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Ray Farabee Full Name: Kenneth Ray Farabee Date of birth: November 22, 1932 Date of death: November 20, 2014 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 30 Jan 8, 1985 - Mar 4, 1988 70th (1)   69th (2)   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita Senate President Pro Tempore (69th)   Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cooke, Cottle, Denton, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young S 30 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 68th (3)   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Baylor, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cooke, Cottle, Denton, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young S 30 Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   66th   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger S 30 Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   64th   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Baylor, Briscoe, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Cottle, Dickens, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Hale, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Mitchell, Motley, Nolan, Scurry, Shackelford, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger (1) In Senate, Steven Carriker, in special election 8/13/1988, sworn 8/25/1988, succeeded K. Ray Farabee, resigned 3/4/1988. Carriker's first Senate session was 71st Regular. In House, David Counts, in special election 11/8/1988, sworn 11/29/1988, succeeded Steven A. Carriker, elected to Senate 8/13/1988. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 69th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/8/1985. Senate Journal. (3) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 2-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975. Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2015. Memorial, March 2015, p. 238. Texas Bar Journal. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 66th Legislature, 1979. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987. Farabee, Kenneth Ray. Texas State Cemetery. Obituary, "Former Senator, UT Counsel Ray Farabee Passes Away," 11/20/2014. Texas Tribune. Military Service Notes United States Air Force Reserve. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Other Resources Mentioned in FARABEE, HELEN JANE REHBEIN (1934-1988). Handbook of Texas Online. "Farabee Sets Out as Lone Democrat," 11/5/1998. Relatives: Ray Farabee - father, David Farabee - son. Wichita Falls Times Record News. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987. Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1985. Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1983. Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981. Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977. Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975. Photographs Photograph. Ray Farabee, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ray Farabee, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ray Farabee, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ray Farabee, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ray Farabee, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ray Farabee, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ray Farabee, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 66th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 67th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board. 69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special   AIDS, Legislative Task Force on   Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice   Finance   Judiciary, Select, Interim   Juvenile Justice System, Select   State Affairs (Chair)  Substance Abuse Treatment Delivery   Workers Compensation, Select (Co-Chair)  69th R.S. - 1985 Administration, Special   Cogeneration, Special (Co-Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice   Finance   Higher Education, Select   Liability Insurance and Tort Law and Procedure   Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the   State Affairs (Chair)  68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate   Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Organization and Management (Chair)  Finance   Fiscal Policy, Select   Judiciary, Select (Chair)  Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters   Rules, Special   State Affairs (Chair)  State Properties, Special   67th R.S. - 1981 Finance   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters   New Federalism, Task Force   Public Education, Select   Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special   Redistricting, Subcommittee of the Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Legislative Panel   State Affairs (Chair)  66th R.S. - 1979 Finance   Jurisprudence (Chair)  Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy (Vice Chair)  65th R.S. - 1977 Faculty Workload Requirements   Finance   Finance Interim Subcommittee on Juvenile Crime   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair)  Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Workmen's Compensation (Chair)  Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy   Organizational Structure and Operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Special   64th R.S. - 1975 Finance   Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters (Vice Chair)  Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy   Texas Coastal and Marine Council   Texas Constitution

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