Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	79	Jan 8, 1985 - Jun 2, 1986	69th (1) (2)	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor		Taylor
H	79	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor		Taylor
H	62	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor		Taylor
H	62	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Abilene / Taylor		Taylor

(1) Bob Hunter, in special election 8/9/1986, sworn 8/15/1986, succeeded Gary E. Thompson, resigned 6/2/1986. First session was 69th 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 69th Legislature - Thompson resigned 6/2/1986 to lobby for the Teacher Retirement System. Party switch from Democrat to Republican as of June 1985. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
• 69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 103. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Thompson, Gary Eugene. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

• Notice of death, 4/19/2017. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

• Photograph. Gary Thompson, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gary Thompson, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gary Thompson, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Gary Thompson, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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

Committee Information top

69th R.S. - 1985 County Affairs (Chair)  State Affairs

68th R.S. - 1983 County Affairs (Chair)  Ways and Means

67th R.S. - 1981 Government Organization (Chair - Budget & Oversight)  Government Organization Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight (Chair)  Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation, Special (Chair)  Regions, Compacts, and Districts   Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight   Rules

66th R.S. - 1979 Higher Education   Regions, Compacts, and Districts   Regions, Compacts, and Districts Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters