Joseph F. Pentony

Full Name: Joseph F. "Joe" Pentony
Date of birth: May 27, 1938
Date of death: November 22, 2005

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	80	Jan 1, 1975 - Jan 31, 1976	64th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	80	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) Lance Lalor, in special election 4/3/1976, sworn 4/9/1976, succeeded Joseph F. Pentony, resigned 1/31/1976. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-1992, 1992.
(2) Lance Lalor, in special election 4/3/1976, sworn 4/9/1976, succeeded Joseph F. Pentony, resigned 4/5/1976. Lalor's first session was 65th Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Special election 2/28/1976, runoff 4/3/1976. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.

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House District 80
Jan 1, 1975 - Jan 31, 1976
Legislatures: 64th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 80
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Other Resources

Photo and obituary, death date 11/22/2005. Earthman Funeral Directors and Cemeteries.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Joe Pentony, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Pentony, 63rd 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.

Committee Information top

64th R.S. - 1975 Calendars (Vice Chair) Elections Public Education Public Education Subcommittee on Texas Education Agency Funding
63rd R.S. - 1973 Education Education Subcommittee on General Education Education Subcommittee on Higher Education Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Mental Health and Mental Retardation Reapportionment

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