Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	81	Jan 9, 2007 - Jun 25, 2008	80th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Republican	Odessa / Ector	Andrews, Ector, Winkler
H	81	Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 9, 2007	79th	Republican	Odessa / Ector	Andrews, Ector, Winkler
H	81	Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005	78th	Republican	Odessa / Ector	Andrews, Ector, Winkler
H	81	Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003	77th	Republican	Odessa / Ector	Ector
H	81	Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001	76th	Republican	Odessa / Ector	Ector
H	81	Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999	75th	Republican	Odessa / Ector	Ector
H	81	Jan 10, 1995 - Jan 14, 1997	74th ⁽³⁾	Republican	Odessa / Ector	Ector
H	81	Jan 12, 1993 - Jan 10, 1995	73rd	Republican	Odessa / Ector	Ector

(1) Proclamation, 7/3/2008, Ordering special election in House District 81 on 11/4/2008 to serve unexpired term of George E. "Buddy" West. Governor Rick Perry.
(2) Tryon Lewis, in special election 11/4/2008, sworn 11/18/2008, succeeded unexpired term of George E. "Buddy" West, died 6/25/2008. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.
(3) Sworn 12/19/1994. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

73rd Legislature, R.S., HR 439. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
78th Legislature, R.S., HR 244. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
80th Legislature, R.S., HR 2993. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 268. Resolutions - Memorial.
81st Legislature, R.S., HR 877. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Movers and Shakers: Meet the Legislators Who Make the Decisions About Public Education," March 1995, pp. 13-17. Texas Lone Star.
West, George E., "Buddy." Texas State Cemetery.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of the 'Used Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1995.

Photographs

Photograph. Buddy West, 79th Legislature, Members of the 79th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, 74th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. 'Buddy' West, 73rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.E. "Buddy" West, Members of the 80th and 81st Legislature, Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 74th Legislature, 1995.
Photograph, Flip Book Photographs: Texas House of Representatives, 79th Legislature, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

73rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
74th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
75th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
76th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
77th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
78th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
79th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
80th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

80th R.S. - 2007 Environmental Regulation Law Enforcement
79th R.S. - 2005 Energy Resources (Chair) Redistricting Transportation
78th R.S. - 2003 Energy Resources (Chair) Environmental Regulation House Administration
77th R.S. - 2001 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Article IX Higher Education Return-to-Work, House Joint
76th R.S. - 1999 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Article IX Appropriations Subcommittee on Tobacco Energy Resources
75th R.S. - 1997 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Appropriations Subcommittee on Emoluments House Administration State, Federal and International Relations
74th R.S. - 1995 Energy Resources (Vice Chair) House Administration Public Education
73rd R.S. - 1993 Energy Resources Public Education

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