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LRL Home - Legislators and Leaders - Political party statistics - Political affiliation, 66th Legislature

Party affiliation - 66th Legislature

Totals based on membership as of first day of the regular session, January 9, 1979

House of Representatives

Democrats in the House of Representatives[ 125 of 147 85%]
Henry E. Allee Dave Allred Hamp Atkinson Gonzalo Barrientos Jerry L. Benedict Ronald C. Bird Bennie Bock II Mary Jane Bode Jim Browder Albert 'Al' Brown John W. Bryant Bob Bush David Cain Bill Caraway Donald M. Cartwright Reby Cary Melchor Chavez Jim Clark Jerry Clark Bill Clark Bill Clayton Lanell Cofer Ronald D. Coleman Frank Collazo, Jr. Bill Coody	Bo Crawford Lloyd Criss Wilhelmina Delco Betty Denton Jerry 'Nub' Donaldson Al Edwards Jimmie C. Edwards III Paul Elizondo Charles Evans Michael H. Ezzell Charles Finnell Buck Florence A. C. 'Tony' Garcia Matt Garcia Joe Gibson Jay Gibson Smith Gilley Ernestine Glossbrenner Arnold Gonzales Ben Z. Grant Forrest Green Gene Green Walter B. Grubbs Bill Haley Lanny Hall	W.N. 'Billy' Hall, Jr. Tip Hall Joe C. Hanna W.O. 'Bill' Harrison, Jr. Fred Head W.S. 'Bill' Heatly Bob Hendricks Joe Hernandez Anita Hill Danny Hill Gerald Hill Bill Hollowell Samuel Hudson III Luther Jones Bill Keese Ray Keller Dan Kubiak Lance Lalor James E. "Pete" Laney Herman E. Lauhoff El Franco Lee Gib Lewis Cullen Rogers Looney Ted Lyon Frank Madla	Jimmy Mankins Tom Martin Tom C. Massey Ed Mayes Susan Gurley McBee E. Douglas McLeod Bill Messer Paul Moreno Lynn Nabers Pete Patterson Wayne Peveto George Pierce Mary Polk Anthony Polumbo Bill Presnal Paul Ragsdale Don Rains Irma Rangel Ben T. Reyes Jim D. Rudd Froy Salinas Stan Schlueter Chris V. Semos John Sharp Bob Simpson	Richard C. Slack Carlyle Smith Clay Smothers Bill Sullivant Lou Nelle Sutton Frank Tejeda Arthur 'Buddy' Temple Gary Thompson Senfronia Thompson D.R. 'Tom' Uher Hector Uribe Robert 'Bob' Valles Tim Von Dohlen Ralph Wallace Craig A. Washington Ron Waters Ed R. Watson Bobby Webber Foster Whaley Emmett H. Whitehead John Whitmire Leroy J. Wieting Doyle Willis John Wilson Ron Wilson

Republicans in the House of Representatives[ 22 of 147 15%]
Fred J. Agnich Bill Blanton W.J. 'Bill' Blythe, Jr. Bill Ceverha G.R. 'Bob' Close	Tom Craddick Bob Davis Tom DeLay Ed Emmett Milton E. Fox	Robert C. 'Frank' Gaston Frank E. Hartung Don Henderson Lee Jackson Bob Leonard, Jr.	Robert 'Bob' Maloney Bob McFarland James Nowlin Nolan 'Buzz' Robnett Chase Untermeyer	Bob Ware Brad Wright

Senate

Democrats in the Senate[ 27 of 31 87%]
Roy Blake, Sr. Bill Braecklein Chet Brooks Ron Clower Tom Creighton Lloyd Doggett	Ray Farabee Ed Howard Gene Jones Grant Jones Glenn Kothmann Raul L. Longoria	Oscar Mauzy Peyton McKnight Bill Meier William T. 'Bill' Moore Jack Ogg Carl Parker	William N. 'Bill' Patman H. Tati Santiesteban A.R. 'Babe' Schwartz E.L. Short W.E. 'Pete' Snelson John Traeger	Carlos F. Truan R.L. 'Bob' Vale Lindon Williams

Republicans in the Senate[ 4 of 31 13%]
Betty Andujar	O.H. 'Ike' Harris	Walter Mengden	Bob Price

Districts represented by more than one person
H District 63	Michael H. Ezzell	Democrat	01/09/1979 - 10/15/1980
H District 63	Larry Don Shaw	Democrat	12/03/1980 - 01/13/1981	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 80	Lance Lalor	Democrat	01/09/1979 - 01/02/1980
H District 80	Dan Downey	Republican	03/06/1980 - 01/13/1981	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 87	Ben T. Reyes	Democrat	01/09/1979 - 01/02/1980
H District 87	Albert Luna III	Democrat	01/25/1980 - 01/13/1981	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 99	Jim Clark	Democrat	01/09/1979 - 05/08/1979
H District 99	Erwin W. Barton	Democrat	08/03/1979 - 01/13/1981	Not included in the statistics above.

Members not listed above
H District 48-B	Hugo Berlanga	Democrat	01/10/1979 - 01/13/1981	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 7-A	Albert Price	Democrat	01/15/1979 - 01/13/1981	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 56	Gerald Geistweidt	Republican	02/09/1979 - 01/13/1981	Not included in the statistics above.