Max Sherman

Full Name: Max Ray Sherman

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	31	Jan 11, 1977 - Sep 2, 1977	65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977	63rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 64th	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter	Senate President Pro Tempore (63rd)	Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
S	31	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Amarillo / Potter		Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler

(1) Proclamation, 9/14/1977, ordering a special election in Senate District 31 on 11/8/1977 to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Max Sherman. Governor Dolph Briscoe.
(2) Robert D. Price, in special election 12/10/1977, took office 1/18/1978, succeeded Max R. Sherman, resigned 9/2/1977. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Special election 11/8/1977, runoff 12/10/1977. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001.
(4) 63rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 1st C.S., elected 12/18/1973. Senate Journal.
(5) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(6) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1972 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

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Senate District 31
Jan 11, 1977 - Sep 2, 1977
Legislatures: 65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 63rd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 64th
Senate President Pro Tempore (63rd)
(63rd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Bailey, Carson, Castro, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

Senate District 31
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Amarillo / Potter
Counties in district: Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Wheeler

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Resolutions and Journal entries

62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 153. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, R.S., SR 528. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
65th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 37. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Memoir in LRL collection, 920 SH553R 2020. Releasing the Butterfly: A Love Affair in Four Acts, 2020.
Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973.
Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975.
Photo and biographical sketch, "Texas Government Insider," 10/31/2008, Strategic Partnerships, Inc., 2008.
Sherman, Max Ray. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Editor, compilation of Barbara Jordan's speeches in LRL collection, 923.2764 J761S. Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder, 2007.
Career as Dean of Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, "Max Sherman, Dean of LBJ School, to Retire," 9/27/1996. On Campus.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Photographs

Photograph. Max R. Sherman, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Max R. Sherman, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Max R. Sherman, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Max R. Sherman, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

65th R.S. - 1977 Finance Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Civil Matters Natural Resources (Chair) Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture
64th R.S. - 1975 Finance Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters Natural Resources (Chair) Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture Texas Constitution (Vice Chair)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Finance Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters Natural Resources (Chair) Natural Resources Subcommittee on Agriculture Surface Mining Operations, Interim (Chair)
62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special Agriculture and Livestock Constitutional Amendments Election Law Study (Vice Chair) Environment Environmental Affairs, Interim Finance Interstate Cooperation Medical Costs, Interim Natural Resources Oil and Gas (Vice Chair) Parks and Recreation Personnel Policy Population Distribution, Interim (Chair) Privacy Privileges and Elections State Affairs State Departments and Institutions State Departments and Institutions Subcommittee on Construction of the Bauer House for the Chancellor at the University of Texas at Austin Traffic Court System Transportation Unemployment Compensation and Workmen's Compensation Laws, Interim Vacancy Laws Water and Conservation

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