Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	63	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Republican	Aubrey / Denton	Denton
H	63	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Republican	Aubrey / Denton	Denton
H	63	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Republican	Aubrey / Denton	Collin, Denton, Rockwall
H	63	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Republican	Aubrey / Denton	Collin, Denton, Rockwall
H	63	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Republican	Aubrey / Denton	Collin, Denton, Rockwall
H	63	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th ⁽¹⁾	Republican	Aubrey / Denton	Collin, Denton, Rockwall
H	63	Jan 14, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Republican	Aubrey / Denton	Collin, Denton, Rockwall

(1) Mary Denny Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) 73rd Legislature - Roll of Members-Elect, 1/12/1993, p. 4. House Journal.
(3) 73rd Legislature - took oath of office at approximately 5:30 pm on Thursday, 1/14/1993. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.
(4) Name Mary Denny James for 73rd Legislature (1993); Mary Denny from 74th Legislature (1995) forward. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - House of Representatives (roster), 62nd Legislature-present, 1971.
(5) 77th Legislature - Denny oath of office date. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

79th Legislature, R.S., HR 2054, granting Mary Denny and Norman Tolpo permission to use the House chamber for their wedding ceremony. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Mentioned in 74th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the first female legislators. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, 76th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.

Other Resources

Relatives: Robert Hal Jackson and Mary Diane Denny, nee Craver - second cousins. Ancestry.com.
"House to Make a Home," 5/6/2005, reports on the marriage of incumbent representative Mary Denny and Norman Tolpo. The ceremony took place in the House chamber on 5/6/2005, with Representative Joe Crabb officiating. Austin American-Statesman.
Photo, political affiliation, and committee assignment. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
Notice of death, 9/15/2023. Speaker of the House.
Denny, Mary Craver. Texas State Cemetery.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Worst.' Best and Worst Legislators 2005.
Named one of the 'New Furniture' (Mary James). Best and Worst Legislators 1993.

Photographs

Photograph. Mary Denny, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Mary Denny, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mary Denny, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mary Denny, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mary Denny, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mary Denny converses with (from left to right) Rep. Joe Nixon, Speaker Pete Laney, and Dave McNeely., 74th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Mary Denny, 74th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Mary Denny, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mary Denny, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

79th R.S. - 2005 Criminal Jurisprudence Election Contests, Select Elections (Chair) House Administration
78th R.S. - 2003 Criminal Jurisprudence Election Contests, Select Elections (Chair) Ethics, Select House Administration
77th R.S. - 2001 Elections Financial Institutions
76th R.S. - 1999 Elections Financial Institutions
75th R.S. - 1997 County Affairs Elections
74th R.S. - 1995 Elections Health and Human Services Block Grants, House Joint Human Services Rules and Resolutions
73rd R.S. - 1993 Agriculture and Wildlife Management Elections

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