Joe Christie

Full Name: Joe William Christie

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	29	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973	61st 62nd	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth
S	29	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 29
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 61st 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth

Senate District 29
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.

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Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 194, named "Most Outstanding Freshman Senator" of 60th Legislature by Sheriff's Association. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 36. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 167. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Oral history interviews available in the Charlie Wilson Oral History Project. Stephen F. Austin State University.

Military Service Notes

United States Marine Corps, Corporal, 1954-1962. Remembrance of military service included in Veterans Day newsletter, No. 68, 11/11/2022. The Capitol Post.

Other Resources

"The evil of 'liquor-by-the-drink':Texans remember the Texas prohibition political, cultural fight." 5/16/2023 Austin American-Statesman.
Christie, Joe William. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Joe Christie, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Christie, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Christie, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson and Texas State Senator Joe Christi aboard the battleship USS Iowa, October 19, 1984. Senator Christie recalled "When we were at sea, they turned all six of those cannons sideways and fired them simultaneously in a 'broadside'. Each of the six shells weighed as much as a Volkswagen Beetle! The shockwave blew my glasses off. Hell of a show. ", Donated Material
Photograph. Joe Christi, Charlie Wilson, and Oscar Mauzy., Donated Material

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Banking Constitutional Amendments County, District and Urban Affairs Drug Study, Interim Education Environment Finance Human Resources Jurisprudence Nominations (Chair) Parks and Wildlife Prairie View A&M College, Investigation Prairie View A&M College, Investigation, Special Public Health Sales Tax, Interim (Chair) State Affairs Transportation
61st R.S. - 1969 Agricultural Land Assessment Constitutional Amendments (Chair) County, District, and Urban Affairs Finance Insurance Insurance Holding Company and Mortgage Loan Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts Liquor Laws (Chair) Mental Health and Mental Retardation Law Oil and Gas Parks and Recreation Public Health State Affairs Taxation of Farm, Ranch and Forest Lands Transportation Urban Affairs Water and Conservation (Vice Chair)
60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture and Livestock Counties, Cities, and Towns (Vice Chair) Faculty Compensation Finance Flag of Alamo, Special Game and Fish Insurance Investigation, Hospital, Health and Accident Insurance Jurisprudence Multistate Tax Compact Advisory Committee Oil and Gas Parks and Recreation Poet Laureate Selection, Special Poverty in Texas State Departments and Institutions (Chair) Transportation Water and Conservation

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