Dave Finney

Full Name: David Ray "Dave" Finney
Date of birth: September 29, 1933
Date of death: January 18, 2022

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	32-7	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	32-7	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	52-7	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	52-7	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	52-7	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	60-7	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	60-7	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant

(1) Sworn 11/21/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 32-7
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 32-7
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 52-7
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 52-7
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 52-7
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 60-7
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 60-7
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

(1) Sworn 11/21/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Notice of death, 2/7/2022. Speaker of the House.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. Dave Finney, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dave Finney, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dave Finney, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dave Finney, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dave Finney, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dave Finney, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dave Finney, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

64th R.S. - 1975 Appropriations Financial Institutions (Vice Chair) Texas Unemployment Compensation Act, Temporary
63rd R.S. - 1973 Constitutional Convention Planning Constitutional Convention Planning Subcommittee on Organization and Structure Reapportionment State Affairs (Chair)
62nd R.S. - 1971 Banks and Banking Business and Marketing Affairs (Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Consumer Credit Insurance Public Health
61st R.S. - 1969 Banks and Banking Desalination of Water (Chair) Governmental Affairs and Efficiency (Vice Chair) Highways and Roads Insurance Juvenile Crime and Deliquency Psychiatric Problems of Youth
60th R.S. - 1967 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Insurance Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Securities Study and Assistance for Small Manufacturers (Feasibility of Texas Stock Exchange) (Chair)
59th R.S. - 1965 Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Insurance Labor Oil, Gas and Mining Problems Confronting Education in Texas
58th R.S. - 1963 Aeronautics Judiciary Livestock and Stock Raising Oil, Gas, and Mining Public Lands and Buildings

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