Bruce Anderson Reagan

Full Name: Bruce Anderson Reagan
Date of birth: October 5, 1913
Date of death: November 25, 1968

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	20	Jan 10, 1967 - Nov 25, 1968	60th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
S	20	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
S	20	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
S	20	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)	Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy
S	20	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961	55th 56th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

(1) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 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.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 8/8/1961; and Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 8/14/1961. Senate Journal.
(5) Presiding officers and acting lieutenant governors after Ramsey's resignation were President Pro Tempore ad Interim Bruce A. Reagan; President Pro Tempore Charles F. Herring, succeeded 1/3/1962, and presiding during 3rd Called Session; and President Pro Tempore ad Interim Culp Krueger, succeeded 2/1/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1962 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

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Senate District 20
Jan 10, 1967 - Nov 25, 1968
Legislatures: 60th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Senate District 20
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Senate District 20
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Senate District 20
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Senate District 20
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 55th 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 264, retirement. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., SCR 6. Resolutions - Memorial.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Staff Sergeant, World War II. Military grave marker, Bruce A. Reagan, birth date 10/5/1913, death date 11/25/1968, burial in Seaside Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Find a Grave.
United States Army, World War II. "In the Army during World War II, while stationed in New Guinea, he suffered a serious back injury during a Japanese bombing raid; although he was left with a stiff back and slight limp, and was in pain most of the time, he carried on and accomplished more than would have seemed possible for a well man." 61st Legislature, R.S., SCR 6. Resolutions - Memorial.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Bruce Anderson Reagan, birth date 10/5/1913 in Brownsboro, death date 11/25/1968 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, State Senator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. Bruce A. Reagan, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bruce A. Reagan, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bruce A. Reagan, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bruce A. Reagan, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bruce Reagan, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Bruce A. Reagan, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bruce A. Reagan, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

60th R.S. - 1967 Banking (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Education Finance General Investigating (Vice Chair) Highway Safety Insurance Jurisprudence Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations (Vice Chair) Parks and Recreation Poverty in Texas (Vice Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Health Rules Rules of the Senate State Affairs State and Local Tax Policy Vocational-Technical Education Water and Conservation
59th R.S. - 1965 Banking (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Education Finance General Investigating Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts News Media on Proceedings in Criminal and/or Civil Courts Oil and Gas State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
58th R.S. - 1963 Banking (Chair) Counties, Cities and Towns Education Finance General Investigating Insurance (Vice Chair) Interstate-Cooperation Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts Oil and Gas State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
57th R.S. - 1961 Banking Beach Development Education (Vice Chair) Finance General Investigating Insurance (Chair) Oil and Gas State Affairs State Insurance Board, Investigation Water and Conservation
56th R.S. - 1959 Agriculture and Livestock Banking Beach Development Education (Vice Chair) Finance General Investigating Insurance Nominations (Chair) Oil and Gas Poet Laureate Selection, Special Radiation State Affairs Water and Conservation
55th R.S. - 1957 Banking Claims (Vice Chair) Education (Vice Chair) Finance Insurance Oil and Gas State Departments and Institutions Water and Conservation

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