Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	99	Jan 9, 1979 - May 8, 1979	66th (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Pasadena / Harris		Harris
H	99	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Pasadena / Harris		Harris
H	99	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Pasadena / Harris		Harris
H	99	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Pasadena / Harris		Harris
H	24-4	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	24-4	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	24-4	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) 66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 201. Jim Clark resigned 5/8/1979. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
(2) Erwin W. Barton, in special election 7/28/1979, sworn 8/3/1979, succeeded Jim Clark, resigned 5/8/1979. First session was 67th Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 72nd Legislature - Barton dates of election and oath of office. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 419. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 201. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• "Jim Clark, a Tender Man, Found Pasadena Politics a Wicked Trap," 11/6/1983. Clark was born in 1923 on a farm near Lovelady, TX. Houston Chronicle.

Military Service Notes

• United States Navy, Radioman Petty Officer 3rd Class, World War II. Military grave marker, James A. Clark, birth date 9/15/1923, death date 5/1/1996, burial in South Park Cemetery, Pearland, Brazoria County. Includes obituary. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

• James Atmar Clark, death date 5/1/1996 in Harris County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
• 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 one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
• Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
• Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.

Photographs

• Photograph. Jim Clark, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jim Clark, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jim Clark, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jim Clark, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jim Clark, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jim Clark, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Jim Clark, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 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.
• 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

66th R.S. - 1979 Appropriations   Human Services

65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations   Drugs and Alcohol Abuse and Control, Select

64th R.S. - 1975 Fire Safety in the Houston Ship Channel (Chair)  Liquor Regulation   Public Education   Public Education Subcommittee on Public School Goals   Public Education Subcommittee on Special Education   Ship Channel Safety, Special Interim (Chair)

63rd R.S. - 1973 Education   Education Subcommittee on Vocational-Technical Training (Vice Chair)  Labor (Chair)  Public Employees Study Commission

62nd R.S. - 1971 Coastal Waterways and Shipping Industry (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Juvenile Crime and Deliquency   Labor (Vice Chair)  Motor Transportation   Nursing Aides and Licensing of Nurses (Chair)  Public Education

61st R.S. - 1969 Highways and Roads   Juvenile Crime and Deliquency   Labor   Penitentiaries   Public Education   Traffic Safety and Fire Protection in Houston Ship Channel (Chair)

60th R.S. - 1967 Conservation and Reclamation   Labor   Mental Health and Mental Retardation   Penitentiaries