The 77th Senate at a Glance

The Texas Senate will convene for the 77th Legislative Session at 12 noon Tuesday, January 9, 2001, in the Senate Chamber, at the Capitol in Austin.

The Senate of the 77th Legislature is composed of 16 Republicans and 15 Democrats. The 31 members, listed by district number, are:

• 1 - Senator Bill Ratliff (R-Mount Pleasant)
• 2 - Senator David Cain (D-Tyler) (Inc.)
• 3 - Senator-elect Todd Staples (R-Palestine)
• 4 - Senator David Bernsen (D-Beaumont)
• 5 - Senator Steve Ogden (R-Bryan)
• 6 - Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr. (D-Houston)
• 7 - Senator Jon Lindsay (R-Houston) (Inc.)
• 8 - Senator Florence Shapiro (R-Plano) (Inc.)
• 9 - Senator Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) (Inc.)
• 10 - Senator Chris Harris (R-Arlington) (Inc.)
• 11 - Senator Mike Jackson (R-La Porte)
• 12 - Senator Mike Moncrief (D-Fort Worth) (Inc.)
• 13 - Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston)
• 14 - Senator Gonzalo Barrientos (D-Austin) (Inc.)
• 15 - Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston) (Inc.)
• 16 - Senator John Carona (R-Dallas)
• 17 - Senator J. E. "Buster" Brown (R-Lake Jackson)
• 18 - Senator Ken Armbrister (D-Victoria)
• 19 - Senator Frank L. Madla (D-San Antonio)
• 20 - Senator Carlos F. Truan (D-Corpus Christi)
• 21 - Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) (Inc.)
• 22 - Senator David Sibley (R-Waco)
• 23 - Senator Royce West (D-Dallas)
• 24 - Senator Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay) (Inc.)
• 25 - Senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) (Inc.)
• 26 - Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) (Inc.)
• 27 - Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville) (Inc.)
• 28 - Senator Robert L. Duncan (R-Lubbock)
• 29 - Senator Eliot Shapleigh (D-El Paso) (Inc.)
• 30 - Senator Tom Haywood (R-Wichita Falls)
• 31 - Senator Teel Bivins (R-Amarillo)

(Inc.): Incumbent re-elected 11/07/00

Each senator serves a four year term. Half of the Senate membership is elected every two years. A senator must be at least 26 years of age, a citizen of the United States, a resident of Texas for five years prior to election, and a resident of the district from which elected one year prior to election.

The presiding officer of the Senate is Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry.

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