Gonzalo Barrientos

Full Name: Gonzalo Barrientos, Jr.

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	14	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 9, 2007	78th ⁽¹⁾ 79th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
S	14	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Hays, Travis
S	14	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 9, 2001	75th 76th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Hays, Travis
S	14	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Austin / Travis	Senate President Pro Tempore (74th)	Hays, Travis
S	14	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Hays, Travis
S	14	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 12, 1993	71st 72nd	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Hays, Travis
S	14	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 10, 1989	69th 70th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Hays, Travis
H	51	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	37-A	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	37-A	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	37-A	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis
H	37-4	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Travis

(1) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 4-year term. 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 - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/10/1995. Senate Journal.
(4) 74th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1995, pp. 75-76. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) 73rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/25/1993, pp. 589-590. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(6) 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.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 14
Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 9, 2007
Legislatures: 78th ⁽¹⁾ 79th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

Senate District 14
Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003
Legislatures: 77th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Hays, Travis

Senate District 14
Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 9, 2001
Legislatures: 75th 76th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Hays, Travis

Senate District 14
Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997
Legislatures: 74th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (74th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Hays, Travis

Senate District 14
Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995
Legislatures: 73rd ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Hays, Travis

Senate District 14
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 12, 1993
Legislatures: 71st 72nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Hays, Travis

Senate District 14
Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 69th 70th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Hays, Travis

House District 51
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985
Legislatures: 68th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 37-A
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 37-A
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 37-A
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

House District 37-4
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

65th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 14. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, 1st C.S., HR 13. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 34. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, R.S., HR 539. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 123. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
70th Legislature, R.S., HCR 122. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., SR 72. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., SR 891, Governor for a Day, 5/6/1995. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
81st Legislature, R.S., SR 680. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch; discussion of SB 1561 & 1562, 76th Legislature, relating to dropout rate and at-risk students, "Leadership Profile: Senator Gonzalo Barrientos," Volume V, Number 52, April 1999. Hispanic Journal.
Photo and biographical sketch, Hispanic Journal, 2000 Legislative Guide, 2000.
Biographical sketch included in Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
Biographical sketch, "Movers and Shakers: Meet the Legislators Who Make the Decisions About Public Education," March 1995, pp. 13-17. Texas Lone Star.
Legislative profile, 74th Legislature, 1995. "Scenes From the 74th: The Laney-Bush Session," 6/16/1995. Texas Observer.
Biographical sketch, 79th Legislature. Texas Senate.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.
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.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session, 2003.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session, 2005.
Barrientos, Gonzalo. Texas State Cemetery.
Photo and biographical sketch. Tribute to the Mexican American Legislators of Texas, 1978.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "Lobbyists Keep City's Interests in State's Sight," 9/6/1994. Austin American-Statesman.
Star Legislator, "Legislative Stars Shine Through Difficult Session," Volume 15, Number 2, Summer 1995, pp. 8-9, 29. The Classroom Teacher: The Magazine of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association.
Mentioned in MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS article. Handbook of Texas Online.
Photo, mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature, 2018.
"First Mexican-American to represent District 37-4 (Austin/Travis County)." Tejano Struggle for Representation, 2004.
"In Defense of Barrientos," including discussion of education reform bill, SB 1, 74th Legislature, 7/14/1995, p. 3. Texas Observer.

Photographs

Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 79th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Gonzalo Barrientos, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.
78th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
68th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

79th R.S. - 2005 Administration (Vice Chair) Finance Natural Resources Nominations Transportation and Homeland Security (Vice Chair)
78th R.S. - 2003 Committee of the Whole Senate Finance Infrastructure Development and Security (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Nominations
77th R.S. - 2001 Committee of the Whole Senate Finance Higher Education Excellence Funding, Interim Natural Resource Public Interest Counsel, Interim Natural Resources Nominations State Employee Compensation and Benefits, Special (Vice Chair)
76th R.S. - 1999 Advisory Council on the Digital Economy Committee of the Whole Senate Electric Utility Restructuring, Special Finance Mandated Health Benefits, Interim Natural Resources Nominations Redistricting
75th R.S. - 1997 Annexation, Interim Civil Justice, Interim Education Electric Utility Restructuring, Interim Finance Home Health and Assisted Living Facilities, Interim Hopwood, and State Contract and Employment Practices, Special (Vice Chair) Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate (Chair) Natural Resources (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water Nominations Tax Reform and Public School Finance, Select Title Insurance, Interim
74th R.S. - 1995 Education Finance Finance Subcommittee I (Vice Chair) Legislative and Congressional Redistricting, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special (Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water Nominations, Special
73rd R.S. - 1993 Committee of the Whole Senate Education Finance International Relations, Trade and Technology (Vice Chair) Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water Nominations, Special (Chair) Redistricting, Ethics and Elections, Committee of the Whole Senate, Special Review of the Central Education Agency, Select
72nd R.S. - 1991 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Congressional Districts Development Over Closed Landfills, Special (Chair) Education Education, Interim Environment, Interim Finance (Vice Chair) Higher Education, Select Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water Nominations, Special (Chair)
71st R.S. - 1989 Committee of the Whole Senate Education Education Subcommittee on School Dropouts (Chair) Edwards Aquifer, Special Employee Benefits, Select (Co-Chair) Finance Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs Job Training Partnership Act Monitoring Legislative Redistricting, Select (Vice Chair) Public Education, Select
70th R.S. - 1987 Committee of the Whole Senate Education High School Dropouts, Special (Co-Chair) Higher Education in South Texas Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections Workfare, Special, Interim
69th R.S. - 1985 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force Committee of the Whole Senate Education Health and Human Resources Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Elder Abuse (Chair) Intergovernmental Relations Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee on Urban Affairs State Purchase of Electricity, Task Force on Urban Issues, Special
68th R.S. - 1983 Labor and Employment Relations Public Health
67th R.S. - 1981 Constitutional Amendments Ways and Means
66th R.S. - 1979 Health Services Health Services Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters Judicial Affairs
65th R.S. - 1977 Appropriations
64th R.S. - 1975 Appropriations Joint City/Legislative Social Services Social Services Subcommittee on Correctional Institutions Texas Unemployment Compensation Act, Temporary

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