Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	1	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 10, 2017	84th ⁽¹⁾ 83rd ⁽²⁾ 84th ⁽¹⁾	Republican	Tyler / Smith	Senate President Pro Tempore (84th)	Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood
S	1	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd ⁽³⁾	Republican	Tyler / Smith		Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood
S	1	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 11, 2011	80th 81st	Republican	Tyler / Smith		Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood
S	1	Mar 5, 2004 - Jan 9, 2007	78th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 79th	Republican	Tyler / Smith		Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood

(1) 84th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/1/2015. Senate Journal.
(2) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2012 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(4) Kevin Eltife, in special election 2/17/2004, sworn 3/5/2004, succeeded William R. Ratliff, resigned 1/10/2004. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Special Election 1/20/2004 and Special Runoff Election 2/17/2004, State Senate, District 1. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate.
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.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 84th Legislature, 2015.

Photographs

Photograph. Kevin Eltife, 83rd Legislature, Texas Senate
Photograph. Kevin Eltife, 81st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Kevin Eltife, 80th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Kevin Eltife, 79th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
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.
84th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

84th R.S. - 2015 Administration Business and Commerce (Chair) Finance Government Facilities (Co-Chair) Government Facilities, Select (Chair) Partnership Advisory Commission (Chair) State Real Property Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment, Select
83rd R.S. - 2013 Administration (Chair) Business and Commerce (Chair) Economic Development Economic Development Subcommittee on Public-Private Partnerships (Chair) Economic Stabilization Fund Balance, Select Finance Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight Natural Resources Partnership Advisory Commission Redistricting, Select State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select
82nd R.S. - 2011 Administration (Chair) Business and Commerce Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Finance Finance Subcommittee on Articles VI and VII Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters Finance Subcommittee on Medicaid Natural Resources Open Government, Select Redistricting, Select
81st R.S. - 2009 Administration (Chair) Business and Commerce Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development (Vice Chair) Finance Natural Resources Nominations (Vice Chair) Redistricting, Select
80th R.S. - 2007 Business and Commerce Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development, Select Finance Finance Subcommittee on Property Appraisal and Revenue Caps Natural Resources Nominations (Vice Chair)
79th R.S. - 2005 Business and Commerce Government Organization (Vice Chair) International Relations and Trade Nominations
78th R.S. - 2003 Administration Committee of the Whole Senate Health and Human Services International Relations and Trade Nominations

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