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Members of the 82nd Legislature (2011) View roster for another session:

Senate seating chart

Chamber Member District Service City County
S Brian Birdwell F 22 S
2010 - 2017
81st - 84th
R
Granbury   Hood  
S John Carona 16 S
H
1996 - 2015
1991 - 1996
74th - 83rd
72nd - 74th
R
R
Dallas   Dallas  
S Wendy Davis 10 S
2009 - 2015
81st - 83rd
D
Fort Worth   Tarrant  
S Dr. Bob Deuell 2 S
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Greenville   Hunt  
S Robert Duncan 28 S
H
1996 - 2017
1993 - 1996
74th - 84th
73rd - 74th
R
R
Lubbock   Lubbock  
S Rodney Ellis 13 S
1990 - 2017
71st - 84th
D
Houston   Harris  
S Kevin Eltife 1 S
2004 - 2017
78th - 84th
R
Tyler   Smith  
S Craig Estes 30 S
2001 - 2015
77th - 83rd
R
Wichita Falls   Wichita  
S Troy Fraser 24 S
H
1997 - 2017
1988 - 1993
75th - 84th
70th - 72nd
R
R
Horseshoe Bay   Burnet  
S Mario Gallegos 6 S
S
H
2012 - 2013
1995 - 2012
1991 - 1995
83rd
74th - 82nd
72nd - 73rd
D
D
D
Houston   Harris  
S Chris Harris 9 S
H
1991 - 2013
1985 - 1991
72nd - 82nd
69th - 71st
R
R
Arlington   Tarrant  
S Glenn Hegar 18 S
H
2007 - 2017
2003 - 2007
80th - 84th
78th - 79th
R
R
Katy   Fort Bend  
S Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa 20 S
H
H
2003 - 2017
1997 - 2003
1981 - 1991
78th - 84th
75th - 77th
67th - 71st
D
D
D
McAllen   Hidalgo  
S Joan Huffman 17 S
2008 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Southside Place   Harris  
S Mike Jackson 11 S
H
1999 - 2013
1989 - 1999
76th - 82nd
71st - 75th
R
R
La Porte   Harris  
S Eddie Lucio 27 S
H
1991 - 2017
1987 - 1991
72nd - 84th
70th - 71st
D
D
Brownsville   Cameron  
S Jane Nelson 12 S
1993 - 2017
73rd - 84th
R
Flower Mound   Denton  
S Robert Nichols 3 S
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Jacksonville   Cherokee  
S Steve Ogden 5 S
H
1997 - 2013
1991 - 1997
75th - 82nd
72nd - 75th
R
R
Bryan   Brazos  
S Dan Patrick 7 S
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Houston   Harris  
S José Rodríguez F 29 S
2011 - 2017
82nd - 84th
D
El Paso   El Paso  
S Kel Seliger 31 S
2004 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Amarillo   Potter  
S Florence Shapiro 8 S
1993 - 2013
73rd - 82nd
R
Plano   Collin  
S Carlos Uresti 19 S
H
2006 - 2017
1997 - 2006
79th - 84th
75th - 79th
D
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
S Leticia Van de Putte 26 S
H
1999 - 2017
1991 - 1999
76th - 84th
72nd - 76th
D
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
S Kirk Watson 14 S
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
D
Austin   Travis  
S Jeff Wentworth 25 S
H
1993 - 2013
1988 - 1993
73rd - 82nd
70th - 72nd
R
R
San Antonio   Bexar  
S Royce West 23 S
1993 - 2015
73rd - 83rd
D
Dallas   Dallas  
S John Whitmire 15 S
H
1983 - 2015
1973 - 1983
68th - 83rd
63rd - 67th
D
D
Houston   Harris  
S Tommy Williams 4 S
H
2003 - 2017
1997 - 2003
78th - 84th
75th - 77th
R
R
The Woodlands   Montgomery  
S Judith Zaffirini 21 S
1987 - 2017
70th - 84th
D
Laredo   Webb  
H Jose Aliseda F 35 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Beeville   Bee  
H Alma Allen 131 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Roberto Alonzo 104 H
H
2003 - 2015
1993 - 1997
78th - 83rd
73rd - 74th
D
D
Dallas   Dallas  
H Carol Alvarado 145 H
2009 - 2015
81st - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Rafael Anchia 103 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
D
Dallas   Dallas  
H Charles "Doc" Anderson 56 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
R
Lorena   McLennan  
H Rodney Anderson F 106 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Grand Prairie   Dallas  
H Jimmie Don Aycock 54 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Killeen   Bell  
H Marva Beck F 57 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Centerville   Leon  
H Leo Berman 6 H
1999 - 2013
76th - 82nd
R
Tyler   Smith  
H Dwayne Bohac 138 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Houston   Harris  
H Dennis Bonnen 25 H
1997 - 2015
75th - 83rd
R
Angleton   Brazoria  
H Dan Branch 108 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Dallas   Dallas  
H Fred Brown 14 H
1999 - 2011
76th - 82nd
R
Bryan   Brazos  
H Cindy Burkett F 101 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Mesquite   Dallas  
H Lon Burnam 90 H
1997 - 2015
75th - 83rd
D
Fort Worth   Tarrant  
H Angie Chen Button 112 H
2009 - 2015
81st - 83rd
R
Garland   Dallas  
H Erwin Cain F 3 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Como   Hopkins  
H William "Bill" Callegari 132 H
2001 - 2015
77th - 83rd
R
Katy   Harris  
H Stefani Carter F 102 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Dallas   Dallas  
H Joaquin Castro 125 H
2003 - 2013
78th - 82nd
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Warren Chisum 88 H
H
1997 - 2013
1989 - 1997
75th - 82nd
71st - 74th
R
D
Pampa   Gray  
H Wayne Christian 9 H
H
2007 - 2013
1997 - 2005
80th - 82nd
75th - 78th
R
R
Center   Shelby  
H Garnet Coleman 147 H
1991 - 2015
72nd - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Byron Cook 8 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Corsicana   Navarro  
H Tom Craddick 82 H
1969 - 2015
61st - 83rd
R
Midland   Midland  
H Brandon Creighton 16 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Conroe   Montgomery  
H Myra Crownover 64 H
2000 - 2015
76th - 83rd
R
Denton   Denton  
H Drew Darby 72 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
San Angelo   Tom Green  
H John Davis 129 H
1999 - 2015
76th - 83rd
R
Houston   Harris  
H Sarah Davis F 134 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Houston   Harris  
H Yvonne Davis 111 H
1993 - 2015
73rd - 83rd
D
Dallas   Dallas  
H Joe D. Deshotel 22 H
1999 - 2015
76th - 83rd
D
Beaumont   Jefferson  
H Joe Driver 113 H
1993 - 2013
73rd - 82nd
R
Garland   Dallas  
H Dawnna Dukes 46 H
1995 - 2015
74th - 83rd
D
Pflugerville   Travis  
H Harold V. Dutton, Jr. 142 H
1985 - 2015
69th - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Craig Eiland 23 H
1995 - 2015
74th - 83rd
D
Galveston   Galveston  
H Rob Eissler 15 H
2003 - 2013
78th - 82nd
R
The Woodlands   Montgomery  
H Gary Elkins 135 H
1995 - 2015
74th - 83rd
R
Houston   Harris  
H Joe Farias 118 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Jessica Farrar 148 H
1995 - 2015
74th - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Allen Fletcher 130 H
2009 - 2015
81st - 83rd
R
Tomball   Harris  
H Dan Flynn 2 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Van   Van Zandt  
H John M. Frullo F 84 H
2010 - 2015
81st - 83rd
R
Lubbock   Lubbock  
H Pete Gallego 74 H
1991 - 2013
72nd - 82nd
D
Alpine   Brewster  
H John V. Garza F 117 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Charlie Geren 99 H
2001 - 2015
77th - 83rd
R
Fort Worth   Tarrant  
H Helen Giddings 109 H
1993 - 2015
73rd - 83rd
D
DeSoto   Dallas  
H Larry Gonzales F 52 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Round Rock   Williamson  
H Veronica Gonzales 41 H
2005 - 2012
79th - 82nd
D
McAllen   Hidalgo  
H Naomi Gonzalez F 76 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
D
El Paso   El Paso  
H Lance Gooden F 4 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Terrell   Kaufman  
H R.D. "Bobby" Guerra 41 H
2012 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
D
Mission   Hidalgo  
H Ryan Guillen 31 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
D
Rio Grande City   Starr  
H Roland Gutierrez 119 H
2008 - 2015
80th - 83rd
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton 19 H
2003 - 2013
78th - 82nd
R
Lumberton   Hardin  
H Kelly Hancock 91 S
H
2013 - 2015
2007 - 2013
83rd
80th - 82nd
R
R
North Richland Hills   Tarrant  
H Richard "Rick" Hardcastle 68 H
1999 - 2013
76th - 82nd
R
Vernon   Wilbarger  
H Patricia Harless 126 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Spring   Harris  
H Linda Harper-Brown 105 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Irving   Dallas  
H Will Hartnett 114 H
1991 - 2013
72nd - 82nd
R
Dallas   Dallas  
H Ana Hernandez Luna 143 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Harvey Hilderbran 53 H
1989 - 2015
71st - 83rd
R
Kerrville   Kerr  
H Scott Hochberg 137 H
1993 - 2013
73rd - 82nd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Chuck Hopson 11 H
H
2011 - 2013
2001 - 2011
82nd
77th - 81st
R
D
Jacksonville   Cherokee  
H Charlie Howard 26 H
1995 - 2013
74th - 82nd
R
Sugar Land   Fort Bend  
H Donna Howard 48 H
2006 - 2015
79th - 83rd
D
Austin   Travis  
H Dan Huberty F 127 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Humble   Harris  
H Bryan Hughes 5 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Mineola   Wood  
H Todd A. Hunter 32 H
H
2009 - 2015
1989 - 1997
81st - 83rd
71st - 74th
R
D
Corpus Christi   Nueces  
H Jason Isaac F 45 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Austin   Hays  
H Jim Jackson 115 H
2005 - 2013
79th - 82nd
R
Carrollton   Dallas  
H Eric Johnson F 100 H
2010 - 2015
81st - 83rd
D
Dallas   Dallas  
H Jim Keffer 60 H
1997 - 2015
75th - 83rd
R
Eastland   Eastland  
H Phil King 61 H
1999 - 2015
76th - 83rd
R
Weatherford   Parker  
H Susan King 71 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Abilene   Taylor  
H Tracy O. King 80 H
H
2005 - 2015
1995 - 2003
79th - 83rd
74th - 77th
D
D
Batesville   Zavala  
H Tim Kleinschmidt 17 H
2009 - 2015
81st - 83rd
R
Lexington   Lee  
H Lois W. Kolkhorst 13 H
2001 - 2015
77th - 83rd
R
Brenham   Washington  
H Edmund Kuempel 44 H
H
2010 - 2011
1983 - 2010
82nd
68th - 81st
R
R
Seguin   Guadalupe  
H John Kuempel F 44 H
2010 - 2015
81st - 83rd
R
Seguin   Guadalupe  
H Jim Landtroop F 85 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Plainview   Hale  
H Lyle Larson F 122 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Jodie Laubenberg 89 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Parker   Collin  
H George Lavender F 1 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Texarkana   Bowie  
H Barbara Legler 144 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Pasadena   Harris  
H Ken Legler 144 H
2009 - 2012
81st - 82nd
R
Pasadena   Harris  
H Tryon D. Lewis 81 H
2008 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Odessa   Ector  
H J.M. Lozano F 43 H
H
2013 - 2015
2011 - 2013
83rd
82nd
R
D
Kingsville   Kleberg  
H Eddie Lucio, III 38 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
D
Rancho Viejo   Cameron  
H Lanham Lyne F 69 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Wichita Falls   Wichita  
H Jerry Madden 67 H
1993 - 2013
73rd - 82nd
R
Richardson   Collin  
H Barbara Mallory Caraway 110 H
2007 - 2013
80th - 82nd
D
Dallas   Dallas  
H Dee Margo F 78 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
El Paso   El Paso  
H Marisa Márquez 77 H
2009 - 2015
81st - 83rd
D
El Paso   El Paso  
H Armando Martinez 39 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
D
Weslaco   Hidalgo  
H Trey Martinez Fischer 116 H
2001 - 2015
77th - 83rd
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Ruth Jones McClendon 120 H
1996 - 2015
74th - 83rd
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
H José Menéndez 124 H
2001 - 2015
77th - 83rd
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Borris Miles 146 H
H
2011 - 2015
2007 - 2009
82nd - 83rd
80th
D
D
Houston   Harris  
H Doug Miller 73 H
2009 - 2015
81st - 83rd
R
New Braunfels   Comal  
H Sid Miller 59 H
2001 - 2013
77th - 82nd
R
Stephenville   Erath  
H Geanie Morrison 30 H
1999 - 2015
76th - 83rd
R
Victoria   Victoria  
H Sergio Muñoz, Jr. F 36 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
D
Mission   Hidalgo  
H Jim Murphy 133 H
H
2011 - 2015
2007 - 2009
82nd - 83rd
80th
R
R
Houston   Harris  
H Elliott Naishtat 49 H
1991 - 2015
72nd - 83rd
D
Austin   Travis  
H Barbara Nash F 93 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Arlington   Tarrant  
H René O. Oliveira 37 H
H
1991 - 2015
1981 - 1987
72nd - 83rd
67th - 69th
D
D
Brownsville   Cameron  
H Rob Orr 58 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
R
Burleson   Johnson  
H John Otto 18 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
R
Dayton   Liberty  
H Tan Parker 63 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Flower Mound   Denton  
H Diane Patrick 94 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Arlington   Tarrant  
H Ken Paxton 70 S
H
2013 - 2015
2003 - 2013
83rd
78th - 82nd
R
R
McKinney   Collin  
H Aaron Pena 40 H
H
2011 - 2013
2003 - 2011
82nd
78th - 81st
R
D
Edinburg   Hidalgo  
H Charles Perry F 83 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Lubbock   Lubbock  
H Larry Phillips 62 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Sherman   Grayson  
H Joe C. Pickett 79 H
1995 - 2015
74th - 83rd
D
El Paso   El Paso  
H Jim Pitts 10 H
1993 - 2015
73rd - 83rd
R
Waxahachie   Ellis  
H Walter "Four" Price F 87 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Amarillo   Potter  
H Chente Quintanilla 75 H
2003 - 2013
78th - 82nd
D
Tornillo   El Paso  
H John Raney 14 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Bryan   Brazos  
H Richard Peña Raymond 42 H
H
2001 - 2015
1993 - 1999
77th - 83rd
73rd - 75th
D
D
Laredo   Webb  
H Ron Reynolds F 27 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
D
Missouri City   Fort Bend  
H Debbie Riddle 150 H
2002 - 2015
77th - 83rd
R
Tomball   Harris  
H Allan Ritter 21 H
H
2011 - 2015
1999 - 2011
82nd - 83rd
76th - 81st
R
D
Nederland   Jefferson  
H Eddie Rodriguez 51 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
D
Austin   Travis  
H Dr. Charles Schwertner F 20 S
H
2013 - 2015
2011 - 2013
83rd
82nd
R
R
Georgetown   Williamson  
H Connie Scott F 34 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Corpus Christi   Nueces  
H Kenneth Sheets F 107 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Dallas   Dallas  
H Ralph Sheffield 55 H
2008 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Temple   Bell  
H Mark Shelton 97 H
2009 - 2013
81st - 82nd
R
Fort Worth   Tarrant  
H David Simpson F 7 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Longview   Gregg  
H Todd Smith 92 H
1997 - 2013
75th - 82nd
R
Euless   Tarrant  
H Wayne Smith 128 H
2003 - 2015
78th - 83rd
R
Baytown   Harris  
H John Smithee 86 H
1985 - 2015
69th - 83rd
R
Amarillo   Randall  
H Burt Solomons 65 H
1995 - 2013
74th - 82nd
R
Carrollton   Denton  
H Mark Strama 50 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
D
Austin   Travis  
H Joe Straus 121 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
R
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Larry Taylor 24 S
H
2013 - 2017
2003 - 2013
83rd - 84th
78th - 82nd
R
R
Friendswood   Galveston  
H Van Taylor F 66 H
2010 - 2015
81st - 83rd
R
Plano   Collin  
H Senfronia Thompson 141 H
1973 - 2015
63rd - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Raul Torres F 33 H
2011 - 2013
82nd
R
Corpus Christi   Nueces  
H Vicki Truitt 98 H
1999 - 2013
76th - 82nd
R
Keller   Tarrant  
H Sylvester Turner 139 H
1989 - 2015
71st - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Marc Veasey 95 H
2005 - 2013
79th - 82nd
D
Fort Worth   Tarrant  
H Mike Villarreal 123 H
2000 - 2015
76th - 83rd
D
San Antonio   Bexar  
H Hubert Vo 149 H
2005 - 2015
79th - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Armando Walle 140 H
2009 - 2015
81st - 83rd
D
Houston   Harris  
H Randy Weber 29 H
2009 - 2013
81st - 82nd
R
Pearland   Brazoria  
H James White F 12 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Hillister   Tyler  
H Beverly Woolley 136 H
1995 - 2013
74th - 82nd
R
Houston   Harris  
H Paul Workman F 47 H
2011 - 2015
82nd - 83rd
R
Spicewood   Travis  
H William "Bill" Zedler 96 H
H
2011 - 2015
2003 - 2009
82nd - 83rd
78th - 80th
R
R
Arlington   Tarrant  
H Dr. John Zerwas 28 H
2007 - 2015
80th - 83rd
R
Richmond   Fort Bend  

F indicates this was the first time that the member served in either a regular or called session.

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