Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	25	Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 12, 2021	86th	Republican	Lake Jackson / Brazoria	Speaker	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	25	Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019	85th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria	Speaker Pro Tem, 2/9/2017.	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	25	Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017	84th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria	Speaker Pro Tem, 2/4/2015.	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	25	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria	Speaker Pro Tem, 1/31/2013.	Brazoria, Matagorda
H	25	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 11, 2011	81st	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 13, 2009	80th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria
H	25	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Republican	Angleton / Brazoria		Brazoria

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 511. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, 86th Legislature. Speaker of the House.

Other Resources

• Relatives: Dennis Bonnen and Greg Bonnen - brothers. "Brothers in lawmaking at Texas Capitol: Dennis and Greg Bonnen are both House members," Josh Hinkle, 2/28/2013. KXAN.com.
• Interview and photo, "The Final Word: Dennis Bonnen, Speaker, Texas House of Representatives," March/April 2019, p. 37. State Legislatures.

Photographs

• Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 86th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 84th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 83rd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
• Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Dennis Bonnen, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 81st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 82nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 83rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 84th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
• 85th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
• 86th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

85th R.S. - 2017 Coastal Barrier System (Co-Chair)  Culture, Recreation, and Tourism   Ways and Means (Chair)

84th R.S. - 2015 Border Security (Chair)  Insurance   Natural Resources   Ways and Means (Chair)

83rd R.S. - 2013 Fiscal Impact of Texas Border Support Operations, Select (Chair)  Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight (Vice Chair)  Natural Resources   Special Purpose Districts (Chair)

82nd R.S. - 2011 Calendars (Vice Chair)  Election Contest District 48, Select   Higher Education   Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Oversight   Transportation   Voter Identification and Voter Fraud, Select (Chair)

81st R.S. - 2009 Elections   Land and Resource Management (Chair)

80th R.S. - 2007 Electric Generation Capacity and Environmental Effects, Select (Chair)  Environmental Regulation (Chair)  Hurricane Ike Storm Devastation to the Texas Gulf Coast, Select   Ways and Means

79th R.S. - 2005 Environmental Regulation (Chair)  Natural Resources

78th R.S. - 2003 Environmental Regulation (Chair)  Insurance   Public School Finance, Select   Public School Finance, Select Subcommittee on Facilities   Rock Crushers and Quarries, Advisory

77th R.S. - 2001 Environmental Regulation (Vice Chair)  Ways and Means

76th R.S. - 1999 Pensions and Investments   Teacher Health Insurance, Select   Ways and Means

75th R.S. - 1997 County Affairs   Insurance