Eliot Shapleigh

Eliot Shapleigh

Full Name: Eliot Shapleigh

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 29 Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 11, 2011 80th   81st   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso
S 29 Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 9, 2007 78th (1)   79th   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso
S 29 Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003 77th (2)   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso
S 29 Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 9, 2001 75th   76th   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso

(1) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2002 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

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Senate District 29
Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 11, 2011
Legislatures: 80th   81st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso
Senate District 29
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 78th (1)   79th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso
Senate District 29
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso
Senate District 29
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 75th   76th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: El Paso

(1) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2002 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Photographs

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81st R.S. - 2009
Committee of the Whole Senate  
Health and Human Services  
Nominations  
Transportation and Homeland Security  
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations (Vice Chair) 
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure (Chair) 
80th R.S. - 2007
Committee of the Whole Senate  
Health and Human Services  
Nominations  
Transportation and Homeland Security  
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations (Vice Chair) 
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure (Chair) 
79th R.S. - 2005
Finance  
International Relations and Trade (Vice Chair) 
Nominations  
Transportation and Homeland Security  
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations  
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure (Chair) 
78th R.S. - 2003
Committee of the Whole Senate  
Finance  
Infrastructure Development and Security  
International Relations and Trade (Vice Chair) 
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations  
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure (Chair) 
Water Policy, Select  
Water Policy, Select, Subcommittee on Lease of State Water Rights  
77th R.S. - 2001
Business and Commerce  
Business and Commerce Subcommittee on Border Affairs  
Committee of the Whole Senate  
Health and Human Services  
Health Services, Interim  
Public School Finance, Select  
State Affairs  
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations (Chair) 
76th R.S. - 1999
Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Uninsured  
Border Affairs, Special  
Committee of the Whole Senate  
State Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations  
75th R.S. - 1997
Children's Health Insurance, Interim  
Civil Justice, Interim  
Criminal Justice  
Economic Development  
Economic Development, Interim  
Education  
Education, Interim  
International Relations, Trade, and Technology  
Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate  
North American Free Trade Agreement, Interim  
Public Information, Interim  
Sex Offenders, Interim  
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, Special  

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