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John C. Alaniz Full Name: John C. Alaniz Date of birth: June 4, 1929 Date of death: March 26, 2001 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 68-7 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 68-7 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 68-7 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 77th Legislature, R.S., HR 1435. Resolutions - Memorial. 77th Legislature, R.S., SR 641. "John Alaniz was the first Mexican-American elected to the Texas State House of Representatives from Bexar County." Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches ALANIZ, JOHN C. (1929-2001). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004. Other Resources "First Mexican-American to run for Speaker of the House of Representatives." Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004. Photographs Photograph. John C. Alaniz, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John C. Alaniz, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. John C. Alaniz, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 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. Committee Informationtop 59th R.S. - 1965 Banks and Banking   Criminal Jurisprudence   Public Health   Public Lands and Buildings   58th R.S. - 1963 Aeronautics   Federal Relations   Penitentiaries   Public Printing   57th R.S. - 1961 Banks and Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Insurance   Judiciary   Liquor Regulation   Textbook Investigating

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