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LRL Home - Legislators and Leaders - Political party statistics - Political affiliation, 70th Legislature

Party affiliation - 70th Legislature

Totals based on membership as of first day of the regular session, January 13, 1987

House of Representatives

Democrats in the House of Representatives[ 94 of 150 63%]
A.M. 'Bob' Aikin III Bill Arnold Erwin W. Barton Jerry Beauchamp Hugo Berlanga Weldon Betts Fred Blair Dick Burnett David Cain Steve Carriker Eddie Cavazos Jerry Clark Billy Clemons Paul Colbert Frank Collazo, Jr. Lloyd Criss Henry Cuellar Renato Cuellar Debra Danburg	Wilhelmina Delco Betty Denton Harold V. Dutton, Jr. Robert Earley Eldon Edge Al Edwards Larry Q. Evans Charles Finnell Orlando Garcia John J. Gavin Bruce Gibson Ernestine Glossbrenner Al Granoff Lena Guerrero Clint Hackney Bill Haley Dudley Harrison Allen Hightower Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa	Bill Hollowell David Hudson Samuel Hudson III James Hury Cliff Johnson L.B. Kubiak James E. "Pete" Laney Jerald H. Larry Gib Lewis Ron Lewis Eddie Lucio, Jr. Albert Luna III Gregory Luna Frank Madla Roman Martinez Nancy McDonald Mike McKinney Jim McWilliams Bob Melton	Mike Millsap Dan Morales Alex Moreno Paul Moreno Keith Oakley Jim Parker David Patronella Pete Patterson Nicolas Perez Rick Perry Anthony Polumbo Albert Price Irma Rangel Phyllis Robinson Ciro Rodriguez Jim D. Rudd Sam Russell Robert Saunders Stan Schlueter	Curtis Seidlits Larry Don Shaw Mark Stiles Lou Nelle Sutton Barry Telford Garfield Thompson Senfronia Thompson D.R. 'Tom' Uher Tom C. Waldrop Ralph Wallace Larry Warner Gary L. Watkins Ed R. Watson Foster Whaley Ric Williamson Doyle Willis Ron Wilson Steven Wolens

Republicans in the House of Representatives[ 56 of 150 37%]
Fred J. Agnich Bill Blackwood Ben Campbell Bill Carter Bill Ceverha Barry Connelly Anne Cooper Tom Craddick John Culberson Robert Eckels Charles Evans Gerald Geistweidt	Ron D. Givens Kent Grusendorf Bill Hammond Chris Harris Jack Harris Talmadge Heflin Paul Hilbert Anita Hill Patricia Hill Steve Holzheauser Jim Horn Bob Hunter	Sam Johnson Arves E. Jones Edmund Kuempel Bob Leonard, Jr. Kenny Marchant A.R. 'Augie' Ovard Kae T. Patrick Randy Pennington George Pierce Glenn Repp Bob Richardson Randall H. Riley	Ted Roberts Nolan 'Buzz' Robnett Alan Schoolcraft Gwyn Clarkston Shea Dan Shelley Hugh Shine Ashley Smith Richard A. Smith Terral R. Smith John Smithee Chip Staniswalis Jim Tallas	M.A. Taylor Mike Toomey Keith Valigura Jack Vowell Richard Waterfield John Willy Brad Wright Jerry Yost

Senate

Democrats in the Senate[ 25 of 31 81%]
Richard M. Anderson Ken Armbrister Gonzalo Barrientos Roy Blake, Sr. Chet Brooks	Kent A. Caperton Chet Edwards Ray Farabee Robert J. 'Bob' Glasgow Gene Green	Eddie Bernice Johnson Grant Jones Ted Lyon John T. Montford Carl Parker	Hugh Parmer H. Tati Santiesteban Bill Sarpalius Bill Sims Frank Tejeda	Carlos F. Truan Hector Uribe Craig A. Washington John Whitmire Judith Zaffirini

Republicans in the Senate[ 6 of 31 19%]
J.E. 'Buster' Brown O.H. 'Ike' Harris	Don Henderson Cyndi Taylor Krier	John N. Leedom Bob McFarland

Districts represented by more than one person
H District 11	Cliff Johnson	Democrat	01/13/1987 - 01/06/1988
H District 11	Richard Swift	Democrat	05/12/1988 - 01/10/1989	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 69	Larry Don Shaw	Democrat	01/13/1987 - 08/11/1988
H District 69	Troy Fraser	Republican	11/15/1988 - 01/10/1989	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 78	Steve Carriker	Democrat	01/13/1987 - 08/13/1988
H District 78	David Counts	Democrat	11/29/1988 - 01/10/1989	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 92	Charles Evans	Republican	01/13/1987 - 11/06/1987
H District 92	Monte Stewart	Republican	02/19/1988 - 01/10/1989	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 97	Bob Leonard, Jr.	Republican	01/13/1987 - 12/18/1987
H District 97	Anna Mowery	Republican	05/23/1988 - 01/10/1989	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 123	Kae T. Patrick	Republican	01/13/1987 - 02/01/1988
H District 123	Jeff Wentworth	Republican	05/11/1988 - 01/10/1989	Not included in the statistics above.
H District 135	Mike Toomey	Republican	01/13/1987 - 01/06/1988
H District 135	Dalton Smith	Republican	05/12/1988 - 01/10/1989	Not included in the statistics above.
S District 30	Ray Farabee	Democrat	01/08/1985 - 03/04/1988
S District 30	Steve Carriker	Democrat	08/25/1988 - 01/10/1989	Not included in the statistics above.