Lane Denton

Full Name: Kenneth Lane Denton

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	35-1	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	35-1	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	35-1	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan

Terms of Service top

House District 35-1
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 35-1
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 35-1
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Photo and biographical sketch (Betty Denton). Relatives: Lane Denton - husband, Betty Denton - wife. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.

Other Resources

Kenneth Lane Denton. FamilySearch Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997.
Book in LRL collection, 328.764092 D415L 2022. Lane Denton & "The Dirty Thirty": The Real Texas Revolution: An Inspiring Story of Thirty Courageous Texas Legislators, 2022.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.
Denton, Lane. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Lane Denton, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lane Denton, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Lane Denton, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

64th R.S. - 1975 Constitutional Revision Public Health Social Services (Chair) Texas Unemployment Compensation Act, Temporary
63rd R.S. - 1973 Citizens' Conference on State Legislatures, Steering, Special (Operations of the House) Education Education Subcommittee on Vocational-Technical Training Educational Needs of Gifted Children, Interim Elections Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Welfare (Chair) Public Health
62nd R.S. - 1971 Emotionally Disturbed Children, Interim Juvenile Crime and Deliquency Labor Public Education School Districts Youth

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