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Kevin Eltife Full Name: Kevin P. Eltife 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 1 Jan 8, 2013 - Jan 10, 2017 84th (1)   83rd (2)   Republican Tyler / Smith Senate President Pro Tempore (84th)   Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood S 1 Jan 11, 2011 - Jan 8, 2013 82nd (3)   Republican Tyler / Smith   Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood S 1 Jan 9, 2007 - Jan 11, 2011 81st   80th   Republican Tyler / Smith   Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood S 1 Mar 5, 2004 - Jan 9, 2007 79th   78th (4) (5)   Republican Tyler / Smith   Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Wood (1) 84th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/1/2015. Senate Journal. (2) 83rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/23/2013, SR 36, pp. 81-82. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 2012 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators. (4) Kevin Eltife, in special election 2/17/2004, sworn 3/5/2004, succeeded William R. Ratliff, resigned 1/10/2004. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (5) Special Election 1/20/2004 and Special Runoff Election 2/17/2004, State Senate, District 1. Texas Secretary of State - Historical Election Returns, 1992-2019.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, 82nd Legislature. Texas Senate. 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. Photographs Photograph. Kevin Eltife, 79th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Kevin Eltife, 80th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Kevin Eltife, 81st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Kevin Eltife, 83rd 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. 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. Committee Informationtop 84th R.S. - 2015 Administration   Business and Commerce (Chair)  Finance   Government Facilities (Co-Chair)  Government Facilities, Select (Chair)  Partnership Advisory Commission (Chair)  State Real Property Data Collection, Reporting, and Assessment, Select   83rd R.S. - 2013 Administration (Chair)  Business and Commerce (Chair)   Economic Development   Economic Development Subcommittee on Public-Private Partnerships (Chair)  Economic Stabilization Fund Balance, Select   Finance   Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency, Select Oversight   Natural Resources   Partnership Advisory Commission   Redistricting, Select   Transportation Funding, Expenditures, and Finance, Select   82nd R.S. - 2011 Administration (Chair)  Business and Commerce   Committee of the Whole Senate   Economic Development   Finance   Finance Subcommittee on Articles VI and VII   Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters   Finance Subcommittee on Medicaid   Natural Resources   Open Government, Select   Redistricting, Select   81st R.S. - 2009 Administration (Chair)  Business and Commerce   Committee of the Whole Senate   Economic Development (Vice Chair)  Finance   Natural Resources   Nominations (Vice Chair)  Redistricting, Select   80th R.S. - 2007 Business and Commerce   Committee of the Whole Senate   Economic Development, Select   Finance   Finance Subcommittee on Property Appraisal and Revenue Caps   Natural Resources   Nominations (Vice Chair)  79th R.S. - 2005 Business and Commerce   Government Organization (Vice Chair)  International Relations and Trade   Nominations   78th R.S. - 2003 Administration   Committee of the Whole Senate   Health and Human Services   International Relations and Trade   Nominations

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