Ben Barnes

Ben Barnes

Full Name: Ben Frank Barnes

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 64 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat De Leon / Comanche Speaker   Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
H 64 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   Democrat De Leon / Comanche Speaker   Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
H 64 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th   Democrat De Leon / Comanche   Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
H 73 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat De Leon / Comanche   Brown, Comanche, Mills

Terms of Service top

House District 64
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th  
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: De Leon / Comanche
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
House District 64
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th  
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: De Leon / Comanche
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
House District 64
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: De Leon / Comanche
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels
House District 73
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: De Leon / Comanche
Counties in district: Brown, Comanche, Mills

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Address by Speaker of the House Ben Barnes reviewing and summarizing the work of the 60th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives.
  • Interview with Ben Barnes on his political career, by Forrest Preece, 8/18/2011. West Austin News.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963
Agriculture  
Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) 
General Investigating  
House Office (Chair) 
Oil, Gas, and Mining  
Revenue and Taxation  
Rules (Chair) 
57th R.S. - 1961
Commerce and Manufactures  
Liquor Regulation  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
Penitentiaries  
Salt Water Pollution  

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