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Tommy Williams Full Name: Thomas David "Tommy" Williams 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 4 Jan 8, 2013 - Oct 25, 2013 83rd (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Republican The Woodlands / Montgomery   Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, Montgomery S 4 Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 8, 2013 81st   82nd   Republican The Woodlands / Montgomery   Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Orange S 4 Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 13, 2009 79th   80th   Republican The Woodlands / Montgomery   Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Orange S 4 Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005 78th (6)   Republican The Woodlands / Montgomery   Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Orange H 15 Jan 9, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003 77th   Republican The Woodlands / Montgomery   Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Waller H 15 Jan 12, 1999 - Jan 9, 2001 76th   Republican The Woodlands / Montgomery   Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Waller H 15 Jan 14, 1997 - Jan 12, 1999 75th   Republican The Woodlands / Montgomery   Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Waller (1) Brandon Creighton, in special election 5/10/2014, runoff 8/5/2014, sworn 8/26/2014, succeeded unexpired term of Tommy Williams, resigned effective 10/25/2013. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019. (2) "Senator Tommy Williams Announcement," 10/3/2013. Texas Senate. (3) Resignation letter to Governor Perry, effective at midnight, 10/25/2013. Texas Senate. (4) Proclamation, 11/6/2013, Ordering special election in Senate District 4 on 5/10/2014 to serve unexpired term of Tommy Williams. Governor Rick Perry. (5) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (6) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 78th Legislative Session, 2003. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 79th Legislative Session, 2005. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 80th Legislative Session, 2007. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 81st Legislative Session, 2009. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 82nd Legislative Session, 2011. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 83rd Legislative Session, 2013. Other Resources Williams, Thomas David. Texas State Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. Tommy Williams, 75th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tommy Williams, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tommy Williams, 77th Legislature, Members of the 77th Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW) Photograph. Tommy Williams, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tommy Williams, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tommy Williams, 79th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tommy Williams, 80th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tommy Williams, 81st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Tommy Williams, 82nd Legislature, Texas Senate Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. 80th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 81st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.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. 82nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 83rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 83rd R.S. - 2013 Administration   Finance (Chair)  Open Government   Redistricting, Select   State Affairs   Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select (Chair)  82nd R.S. - 2011 Committee of the Whole Senate   Cruise Industry Development   Finance (Chair)   Finance Subcommittee on Articles VI and VII (Chair)  Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters   Finance Subcommittee on Medicaid   Human Trafficking, Interim   International Relations and Trade   Partnership Advisory Commission   Public School Finance System, Interim   Redistricting, Select   Seacoast Territory Insurance, Interim   State Affairs   Transportation and Homeland Security (Chair)   81st R.S. - 2009 Administration (Chair)  Committee of the Whole Senate   Education   Finance   International Relations and Trade   Redistricting, Select   Transportation and Homeland Security (Chair)  80th R.S. - 2007 Committee of the Whole Senate   Education   Education Subcommittee on Higher Education   Finance   Finance Subcommittee on Property Appraisal and Revenue Caps (Chair)  Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission, Select   Public School Accountability, Select   State Affairs (Vice Chair)  Transportation and Homeland Security   79th R.S. - 2005 Criminal Justice   Education   Education Reform and Public School Finance, Select   Education Subcommittee on Higher Education   Finance   Power of Eminent Domain, Interim   State Affairs (Vice Chair)  Transportation and Homeland Security   78th R.S. - 2003 Business and Commerce   Committee of the Whole Senate   Criminal Justice (Vice Chair)  Education   Finance   State Affairs (Vice Chair)  Water Policy, Select   77th R.S. - 2001 Energy Resources   Pensions and Investments   Return-to-Work, House Joint   76th R.S. - 1999 Energy Resources   Pensions and Investments   75th R.S. - 1997 Juvenile Justice and Family Issues   Pensions and Investments   Rules and Resolutions

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