Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Barbara Jordan

Full Name: Barbara Charline Jordan
Birth date: February 21, 1936
Death date: January 17, 1996

Terms of Service

Senate, 62nd & 61st Legislatures
1/14/1969 - 1/9/1973
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 3/28/1972; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 3/30/1972.
Senate, 60th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1967 - 1/14/1969
Democrat

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, R.S., SR 749, appreciation for contribution and dedicated service to her State. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
61st Legislature, R.S., SR 180, removal of "Men Only" sign from Senate Members Lounge. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
61st Legislature, R.S., SR 188. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
61st Legislature, R.S., SR 828, Honorary Doctor of Laws, Boston University, May 18, 1969. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 428. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 286, commissioning an artist to paint a portrait of the Honorable Barbara Jordan to be displayed in the Senate. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
75th Legislature, R.S., HCR 90. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Barbara Jordan, 62nd Legislature, Senate Media
Photograph. Barbara Jordan, 62nd Legislature, Senate Media
Photograph. Barbara Jordan, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Barbara Jordan, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Barbara Jordan, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Barbara Jordan, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Photo and election to Texas Legislature, p. 110. Austin Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership and Service 2005.
JORDAN, Barbara Charline (1936-1996). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present .
Biographical sketch, pp. 166-167, 199. Black Women in Texas History 2008.
Relatives: Barbara Jordan - great-granddaughter, Edward Patton - great-grandfather. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000.
Photo and biographical sketch, Barbara Charline Jordan, pp. 145-151. First black state senator since 1883, first African American woman in Texas legislature, first black woman from southern state and first black Texan in Congress. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000.
Biographical sketch, pp. 65-69. Extraordinary Texas Women 2008.
Press release, Barbara Jordan appointed special counselor to the Governor, 12/5/1990. Governor Ann W. Richards .
JORDAN, BARBARA CHARLINE (1936-1996). Handbook of Texas Online .
Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas .
Photos and biographical sketch. Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington 2004.
Civil rights involvement and legislative career discussed in Merlene Pitre, "Texas and the Master Civil Rights Narrative: A Case Study of Black Females in Houston," October 2012, pp. 125-137. Southwestern Historical Quarterly .
Jordan, Barbara Charline. Texas State Cemetery .
Biographical sketch, "Barbara Jordan: The Paradox of Black Female Ambition." Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives 2015.
Barbara Jordan's Democratic Convention keynote address, New York, New York, July 12, 1976, Who then will speak for the common good? Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin .
Barbara Jordan's Democratic Convention keynote address, New York, New York, July 13, 1992, Change: from what to what? Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin .
Frances Tarlton 'Sissy' Farenthold: A Noble Citizen, April 23-24, 2015, conference program, photo of Sissy Farenthold and Barbara Jordan. Presented by the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, School of Law, The University of Texas at Austin .
Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2019.
Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate 2017.