A.R. (Babe) Schwartz

A.R. 'Babe' Schwartz

Full Name: Aaron Robert "Babe" Schwartz
Date of birth: July 17, 1926
Date of death: August 10, 2018

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 17 Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 13, 1981 65th   66th   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda
S 17 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977 63rd (1)   64th   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda
S 17 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973 61st   62nd   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris
S 17 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th (2)   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris
S 17 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th (3) (4)   Democrat Galveston / Galveston Senate President Pro Tempore (59th)   Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston
S 17 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (5)   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston
S 17 Jan 9, 1960 - Jan 8, 1963 56th (6)   57th   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda
H 21-2 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Galveston
H 21-2 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Galveston

(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 59th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/31/1965; and 1st C.S., elected 2/14/1966. Senate Journal.
(4) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(5) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(6) Aaron R. Schwartz, in special election 1/9/1960, succeeded Jimmy Phillips, resigned 11/2/1959. Schwartz's first session in Senate was 57th Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 17
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 65th   66th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda
Senate District 17
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 63rd (1)   64th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda
Senate District 17
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 61st   62nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris
Senate District 17
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris
Senate District 17
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th (3) (4)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (59th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston
Senate District 17
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th (5)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston
Senate District 17
Jan 9, 1960 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 56th (6)   57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda
House District 21-2
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston
House District 21-2
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

(1) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 59th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/31/1965; and 1st C.S., elected 2/14/1966. Senate Journal.
(4) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1966 due to redistricting. Reapportionment of Senate districts occurred in the 59th Legislature, Regular Session (1965), ch. 324 (SB 547). Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(5) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(6) Aaron R. Schwartz, in special election 1/9/1960, succeeded Jimmy Phillips, resigned 11/2/1959. Schwartz's first session in Senate was 57th Regular. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

  • Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.
  • Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.
  • Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
  • Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

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Committee Information top

66th R.S. - 1979
Finance  
Jurisprudence  
Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters  
Natural Resources (Chair) 
Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
65th R.S. - 1977
Administration  
Administration Subcommittee on Rules  
Beaches  
Delivery of Human Services in Texas  
Delivery of Human Services in Texas Subcommittee on Planning and Coordination (Chair) 
Delivery of Human Services in Texas Subcommittee on Services for 18-64 Age Group  
Finance  
Jurisprudence (Chair) 
Organizational Structure and Operation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, Special  
Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
64th R.S. - 1975
Administration  
Administration Subcommittee on Rules  
Finance  
Government Operations (Little Hoover Commission) Subcommittee on Corrections  
Jurisprudence (Chair) 
Matagorda Island (Co-Chair) 
Reapportionment (Legislative Redistricting for House of Representatives), Interim  
Texas Coastal and Marine Council (Chair) 
63rd R.S. - 1973
Administration  
Administration Subcommittee on Rules (Chair) 
Constitutional Convention Planning (Vice Chair) 
Finance  
Human Resources  
Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Vice Chair) 
Jurisprudence (Chair) 
62nd R.S. - 1971
Administration  
Coastal Lands and Waters (Chair) 
Education  
Environment  
Environmental Affairs, Interim  
Federal Programs and Relations  
Finance  
Human Resources (Chair) 
Nominations  
Privacy  
Rules (Chair) 
Rules of the Senate (Chair) 
State Departments and Institutions  
61st R.S. - 1969
Aircraft  
Banking  
Beach Study (Chair) 
Education  
Federal Programs and Relations  
Finance  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Nominations  
Rules (Chair) 
Rules of the Senate (Chair) 
State Affairs  
State and Local School Disricts Financial Relationship (Committee of Eighteen)  
Tort Claims Act  
60th R.S. - 1967
Beaches (Chair) 
Depuration of Oysters and Other Shellfish  
Jurisprudence  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Poverty in Texas  
Public Health  
State Affairs  
State Departments and Institutions (Vice Chair) 
59th R.S. - 1965
Banking  
Jurisprudence  
Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair) 
Nominations  
Pleasure Island  
Privileges and Elections  
Public Health  
State Departments and Institutions  
58th R.S. - 1963
Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Counties, Cities and Towns  
Game and Fish  
Jurisprudence  
Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair) 
Nominations (Vice Chair) 
Privileges and Elections  
57th R.S. - 1961
Bay Development and Use  
Beach Development  
Constitutional Amendments  
Insurance  
Jurisprudence  
Military and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Nominations  
55th R.S. - 1957
Banks and Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) 
Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) 
Public Health  
54th R.S. - 1955
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Game and Fisheries  
Highways and Roads  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Public Printing  

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