Pete Patterson

Full Name: Lyndon Pete "Pete" Patterson
Date of birth: December 20, 1934
Date of death: December 9, 2017

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	3	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains
H	3	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains
H	3	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar, Rains
H	2	Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar
H	2	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar
H	2	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar
H	2	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar
H	2	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Lamar
H	9	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Camp, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Red River, Titus
H	9	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Camp, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Red River, Titus
H	9	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Brookston / Lamar	Camp, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Red River, Titus

(1) Sworn 1/10/1995. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
76th Legislature, R.S., SR 372. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Other Resources

Lyndon Pete Patterson, birth date 12/20/1934. FamilySearch.
Notice of death, 12/13/2017. Speaker of the House.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987.
Named one of the 'New Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
Named one of the 'Squeaky Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985.

Photographs

Photograph. Pete Patterson, 75th Legislature, Members of the 75th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. L.P. "Pete" Patterson, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. "Pete" Patterson, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. (Pete) Patterson, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. (Pete) Patterson, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. "Pete" Patterson, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. "Pete" Patterson, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. (Pete) Patterson, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. (Pete) Patterson, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. (Pete) Patterson, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. (Pete) Patterson, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. (Pete) Patterson, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
72nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

75th R.S. - 1997 Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) Financial Institutions
74th R.S. - 1995 Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) Financial Institutions State Loans and Grants, House Joint (Co-Chair) Texas Agricultural Extension Service, House Joint
73rd R.S. - 1993 Agriculture and Wildlife Management (Chair) Investments and Banking Small Business Access to Capital, Special
72nd R.S. - 1991 Agriculture and Livestock (Chair) Financial Institutions
71st R.S. - 1989 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) Financial Institutions Local and Consent Calendars
70th R.S. - 1987 Agriculture and Livestock County Affairs Higher Education in South Texas
69th R.S. - 1985 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight County Affairs
68th R.S. - 1983 Agriculture and Livestock (Chair - Budget & Oversight) Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair) Appropriations
67th R.S. - 1981 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight Rules Rural Water Cooperatives, House Joint
66th R.S. - 1979 Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Natural Resources
65th R.S. - 1977 Ad Valorem Taxation, House Joint Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Business and Industry Business and Industry Subcommittee on Consumer Protection

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