Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	40	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Victoria / Victoria	Calhoun, Victoria
H	40	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Bloomington / Victoria	Calhoun, Victoria
H	40	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Bloomington / Victoria	Calhoun, Victoria
H	43	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Bloomington / Victoria	Calhoun, Victoria

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

62nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HSR 62. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

WYATT, Joseph Peyton, Jr. (1941-2022). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
Obituary, Joseph Peyton Wyatt, Jr., 4/8/2022. Quorum Report.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
Notice of death, 4/8/2022. Speaker of the House.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

Photographs

Photograph. Joe Wyatt, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Wyatt, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Wyatt, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Wyatt, Jr., 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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

Committee Information top

65th R.S. - 1977 Calendars Offset Emissions Standards, Select (Vice Chair) State Artist Selection, Special State Energy Plan, House Joint Ways and Means (Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Calendars Constitutional Revision Matagorda Island Property Tax Committee, Legislative (Chair) Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Ways and Means (Chair)
63rd R.S. - 1973 Liquor Regulation Reapportionment Revenue and Taxation Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on Exemptions (Chair)
62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair)
62nd R.S. - 1971 Administration Banks and Banking Capitol Use and Public Information, Interim Common Carriers Hold Harmless Agreements, Interim House Rules and Procedures Mental Health and Mental Retardation Poverty/Office of Economic Opportunity (Chair) Revenue and Taxation, Interim (Vice Chair) State Affairs Urban Affairs

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