Betty Andujar

Full Name: Elizabeth "Betty" Andujar
Other surnames: Richards,
Date of birth: November 6, 1912
Date of death: June 8, 1997

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	12	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983	66th 67th	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
S	12	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979	65th ⁽¹⁾ 64th 65th ⁽¹⁾	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)	Tarrant
S	12	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd ⁽²⁾	Republican	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant

(1) 65th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/11/1977. Senate Journal.
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 12
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 66th 67th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Senate District 12
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th ⁽¹⁾ 64th 65th ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (65th)
(65th)
(65th)
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Senate District 12
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd ⁽²⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch, Elizabeth (Betty) Richards Andujar, pp. 173-176. First Republican woman elected to Texas Senate. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
Biographical sketch and photo. First Republican woman elected to Texas Senate. 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.
Andujar, Elizabeth Richards. First woman elected from Tarrant County to the Texas Senate. Texas State Cemetery.
Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate, 2019.
Biographical sketch and photo. Women of the Texas Senate, 2017.
Biographical sketch and photo, Women of the Texas Senate. Women's Suffrage in Texas: Struggle, the Story: Successes, Notable Firsts: Senators, Women of the Texas Senate, 2019.

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

Awarded the 'Truth in Lending Award'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

Photographs

Photograph. Betty Andujar, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Betty Andujar, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Betty Andujar, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Betty Andujar, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Betty Andujar, 63rd 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.

Committee Information top

67th R.S. - 1981 Economic Development Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Chair) State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)
66th R.S. - 1979 Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Intergovernmental Relations Security at San Antonio State Hospital State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)
65th R.S. - 1977 Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Intergovernmental Relations State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare Intergovernmental Relations State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs Natural Resources State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Nominations (Vice Chair)

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