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Kay Bailey Full Name: Kathryn Ann "Kay" Bailey Other surnames: Hutchison, Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 90 Jan 1, 1975 - Jul 9, 1976 64th (1)   Republican Houston / Harris   Harris H 90 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 63rd   Republican Houston / Harris   Harris (1) Brad Wright, in special election 8/14/1976, sworn 8/26/1976, succeeded Kathryn A. Bailey, resigned 7/9/1976. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 83rd Legislature, R.S., HR 2979. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary . Biographical Sketches Photo and biographical sketch, Kathryn A. (Kay) Bailey (Hutchison), pp. 158-161. First Republican woman elected to Texas House, first Republican woman elected to statewide office (state treasurer, elected 1990), first woman U.S. Senator from Texas. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999 2000. Photographs Photograph. Kay Bailey, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Kay Bailey, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Other Resources HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) (1943 -). Senator, TX . Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present . Name while in Texas Legislature: Kathryn A. Bailey. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005. Legislative Project includes tape-recorded interviews, Oral History Collection, University of North Texas . "Sitting pretty," August 1994, pp. 80-83, 100-105. Texas Monthly . Hutchison, Kathryn Ann Bailey (July 22, 1943) Texas State Cemetery . Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Biography: in 1993, elected as the first woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. United States Senate . Committee Informationtop 64th R.S. - 1975 Intergovernmental Affairs (Vice Chair)  Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee on Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees (Chair)  Revenue and Taxation   Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on Property Tax   Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on School Finance   Rules   Ways and Means   Ways and Means Subcommittee on Property Tax   Ways and Means Subcommittee to Study Committee Procedure   63rd R.S. - 1973 Elections   Elections Subcommittee on Campaign Finance Reporting and Disclosure Laws (Vice Chair)  Intergovernmental Affairs   Revenue and Taxation   Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on New Sources of Revenue (Vice Chair)

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