Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	28	Jan 8, 2013 - Jul 3, 2014	83rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Republican	Lubbock / Lubbock		Baylor, Borden, Childress, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Eastland, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Upton, Ward, Wilbarger
S	28	Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 8, 2013	81st ⁽⁵⁾ 82nd	Republican	Lubbock / Lubbock	Senate President Pro Tempore (81st)	Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Coke, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Tom Green, Upton, Wheeler
S	28	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 13, 2009	79th 80th	Republican	Lubbock / Lubbock		Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Coke, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Tom Green, Upton, Wheeler
S	28	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th ⁽⁶⁾	Republican	Lubbock / Lubbock		Armstrong, Borden, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Coke, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Irion, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Scurry, Sterling, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Tom Green, Upton, Wheeler
S	28	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 14, 2003	76th 77th	Republican	Lubbock / Lubbock		Borden, Crane, Crosby, Culberson, Dawson, Ector, El Paso, Garza, Glasscock, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Hudspeth, Irion, Lamb, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Reagan, Reeves, Sterling, Terry, Tom Green, Upton, Ward
S	28	Dec 22, 1996 - Jan 12, 1999	74th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ 75th ⁽⁷⁾	Republican	Lubbock / Lubbock		Borden, Crane, Crosby, Culberson, Dawson, Ector, El Paso, Garza, Glasscock, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Hudspeth, Irion, Lamb, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Reagan, Reeves, Sterling, Terry, Tom Green, Upton, Ward
H	84	Jan 10, 1995 - Dec 22, 1996	74th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾	Republican	Lubbock / Lubbock		Lubbock
H	84	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Republican	Lubbock / Lubbock		Lubbock

(1) Proclamation, 7/22/2014, Ordering special election in Senate District 28 on 9/9/2014 to serve unexpired term of Robert Duncan. Governor Rick Perry.
(2) In Senate, Charles Perry, in special election 9/9/2014, sworn 9/30/2014, succeeded unexpired term of Robert Duncan, resigned 7/3/2014. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.
(3) Duncan resignation letter dated 7/3/2014, effective 7/3/2014. Office of the Governor.
(4) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) 81st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/13/2009. Senate Journal.
(6) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(7) 75th Legislature - Isett oath of office date. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order.
(8) Robert Duncan, in special election 12/10/1996, sworn 12/22/1996, succeeded John T. Montford, resigned 8/22/1996. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(9) Sworn in the House of Representatives 1/4/1995. Oaths of Office.
(10) Duncan did not resign House seat; it became vacant when he took Senate oath of office 12/22/1996. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.
(11) 1996 November Special Election; 1996 Special Runoff Election. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.
(12) Montford resignation date 8/22/1996; Duncan oath of office date 12/22/1996. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

86th Legislature, R.S., HR 719. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
86th Legislature, R.S., SR 733. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Election of President Pro Tempore, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, Senator Robert Duncan, nominating speeches and address by President Pro Tempore, 1/13/2009, pp. 9-18. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Texas Legislature's 75th Session Takes Shape," September 1996. Insurance Journal: The Property/Casualty Magazine of Texas.
Biographical sketch, "TCJL's 'Eleven Best' Legislators," July 1999, pp. 1, 3. Texas Civil Justice League Advocate.
Biographical sketch, "The Exterminator: Sen. Robert Duncan Goes Beyond Tort Reform, Tackling the Millennium Bug and Boll Weevils," by Janet Elliott, Volume 15, Number 14, 6/14/1999, p. 9. Texas Lawyer.
Photo and biographical sketch, "Best freshman legislator of the year," Summer 1993. Texas Public Employee, 1963.
Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 77th Legislative Session, 2001.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 75th Legislature, 1997.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session, 1999.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session, 2003.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session, 2005.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session, 2007.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session, 2009.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session, 2011.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session, 2013.

Other Resources

Honorable Mention, "Legislative Stars Shine Through Difficult Session," Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 1995, pp. 8-9, 29 The Classroom Teacher: The Magazine of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.
Duncan chosen Freshman of the Year, 73rd Legislature, Lubbock Area Foundation.
Duncan chosen Freshman of the Year, 73rd Legislature. Senator Robert Duncan website. Texas Senate.
Duncan, Robert Lloyd. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Robert Duncan, 82nd Legislature, Texas Senate
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 80th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 79th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 73rd Legislature, Members of the 72nd Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Robert Duncan, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

74th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
81st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.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.
82nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
83rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

83rd R.S. - 2013 Education Finance Higher Education Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight Natural Resources Redistricting, Select State Affairs (Chair)
82nd R.S. - 2011 Committee of the Whole Senate Finance Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters (Chair) Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education Funding Finance Subcommittee on Public Education Funding Higher Education Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Oversight Jurisprudence Natural Resources Public School Finance System State Affairs (Chair) Windstorm Insurance, Oversight
81st R.S. - 2009 Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Commitments of Individuals with Mental Retardation, Interim Select Finance Higher Education Jurisprudence Natural Resources Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments, Select State Affairs (Chair) Windstorm Insurance, Oversight
80th R.S. - 2007 Committee of the Whole Senate Finance Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education Health and Long-Term Care Insurance Incentives Jurisprudence Natural Resources State Affairs (Chair)
79th R.S. - 2005 Education Reform and Public School Finance, Select Finance Finance Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education Jurisprudence Natural Resources Power of Eminent Domain, Interim State Affairs (Chair) Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool Deficit, Interim Windstorm Coverage and Budgetary Impact, Interim
78th R.S. - 2003 Committee of the Whole Senate Finance Higher Education, Interim Higher Education, Legislative Oversight Jurisprudence (Chair) Long-Term Care, Legislative Oversight Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture (Chair) State Affairs (Chair) Water Policy, Select Water Policy, Select, Subcommittee on Lease of State Water Rights Workers' Compensation, Select, Interim
77th R.S. - 2001 Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Defendant's Competency, Task Force (Chair) Finance Health Services, Interim Jurisprudence Long Term Care, Legislative Oversight (Chair) Natural Resources (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture Personal Privacy Task Force Redistricting, Special Water Resources (Co-Chair)
76th R.S. - 1999 Border Affairs, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice (Vice Chair) Finance Redistricting
75th R.S. - 1997 Civil Justice, Interim Criminal Justice Economic Development Funding Issues in Education, Interim Gangs and Juvenile Justice, Interim Hopwood, and State Contract and Employment Practices, Special Jurisprudence Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate State Affairs, Interim Tax Reform and Public School Finance, Select Workforce Development, Legislative Oversight
74th R.S. - 1995 Insurance (Vice Chair) Judicial Affairs
73rd R.S. - 1993 Higher Education Insurance

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