Elmer Martin

Full Name: Elmer J. Martin
Date of birth: June 24, 1915
Date of death: January 22, 1995

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	61	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Colorado City / Mitchell	Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor
H	61	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Colorado City / Mitchell	Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor
H	61	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Colorado City / Mitchell	Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor

Terms of Service top

House District 61
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Colorado City / Mitchell
Counties in district: Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor

House District 61
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Colorado City / Mitchell
Counties in district: Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor

House District 61
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Colorado City / Mitchell
Counties in district: Fisher, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Taylor

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

65th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 48. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
70th Legislature, R.S., SCR 92. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial.
74th Legislature, R.S., HR 710. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

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 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
Named one of the 'Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. Elmer Martin, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Elmer Martin, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Elmer Martin, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

65th R.S. - 1977 Environmental Affairs (Vice Chair) Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on State Parks (Vice Chair) Migrant Farm Workers, House Joint
64th R.S. - 1975 Agriculture and Livestock Environmental Affairs (Vice Chair) Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Pollution Control
63rd R.S. - 1973 Agriculture and Livestock Agriculture and Livestock Subcommittee on the Marketing of Food and Meat Products and Contracting of Cotton and Grain Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on State Parks Liquor Regulation

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