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Craig Estes Full Name: Craig Linton Estes 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 30 Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 8, 2019 85th   84th   Republican Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, Young S 30 Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 13, 2015 83rd (1) (2)   Republican Wichita Falls / Wichita Senate President Pro Tempore (83rd)   Archer, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Erath, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wichita, Wise, Young S 30 Jan 13, 2009 - Jan 8, 2013 82nd   81st   Republican Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young S 30 Jan 11, 2005 - Jan 13, 2009 80th   79th   Republican Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young S 30 Jan 14, 2003 - Jan 11, 2005 78th (3)   Republican Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young S 30 Dec 10, 2001 - Jan 14, 2003 77th (4) (5) (6)   Republican Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Armstrong, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Collin, Collingsworth, Cooke, Cottle, Denton, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Grayson, Hall, Hardeman, Haskell, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Montague, Motley, Scurry, Stonewall, Swisher, Taylor, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger (1) 83rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/27/2013; 1st C.S., elected 5/27/2013; 2nd C.S.; and 3rd C.S. Senate Journal. (2) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (3) 78th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/2003, SR 7, pp. 15-16. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (4) Craig Estes, in special election 12/4/2001, sworn 12/10/2001, succeeded Tom Haywood, died 7/12/2001. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (5) Special Election 11/6/2001 and Special Runoff Election 12/4/2001, State Senate, District 30. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019. (6) Estes oath of office date 12/10/2001. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Legislator/Artist exhibit, Craig Estes. Legislative Reference Library. 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. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 84th Legislature, 2015. Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senators, 85th Legislature, 2017. Other Resources Estes, Craig Linton. Texas State Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. Craig Estes, 77th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Craig Estes, 78th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Craig Estes, 79th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Craig Estes, 80th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Craig Estes, 81st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Craig Estes, 82nd Legislature, Texas Senate Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. 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. 82nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board. 83rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board. 84th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board. 85th session composite photo of Senate members(Senate chamber, west wall. 2E.8). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 85th R.S. - 2017 Business and Commerce   Natural Resources and Economic Development (Chair)  Nominations   State Affairs   84th R.S. - 2015 Health and Human Services   Natural Resources and Economic Development (Chair)  Nominations   State Affairs   Study TRS Benefit Plans   83rd R.S. - 2013 Agriculture, Rural Affairs, and Homeland Security (Chair)  Border Wait Times   Business and Commerce   Finance   Human Trafficking   Natural Resources (Vice Chair)  Recruitment of Firearms and Ammunition Manufacturers (Co-Chair)  Redistricting, Select   State Affairs (Chair)  State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory   Water Desalination, Interim (Co-Chair)  82nd R.S. - 2011 Agriculture, Rural Affairs, and Homeland Security (Chair)  Business and Commerce   Committee of the Whole Senate   Finance   Finance Subcommittee on Articles VI and VII   Finance Subcommittee on Public Education Funding   Finance Subcommittee on Public Safety   Natural Resources (Vice Chair)  Redistricting, Select   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations   81st R.S. - 2009 Agriculture & Rural Affairs (Chair)  Business and Commerce   Committee of the Whole Senate   International Relations and Trade   Natural Resources (Vice Chair)  Redistricting, Select   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure   80th R.S. - 2007 Business and Commerce   Business and Commerce Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Development   Committee of the Whole Senate   International Relations and Trade   Natural Resources (Vice Chair)  Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Coastal Resources (Chair)  Veteran Affairs and Military Installations   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure   79th R.S. - 2005 Business and Commerce   Business and Commerce Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies and Economic Development   International Relations and Trade   Natural Resources (Vice Chair)   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture and Coastal Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Coastal Resources (Chair)  Veteran Affairs and Military Installations (Vice Chair)   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure   78th R.S. - 2003 Business and Commerce   Committee of the Whole Senate   International Relations and Trade   Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations (Vice Chair)  Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Subcommittee on Base Realignment and Closure   Workers' Compensation, Select, Interim   77th R.S. - 2001 Intergovernmental Relations   Natural Resources   Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture   Nominations   Veteran Affairs and Military Installations

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