Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	5	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 8, 1991	71st ⁽¹⁾ 70th 71st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Senate President Pro Tempore (71st)	Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Harris, Houston, Leon, Madison, Milam, Montgomery, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, Williamson
S	5	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987	68th ⁽²⁾ 69th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos		Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Harris, Houston, Leon, Madison, Milam, Montgomery, Robertson, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, Williamson
S	5	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos		Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Falls, Freestone, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton

(1) 71st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 11/14/1989; Ad Interim 2nd C.S., 12/12/1989. 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.
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1982 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 90. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981.
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

Mentioned in "Access Through the Lobby," 2/24/1995, pp. 14-17. Texas Observer.
Caperton, Kent Allen. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Kent A. Caperton, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Kent A. Caperton, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Kent Caperton, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Kent Caperton, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Kent Caperton, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

67th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

77th R.S. - 2001 Public School Finance, Select
71st R.S. - 1989 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Creation and Expansion of Minority and Women-Owned Business Ownership Opportunities, Special Advisory Employee Benefits, Select Finance (Chair) Judicial Selection Jurisprudence Public Education, Select (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Guaranty Funds, Select
70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special Child Support, Interim Committee of the Whole Senate Deceptive Trade Practices Finance Higher Education in South Texas Judiciary, Select, Interim Jurisprudence (Chair) Oil Overcharge, Special Protective Orders and State Employee Pension Plans Security for Judgments, Special State Affairs Workers Compensation, Select
69th R.S. - 1985 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice (Chair) Education Family Role in Reducing Recidivism, Special Finance Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the
68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management Finance Judiciary, Select Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Chair) State Affairs
67th R.S. - 1981 Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair) Poet Laureate Selection Rules of Evidence, Interim (Chair) State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections State Artist Selection State Artist Selection, Special State-Municipal Planning, Interim

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