Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	64	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 8, 1991	71st (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Haskell / Haskell		Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
H	64	Jan 13, 1987 - Jan 10, 1989	70th	Democrat	Haskell / Haskell		Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
H	64	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987	69th	Democrat	Haskell / Haskell		Callahan, Haskell, Hood, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young

(1) Perry announced party switch from Democrat to Republican on Friday [9/29/1989], "Republican party gloats over defection of state lawmaker," 10/1/1989. Austin American-Statesman.
(2) Party switch from Democrat to Republican on 9/29/1989. Republicans and Other Non-Democrats in the Texas Legislature.
(3) 71st Legislature - party switch from Democrat to Republican on 9/22/1989. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 69th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 34. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 70th Legislature, R.S., HR 185. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 71st Legislature, 6th C.S., HR 63. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 84th Legislature, R.S., SCR 40, Authorizing a portrait of Governor Rick Perry to be placed in the Texas Capitol. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• 39th Lieutenant Governor: Rick Perry. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
• Perry, James Richard. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

• United States Air Force, Captain. "At A&M he served in the Corps of Cadets and as a yell leader. He graduated in 1972 with a degree in Animal Science and immediately joined the United States Air Force. He served as a C-130 pilot for four and one-half years, earning the rank of captain before returning home to join his father in the family's farming and ranching operation." Texas Senators, 76th Legislative Session, 1999.
• United States Air Force. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

• "Perry Warms Up Quickly to Legislative Duties," 5/19/1985. Relatives: Dennis Ratliff, Rick Perry's grandfather-in-law. Abilene Reporter-News.
• "The Senate Under Perry: A Veteran Capitol Observer Looks at the New Lieutenant Governor's Early Moves and What They Mean," March/April 1999. Association Leadership.
• "Rick Perry: From Aggie Yell Leader to Texas Governor, Farmer's Son Stands on Side of Tradition," 2/10/2010. Relatives: D.H. Hamilton - Rick Perry's great-great-grandfather. Austin American-Statesman.
• Discussion of the race for Lieutenant Governor in 1998, "The Eyes of America Were Upon Him," by David Beiler, July 1999, pp. 48-53. Campaigns & Elections.
• Governor of Texas 2000-2015. Legislative Reference Library, Governors of Texas, 1846-present.
• "Exclusive: Lt. Gov.-Elect Rick Perry's First Interview," by David Guenthner, Volume 3, Issue 12, November 1998. The Lone Star Report.

Photographs

• Photograph. Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry, 76th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Rick Perry, 71st Legislature, Members of the 71st Legislature Texas House of Representatives (CD-RW)
• Photograph. Rick Perry, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Rick Perry, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Rick Perry, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 69th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 70th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 71st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, east wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

71st R.S. - 1989 Appropriations   Calendars   Energy (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  Energy Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)

70th R.S. - 1987 Air Transport Systems, Select (Co-Chair)  Appropriations   Calendars   Judicial Affairs   Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)  Workers Compensation, Select

69th R.S. - 1985 Agriculture and Livestock   Energy   Energy Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Vice Chair)