Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	28	Jan 10, 1995 - Aug 22, 1996	74th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	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	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock	Senate President Pro Tempore (73rd)	Borden, Castro, Crane, Crosby, Dawson, Ector, Floyd, Garza, Glasscock, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Lamb, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Reagan, Swisher, Terry, Upton, Ward, Winkler
S	28	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd ⁽⁸⁾ 71st 72nd ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock	Senate President Pro Tempore (72nd)	Andrews, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Garza, Howard, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum
S	28	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 10, 1989	69th 70th	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock		Andrews, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Garza, Howard, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum
S	28	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Lubbock / Lubbock		Andrews, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Garza, Howard, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Terry, Yoakum

(1) 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.
(2) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 1996 November Special Election; 1996 Special Runoff Election. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.
(4) Montford resignation date 8/22/1996; Duncan oath of office date 12/22/1996. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate.
(5) 73rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/12/1993. Senate Journal.
(6) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(7) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993), 1993.
(8) 72nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 4th C.S., elected 11/10/1992; and Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 12/3/1992. Senate Journal.
(9) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 2-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 172. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 3. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 74. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
78th Legislature, R.S., HR 928. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Movers and Shakers: Meet the Legislators Who Make the Decisions About Public Education," March 1995, pp. 13-17. Texas Lone Star.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature, 1991.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature, 1993.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Montford, John T. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Marine Corps. "During service in the U.S. Marine Corps, Senator Montford served as judge advocate, military judge and company commander. Following his discharge from active duty, Senator Montford began his private law practice in Lubbock." Texas Senators, 74th Legislature, 1995.
United States Marine Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

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.

Photographs

Photograph. John T. Montford, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John T. Montford, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John T. Montford, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John T. Montford, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John T. Montford, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John T. Montford, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John T. Montford, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
72nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
73rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

74th R.S. - 1995 Education Finance (Chair) Finance Subcommittee I Finance Subcommittee II Finance Subcommittee III General Investigating, Special (Chair) Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water
73rd R.S. - 1993 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Comptroller Sharp's Texas Performance Review of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Interim Education Family Code, Interim Finance (Chair) Funding Options for the New Texas Cultural Endowment Fund, Interim (Co-Chair) Home Equity Lending, Interim (Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water Poet Laureate Public School Facilities, Interim Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Uniform Jury Handbook, Legislative Oversight
72nd R.S. - 1991 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Legislative Districts Finance (Chair) Government Efficiency, Interim (Co-Chair) Health and Human Services Higher Education, Select Jurisprudence Jurisprudence, Interim State Artist, Select
71st R.S. - 1989 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Edwards Aquifer, Special Finance (Chair) Insurance Regulation, Special (Co-Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water Public Education, Select State Affairs (Chair) Workers' Compensation Insurance Policies, Special (Chair)
70th R.S. - 1987 Air Transport Systems, Select Committee of the Whole Senate Deceptive Trade Practices (Co-Chair) Economic Development Finance Judiciary, Select, Interim Natural Resources (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Chair) Oil Overcharge, Special Organization and Structure of the State Agencies in the Executive Branch of Government, Special Security for Judgments, Special State Affairs (Chair) Workers Compensation, Select
69th R.S. - 1985 Committee of the Whole Senate Economic Development Finance Jurisprudence Natural Resources (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Chair) State Purchase of Electricity, Task Force on Water District and River Authority
68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Teachers Education Higher Education Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water (Vice Chair) State Artist Selection, Special Water Resources

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