Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	7	Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015	83rd (1)	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
S	7	Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013	82nd (2)	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
S	7	Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 11, 2011	80th   81st	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• 42nd Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick. Photos and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
• Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate.
• 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.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature, 2017.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 86th Legislature, 2019.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 87th Legislature, 2021.
• Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 88th Legislature, 2023.

Photographs

• Photograph. Dan Patrick, 82nd Legislature, Texas Senate
• Photograph. Dan Patrick, 81st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Dan Patrick, 80th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.

Committee Information top

83rd R.S. - 2013 Criminal Justice   Education (Chair)  Finance   Higher Education   Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight   Redistricting, Select   Transportation

82nd R.S. - 2011 Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice   Education (Chair) (Vice Chair)  Finance   Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters   Finance Subcommittee on Higher Education Funding   Finance Subcommittee on Public Education Funding   Health and Human Services   Intergovernmental Relations   Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Flooding and Evacuations   Medicaid Reform Waiver, Legislative Oversight   Public School Finance System   Redistricting, Select

81st R.S. - 2009 Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice   Education (Vice Chair)  Health and Human Services   Higher Education (Vice Chair)  Intergovernmental Relations   Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Flooding and Evacuations   Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments, Select   Redistricting, Select

80th R.S. - 2007 Committee of the Whole Senate   Education   Education Subcommittee on Higher Education   Health and Human Services   Intergovernmental Relations   Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Flooding and Evacuations   International Relations and Trade (Vice Chair)