Mike Moncrief

Full Name: Michael Joseph "Mike" Moncrief

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	12	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Senate President Pro Tempore (77th)	Tarrant
S	12	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 9, 2001	75th 76th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
S	12	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
S	12	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Dallas, Tarrant
S	12	Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	52-1	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant

(1) 77th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/28/2001. 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.
(3) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) Due to redistricting litigation, entire Senate went up for reelection in 1994. See also Clips database, 4/6/1993 - 4/8/1993, Redistricting - Legislature; and Guide to 2001 Redistricting - Appendix A, 1990s Redistricting (Texas Legislative Council). Terrazas v. Slagle, 821 F.Supp. 1162 (April 5, 1993), 1993.
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1992 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 12
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (77th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Senate District 12
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 75th 76th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Senate District 12
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Senate District 12
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Dallas, Tarrant

Senate District 12
Jan 8, 1991 - Jan 12, 1993
Legislatures: 72nd ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 52-1
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

62nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HSR 4. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch included in "Texas Government Insider," August 2008. Strategic Partnerships, Inc., 2008.
Biographical sketch, "Key Legislators Influence Dental Legislation," January 1995, p. 29. Texas Dental Journal.
Biographical sketch, 77th Legislature. Texas Senate.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature, 1991.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 77th Legislative Session, 2001.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 73rd Legislature, 1993.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 75th Legislature, 1997.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session, 1999.

Other Resources

Moncrief chosen "Rookie [Freshman] of the Year," 62nd Legislature, "Moncrief eyes Senate; voices reform hopes," 11/11/1971. Dallas Morning News.

Photographs

Photograph. Mike Moncrief, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mike Moncrief, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mike Moncrief, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mike Moncrief, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mike Moncrief, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mike Moncrief, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Mike Moncrief, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

72nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
73rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

77th R.S. - 2001 Administration Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Health and Human Services (Chair) Long Term Care, Legislative Oversight
76th R.S. - 1999 Committee of the Whole Senate Finance Health Services (Vice Chair) Intergovernmental Relations
75th R.S. - 1997 Administration Children's Health Insurance, Interim (Chair) Finance Gangs and Juvenile Justice, Interim General Investigating, Special (Chair) Health and Human Services Home Health and Assisted Living Facilities, Interim (Chair) Intergovernmental Relations Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate
74th R.S. - 1995 Administration (Vice Chair) Criminal Justice Finance Finance Subcommittee III General Investigating, Special (Chair) Health and Human Services Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special
73rd R.S. - 1993 Administration, Special (Vice Chair) Committee of the Whole Senate Domestic Violence, Interim (Chair) Finance Health and Human Services Intergovernmental Relations Qualified Providers, Interim Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special
72nd R.S. - 1991 Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Congressional Districts Health and Human Services Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Health Services Health and Human Services, Interim (Chair) Intergovernmental Relations State Affairs
69th R.S. - 1985 Merit Selection of Judges, Committee of 100 for the
62nd R.S. - 1971 Aeronautics Constitutional Amendments Juvenile Crime and Deliquency Mass Transportation State Affairs Urban Affairs

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