Texas Senate Seniority, 79th Legislature (2005)
| Name | Administered Senatorial Oath of Office |
|---|---|
| 1. Whitmire | 68th Regular (1983) |
| 2. Barrientos | 69th Regular (1985) |
| 3. Armbrister | 70th Regular (1987) |
| 4. Zaffirini | 70th Regular (1987) |
| 5. Ellis | 71st 3rd c.s., (1990) |
| 6. Harris | 72nd Regular (1991) |
| 7. Lucio | 72nd Regular (1991) |
| 8. Nelson | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 9. Wentworth | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 10. Shapiro | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 11. Madla | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 12. West | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 13. Gallegos | 74th Regular (1995) |
| 14. Carona | 74th Interim (6/1996) |
| 15. Duncan | 74th Interim (12/1996) |
| 16. Fraser | 75th Regular (1997) |
| 17. Lindsay | 75th Regular (1997) |
| 18. Shapleigh | 75th Regular (1997) |
| 19. Ogden | 75th Regular (2/1997) |
| 20. Jackson | 76th Regular (1999) |
| 21. Van De Putte | 76th Interim (10/2000) |
| 22. Staples | 77th Regular (2001) |
| 23. Estes | 77th Interirm (12/2001) |
| 24. Averitt | 77th Interim (4/2002) |
| 25. Janek | 77th Interim (11/2002) |
| 26. Hinojosa | 78th Regular (2003) |
| 27. Deuell | 78th Regular (2003) |
| 28. Brimer | 78th Regular (2003) |
| 29. Williams | 78th Regular (2003) |
| 30. Eltife | 78th Interim (2003/2004) |
| 31. Seliger | 78th Interim (2003/2004) |
Source: Office of the Secretary of the Senate