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Bob McFarland Full Name: Millard Robert "Bob" McFarland Date of birth: June 12, 1941 Date of death: July 23, 2014 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 S 10 Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 8, 1991 71st (1)   70th   71st (1)   Republican Arlington / Tarrant Senate President Pro Tempore (71st)   Dallas, Denton, Tarrant S 10 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987 68th (2)   69th   Republican Arlington / Tarrant   Dallas, Denton, Tarrant H 32-D Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Republican Arlington / Tarrant   Tarrant H 32-D Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Republican Arlington / Tarrant   Tarrant H 32-B Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Republican Arlington / Tarrant   Tarrant (1) 71st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 4th C.S., elected 4/25/1990; Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 5/1/1990; 5th C.S., elected 5/3/1990; Ad Interim 5th C.S., elected 5/30/1990; 6th C.S., elected 6/4/1990; Ad Interim 6th C.S., elected 6/7/1990. Senate Journal. (2) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 4-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 27. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SCR 11. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2015. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989. Other Resources Millard Robert McFarland. FamilySearch United States Public Records, 1970-2009. Notice of death, 7/28/2014. Speaker of the House. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985. Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983. Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981. Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979. Named one of 'Rookie of the Year'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983. Photographs Photograph. Bob McFarland, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob McFarland, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob McFarland, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob McFarland, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob McFarland, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob McFarland, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob McFarland, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. 67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 71st R.S. - 1989 Administration, Special   Committee of the Whole Senate   Creation and Expansion of Minority and Women-Owned Business Ownership Opportunities, Special Advisory   Criminal Justice (Chair)  Finance   Insurance Regulation, Special   Nominations, Special   Public Education, Select   State Affairs   State and Local Drug Control, Task Force on   70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special   Air Transport Systems, Select   Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice (Chair)  Finance   Nominations, Special   State Affairs   Substance Abuse Treatment Delivery   69th R.S. - 1985 Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice (Vice Chair)  Finance   Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure   Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the   Nominations, Special   Premium Tax Task Force   State Affairs   68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate   Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management   Economic Development   Farmworker Insurance   Industrial Development Bonds, Interim   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair)  State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)  67th R.S. - 1981 Calendars   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Election Contest, Special (Vice Chair)  Financial Institutions   Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Judicial Selection, Select (Vice Chair)  66th R.S. - 1979 Calendars   Criminal Jurisprudence   Privileges and Elections, Special   Products Liability, Select (Chair)  State Affairs (Vice Chair - Appropriative Matters)  State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters   65th R.S. - 1977 Criminal Jurisprudence   Products Liability, House Joint   State Affairs   State Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters II   State Affairs Subcommittee on Creation of Agencies (Chair)  State Affairs Subcommittee on General Matters (Vice Chair)  State Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights   State Affairs Subcommittee on Malpractice Legislation

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