Texas Senate Seniority, 82nd Legislature (2011)
| Name | Administered Senatorial Oath of Office |
|---|---|
| 1. Whitmire | 68th Regular (01/1983) |
| 2. Zaffirini | 70th Regular (01/1987) |
| 3. Ellis | 71st 3rd c.s., (01/1990) |
| 4. Harris | 72nd Regular (01/1991) |
| 5. Lucio | 72nd Regular (01/1991) |
| 6. Nelson | 73rd Regular (01/1993) |
| 7. Wentworth | 73rd Regular (01/1993) |
| 8. Shapiro | 73rd Regular (01/1993) |
| 9. West | 73rd Regular (01/1993) |
| 10. Gallegos | 74th Regular (01/1995) |
| 11. Carona | 74th Interim (06/1996) |
| 12. Duncan | 74th Interim (12/1996) |
| 13. Fraser | 75th Regular (01/1997) |
| 14. Ogden | 75th Regular (01/1997) |
| 15. Jackson | 76th Regular (01/1999) |
| 16. Van De Putte | 76th Interim (11/1999) |
| 17. Estes | 77th Interirm (12/2001) |
| 18. Hinojosa | 78th Regular (01/2003) |
| 19. Deuell | 78th Regular (01/2003) |
| 20. Williams | 78th Regular (01/2003) |
| 21. Eltife | 78th Interim (03/2004) |
| 22. Seliger | 78th Interim (03/2004) |
| 23. Uresti | 79th Interim (11/2006) |
| 24. Hegar | 80th Regular (01/2007) |
| 25. Nichols | 80th Regular (01/2007) |
| 26. Patrick | 80th Regular (01/2007) |
| 27. Watson | 80th Regular (01/2007) |
| 28. Huffman | 80th Interim (12/2008) |
| 29. Davis | 81st Regular (01/2009) |
| 30. Birdwell | 81st Interim (07/2010) |
| 31. Rodriguez | 82nd Regular (01/2011) |
Source: Office of the Secretary of the Senate