Ray Allen

Full Name: Robert Raymond "Ray" Allen
Date of birth: November 18, 1950
Date of death: October 23, 2019

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	106	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 20, 2006	79th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Republican	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas
H	106	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Republican	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas
H	106	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Republican	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas
H	106	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Republican	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas
H	106	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Republican	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas
H	106	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th	Republican	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas
H	106	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Republican	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas

(1) Allen resignation letter 1/20/2006; Governor's letter of acceptance, 1/20/2006. Governor Rick Perry.
(2) Proclamation, 1/20/2006, Ordering special election in House District 106 on 2/28/2006 to serve unexpired term of Ray Allen. Governor Rick Perry.
(3) Kirk England, in special election 2/28/2006, sworn 3/13/2006, succeeded unexpired term of Ray Allen, resigned 1/20/2006. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.

Terms of Service top

House District 106
Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 20, 2006
Legislatures: 79th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 106
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005
Legislatures: 78th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 106
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 106
Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 76th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 106
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999
Legislatures: 75th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 106
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 106
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

73rd Legislature, R.S., HR 575. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, 78th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical sketch, 79th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 10/23/2019; update, 10/28/2019. Speaker of the House.
Allen, Robert Raymond. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Ray Allen, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. Ray Allen, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Allen, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Allen, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Allen, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Allen, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ray Allen, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

79th R.S. - 2005 Corrections County Affairs (Chair)
78th R.S. - 2003 Corrections (Chair) Government Reform Sex Offender Statutes, Select, Interim (Vice Chair) Water For Environmental Flows
77th R.S. - 2001 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Article IX Appropriations Subcommittee on Regulatory Corrections House Administration
76th R.S. - 1999 Constitutional Revision, Select Corrections Environmental Regulation (Vice Chair) House Administration Windham School District, Select
75th R.S. - 1997 Corrections (Vice Chair) Environmental Regulation
74th R.S. - 1995 Corrections Public Safety
73rd R.S. - 1993 Criminal Jurisprudence Public Safety Public Safety Subcommittee on Oversight (Chair)

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