future of College Sports in Texas, Select  
• Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) 
• Redistricting, Special  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• To Protect All Texans, Special  
• Transportation  
• Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Chair) 
• 86th R.S. - 2019
• Agriculture  
• Criminal Justice  
• Finance  
• Health and Human Services (Vice Chair) 
• Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Select  
• Redistricting, Select  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• Transportation  
• Water and Rural Affairs (Chair) 
• 85th R.S. - 2017
• Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs (Chair) 
• Criminal Justice  
• Government Reform, Select  
• Health and Human Services  
• Property Tax Reform, Select  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• Transportation  
• 84th R.S. - 2015
• Advertising Public Notices  
• Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs (Chair) 
• Border Security  
• Criminal Justice  
• Health and Human Services  
• Higher Education  
• Property Tax Reform and Relief, Select  
• State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory (Co-Chair) 
• Transportation Planning, Select  
• 83rd R.S. - 2013
• Appropriations  
• Government Efficiency and Reform (Vice Chair) 
• Higher Education  
• Transparency in State Agency Operations, Select  
• 82nd R.S. - 2011
• Corrections  
• Defense and Veterans' Affairs  
• Rules and Resolutions  
• Texas Response to Federal Sequestration, Interim