Texas Senate Seniority, 78th Legislature (2003)
| Name | Administered Senatorial Oath of Office |
|---|---|
| 1. Whitmire | 68th Regular (1983) |
| 2. Barrientos | 69th Regular (1985) |
| 3. Armbrister | 70th Regular (1987) |
| 4. Zaffirini | 70th Regular (1987) |
| 5. Ratliff | 71st Regular (1989) |
| 6. Bivins | 71st Regular (1989) |
| 7. Ellis | 71st 3rd c.s., (1990) |
| 8. Harris | 72nd Regular (1991) |
| 9. Lucio | 72nd Regular (1991) |
| 10. Nelson | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 11. Wentworth | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 12. Shapiro | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 13. Madla | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 14. West | 73rd Regular (1993) |
| 15. Gallegos | 74th Regular (1995) |
| 16. Carona | 74th Interim (6/1996) |
| 17. Duncan | 74th Interim (12/1996) |
| 18. Fraser | 75th Regular (1997) |
| 19. Lindsay | 75th Regular (1997) |
| 20. Shapleigh | 75th Regular (1997) |
| 21. Ogden | 75th Regular (2/1997) |
| 22. Jackson | 76th Regular (1999) |
| 23. Van De Putte | 76th Interim (10/2000) |
| 24. Staples | 77th Regular (2001) |
| 25. Estes | 77th Interirm (12/2001) |
| 26. Averitt | 77th Interim (4/2002) |
| 27. Janek | 77th Interim (11/2002) |
| 28. Hinojosa | 78th Regular (2003) |
| 29. Deuell | 78th Regular (2003) |
| 30. Brimer | 78th Regular (2003) |
| 31. Williams | 78th Regular (2003) |
Source: Office of the Secretary of the Senate