John Traeger

Full Name: John Andrew Traeger
Date of birth: July 6, 1921
Date of death: December 16, 1994

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
S	21	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987	68th ⁽¹⁾ 69th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Comal, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala
S	21	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983	67th ⁽²⁾ 66th 67th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe	Senate President Pro Tempore (67th)	Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala
S	21	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979	64th 65th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala
S	21	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala
H	41	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Wilson
H	41	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Wilson
H	41	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe
H	57	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall
H	57	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Seguin / Guadalupe		Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall

(1) 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.
(2) 67th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/13/1981. Senate Journal.
(3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 21
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 13, 1987
Legislatures: 68th ⁽¹⁾ 69th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Comal, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala

Senate District 21
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th ⁽²⁾ 66th 67th ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (67th)
(67th)
(67th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala

Senate District 21
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 64th 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala

Senate District 21
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Atascosa, Bexar, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala

House District 41
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Wilson

House District 41
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Wilson

House District 41
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe

House District 57
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall

House District 57
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Seguin / Guadalupe
Counties in district: Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

66th Legislature, R.S., SR 669. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 281. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 67. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 82. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial.
74th Legislature, R.S., SCR 12. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

John Andrew Traeger, birth date 7/6/1921, death date 12/16/1994, biographical sketch, burial in San Geronimo Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County. Grave marker inscription: Texas House 1963-1972, Texas Senate 1973-1986, Senator District 21 seal. Find a Grave.
Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979.
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.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Corps, World War II; Texas National Guard, Colonel (Retired). 74th Legislature, R.S., SCR 12. "He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II and retired as a colonel with the Texas National Guard after 34 years of service." Resolutions - Memorial.
Texas National Guard, Brigadier General (Retired). Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.
United States Army, Texas National Guard. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.
Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.

Photographs

Photograph. John A. Traeger, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Traeger, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Traeger, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John A. Traeger, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
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.
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.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

69th R.S. - 1985 Administration, Special (Vice Chair) Clean Air Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Finance Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) Natural Resources State Affairs
68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management Economic Development Finance Hazardous Waste Disposal Indigent Health Care, Task Force on Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) Rules, Special
67th R.S. - 1981 Economic Development Finance Intergovernmental Relations (Chair) New Federalism, Task Force Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special (Vice Chair) State-Municipal Planning, Interim
66th R.S. - 1979 Administration Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair) Finance Gasohol, Special (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections
65th R.S. - 1977 Administration Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair) Border Trade and Tourism, Special Finance Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections (Vice Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on Uniform Group Insurance for Public School Teachers and Employees
64th R.S. - 1975 Administration (Vice Chair) Administration Subcommittee on Rules Border Trade and Tourism, Special Finance Higher Education in South Texas Higher Education in South Texas, Interim State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections (Vice Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations
63rd R.S. - 1973 Administration Administration Subcommittee on Rules Intergovernmental Relations (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations
62nd R.S. - 1971 Congressional and Legislative Districts Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Liquor Regulation Public Health Urban Affairs Water Districts, Interim (Chair)
61st R.S. - 1969 Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Economizing in State Government Insurance Preschool Education Standards Public Health Revenue and Taxation Urban Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Appropriations Labor Liquor Regulation Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Urban Affairs (Chair) Urban Affairs Committee of the Southern Conference of the Council of State Governments
59th R.S. - 1965 Common Carriers Congressional and Legislative Districts Liquor Regulation Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) State Affairs State and Local Tax Policy
58th R.S. - 1963 Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Game and Fisheries Motor Traffic Non-academic and Psychological Testing in Schools State Affairs

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