query: the president of the texas senate also functions as the state 's

pos: Texas Legislature of Texas since Texas's 1845 entrance into the Union. The Legislature held its first regular session from February 16 to May 13, 1846. The Texas Legislature meets in regular session on the second Tuesday in January of each odd-numbered year. The Texas Constitution limits the regular session to 140 calendar days. The lieutenant governor, elected statewide separately from the governor, presides over the Senate, while the Speaker of the House is elected from that body by its members. Both have wide latitude in choosing committee membership in their respective houses and have a large impact on lawmaking in the state.

pos: President of the Louisiana State Senate In the Louisiana Constitution of 1846, the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana assumed the functions of the state senate presidency. During the Civil War there were two lieutenant governors, one union, and one confederate, as there were two separate state governments. The lieutenant governor presided over the Louisiana State Senate from 1853 until the adoption of the Louisiana constitution of 1974. The current president of the state senate is selected by the governor from among the state senators and is confirmed by their vote. Although the president is not the only state senator that can serve as a presiding officer, he

pos: Mike Jackson (Texas politician) Mike Jackson (Texas politician) James Michael Jackson, known as Mike Jackson (born 20 August 1953) is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate representing the 11th District. He was also the President pro tempore of the Texas Senate, before running the United States House of Representatives in 2012. In this capacity, he was an acting governor of Texas while Governor Rick Perry campaigned for U.S. President and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst was on holiday or campaigned for Perry. Jackson attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. Jackson has had the following political experience:

pos: Lieutenant Governor of Texas Lieutenant Governor of Texas The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board. Under the provisions of the Texas Constitution, the Lieutenant Governor is President of the Texas Senate. Unlike with most other states' senates and the U.S. Senate, the Lieutenant Governor regularly exercises this function rather than delegating it to the president pro tempore or

pos: Government of Maryland states which have one (several states do not have one). For instance, in many states, including Texas, the Lieutenant Governor is the President of the State's Senate and in California the Lieutenant Governor assumes "all" of the Governor's powers when he or she is out of the state. In both of those states, as in some others, the Lieutenant Governor is elected in his or her own right, independently of the state's Governor. In practice, Maryland's Lieutenant Governor attends cabinet meetings, chairs various task forces and commissions, represents the state at ceremonial functions and at events which the Governor cannot

pos: 1st Oklahoma Legislature Henry S. Johnston, who had served as the presiding officer of the state constitutional convention, was elected to serve as the first President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Next: 2nd Legislature With the Democratic caucus controlling the Oklahoma Senate, Henry S. Johnston of Perry, Oklahoma, was selected to serve as the first President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Johnston had served as the presiding officer of the state constitutional convention. Lieutenant Governor George W. Bellamy served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. After

pos: Texas Senate will fill regular four-year terms. In the case of the latter, they or their successors will be up for two-year terms in the next year that ends in 0. As such, in other elections, about half of the Texas Senate is on the ballot. The Senate meets at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. The Republicans currently control the chamber, which is made up of 21 Republicans and 10 Democrats, as of September 18, 2018. It the first time the Senate has had 21 Republican senators in the history of Texas. The Lieutenant Governor of Texas serves as the President

pos: P. B. S. Pinchback he was elected to the constitutional convention. In 1868 Pinchback was elected as a State Senator. He became senate president "pro tempore" of a legislature that included 42 representatives of African-American descent (half of the House, and seven of 36 seats in the Senate). (At the time, the population of African Americans and whites in the state was nearly equal.) As Senate president pro tempore, in 1871 Pinchback succeeded to the position as acting lieutenant governor upon the death of Oscar Dunn, the first elected African-American lieutenant governor of a US state. Pinchback also contributed to the political discussion after

pos: Lieutenant governor (United States) executive branch—but not to the post of state attorney general, Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno also served as Secretary of State from 2010 to 2018. The Lieutenant Governor of Texas plays an active role as presiding officer of the State Senate and is often rumored to be more powerful than the state governor. The Lieutenant Governor of Virginia also serves as the President of the Senate, as do about half the lieutenant governors. The positions are sometimes criticized for lacking duties and power and described by political insiders as "get up, read the paper, see if the governor is dead, if

pos: Texas Senate Governor acting as a regular voting member. Due to the various powers of committee selection and bill assignment, the Lieutenant Governor is considered one of the most powerful lieutenant governorships in the United States. Unlike other state legislatures, the Texas Senate does not include majority or minority leaders. Instead, the President Pro Tempore is considered the second most powerful position, and can be reserved to any political party in the chamber regardless if the party is a majority or not. Presidents Pro Tempore are usually the most senior members of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore presides when the Lieutenant

pos: Bill Ratliff Jack, was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He then worked as a civil engineer for thirty years. He was first elected in 1988 as a Republican to the Texas State Senate from the district including his city of residence, Mount Pleasant in Titus County in northeast Texas. In 1992, he was appointed chairman of the Senate Education Committee by Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock. From 1997 to 1998, he served as President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate. Ratliff and his wife, the former Sally Sandlin, have three children and eight grandchildren. Son Bennett Ratliff of Coppell, a

pos: Rodney Ellis while Governor George W. Bush was running for President of the United States. When Bush traveled out of Texas, Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry was elevated to governor, and Ellis acted as Lieutenant Governor of Texas. If the governor and lieutenant governor are both out of the state, the president pro tempore is acting governor in their absence. In 1999 and 2000, Ellis served as Acting Governor of Texas for a record fifty days and was the Lieutenant Governor of Texas for 7 days, 7 hours and 31 minutes. Upon Bush's election as president, Ellis presided over the Texas Senate as

pos: Allan Shivers served as the student body president. In 1934, he was elected to the Texas State Senate, having become the youngest person ever to serve in the State Senate. He served in the Senate from 1934 to 1946, except for two years service in the United States Army during World War II, from which he was discharged with the rank of major. In 1946, he was elected the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Texas defeating the Republican nominee, John A. Donaldson by a landslide margin with Shivers garnering 344,630 votes (91.54%) to Donaldson's 31,835 votes (8.46%) and was re-elected in 1948, garnering

pos: Bill Ratliff example he has set of courage and principle in American public life". In 2000, for the first time in Texas history, the Texas State Senate was called upon to choose a new lieutenant governor after the election of George W. Bush as President of the United States and the resultant succession of lieutenant governor Rick Perry to become governor. In accordance with a 1984 amendment to the Texas Constitution of 1876, the Texas Senate chooses one of its own members to fill a vacancy in the position of lieutenant governor. In the election for lieutenant governor, Ratliff defeated rival David

pos: Lieutenant governor (United States) of the Senate". In West Virginia, the title of Lieutenant Governor is assigned by statute to the Senate President. With the exception of Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia, every state has had a female Lieutenant Governor or equivalent - although Mona Pasquil briefly acted as Lieutenant Governor of California between Abel Maldonado and John Garamendi. In Maine, the presiding officer of the State Senate assumes the governor's office upon a vacancy, while in New Hampshire, the presiding officer of the State Senate assumes only the governor's powers and duties (becomes acting governor) upon a

pos: William Carey Graves 46th - Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947 49th & 48th Majority Leader, Senate President Pro Tem, Ad Interim. - Charter member of the Bonehead Club of Dallas - Board Member of the State Board of Education from 1953 to 1966. October 5–14, 1946, Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson was called away from the State of Texas & on October 14, 1946 the Lieutenant Governor, John Lee Smith, was called away from the State of Texas; October 14, 1946 Senator Graves, as Majority Leader, was called to act as Texas Governor. 49th R.S. - 1945 Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice

pos: 1881 United States Senate election in New York to as the "anti-machine men") at first wanted to nominate Chauncey M. Depew, but he withdrew before balloting. The majority of the Half-Breeds, led by President pro tempore of the State Senate William H. Robertson, then supported Platt, a minority voted for Sherman S. Rogers, the defeated Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1876. Congressman Richard Crowley was supported by a faction led by Speaker of the State Assembly George H. Sharpe, allied with Governor Alonzo B. Cornell. U.S. Vice President William A. Wheeler, and Congressmen Elbridge G. Lapham and Levi P. Morton also received votes. The

pos: 1909 United States Senate election in New York for the session of 1909 to the Assembly. The 132nd New York State Legislature met from January 5 to April 30, 1909, at Albany, New York. The Republican caucus met on January 18. State Senator J. Mayhew Wainwright presided. The caucus nominated U.S. Secretary of State Elihu Root unanimously. Root was the choice of President Theodore Roosevelt. President pro tempore of the State Senate John Raines lauded warmly Root's nomination, eulogized the retiring U.S. Senator Platt, and declared war on Governor Charles Evans Hughes's reforms. The Democratic caucus met also on January 18. They nominated Ex-Lieutenant Governor Lewis S. Chanler

neg: Martha Whitehead Martha Whitehead Martha Whitehead is a former elected official from the U.S. state of Texas. She was the last Texas State Treasurer before the position was abolished by constitutional amendment in 1996. Whitehead is a former mayor of Longview, Texas. In 1993, Texas Governor Ann Richards appointed Whitehead as Texas State Treasurer, filling the vacancy created when the previous incumbent, Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected to the U.S. Senate. In 1994, Whitehead ran for State Treasurer on the explicit promise to abolish the office and move its few remaining functions to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts office (which had

neg: David S. Kaufman president wanted to push them out of the republic. He served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives 1838–1843. He served in the Texas Senate 1843–1845. He was appointed Chargé d'Affaires of Texas to the United States in 1845. Upon the admission of Texas as a State into the Union, Kaufman was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress. He was reelected to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses, serving from March 30, 1846, until 1851. He served as chairman of the Committee on Rules (Thirty-first Congress). Kaufman died from a heart attack in Washington, D.C., on January

neg: Alexander W. Terrell Senate and House of Representatives, serving sixteen years in the state legislature. From 1893 until 1897, he was minister plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire during U.S. President Grover Cleveland's second administration. From 1909 to 1911, he was a member of the University of Texas board of regents. He also served as the president of the Texas State Historical Association. Terrell married Ann Elizabeth Boulding. They had five children. After she died in 1860, he married Sarah D. Mitchell. They had three children. Terrell died on September 9, 1912 in Mineral Wells, Texas. He was buried at the Texas State Cemetery

neg: Max Sherman Max Sherman Max Ray Sherman (born January 19, 1935) is a former member of the Texas State Senate from Amarillo, Texas. He was also president of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, and dean of the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Sherman was born in Viola in Fulton County in northern Arkansas, next to the Missouri state line. As an infant, he moved to the now ghost town of Phillips in Hutchinson County in the Texas Panhandle. At Phillips High School, he was the student body and class president. He received

neg: Glenn Kothmann of the 64th Legislature, Kothmann was elected as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. In that capacity, he served as Acting Governor of Texas on 28 June 1975. Kothmann wrote and helped to secure passage of SB 276 to establish the San Antonio State School, a long-term residential facility for the mentally retarded. Despite that accomplishment, in July of that same year, he was again named one of the ten worst legislators by "Texas Monthly." In 1977, Kothmann reappeared on "Texas Monthly"’s Ten Worst list as the only legislator named to it for three consecutive sessions. He was described as

neg: A. M. Aikin Jr. an effort to attract better talent to the profession. Aikin was also an advocate for all-weather farm roads, largely because of the increased accessibility that they provided to schools, as well as the M. D. Anderson Hospital, the principal cancer treatment center in Texas. Aikin served on the Senate Finance Committee, which is charged with handling state budget and tax bills, from his election to the Texas Senate in 1937 to his retirement in 1979; he was also the chair of the committee from 1967 until 1979. In 1943, he served as president "pro tempore" of the Senate and, in

neg: Barry Miller (politician) and was chosen President Pro Tempore of the Senate in the Twenty-seventh Legislature. Miller served as campaign manager for U.S. Senator Charles A. Culberson, and was elected to the Texas Senate in 1898 to support Culberson's candidacy. As a State Senator in 1901, Miller authored and sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 10, which made the bluebonnet the Texas State flower. He did so as a gesture of respect to the wife of longtime Texas lawyer, Sawnie Robertson, in whose firm Miller read law when he first came to Texas. Mrs. Robertson had always remarked that the bluebonnet was her favorite flower.

neg: Max Sherman Bush, then a departing U.S. representative from Houston, for one of the two Texas seats in the U.S. Senate. Sherman served on several Senate committees and was the Senate President Pro Tempore in 1974. During his tenure, Sherman was named "Best Member of the Legislature" by "Texas Monthly" magazine. In 1977, Sherman left the Senate to become president of then West Texas State University. He left the presidency in 1982 to run unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Texas attorney general, a post vacated by Mark Wells White, who instead ran successfully for governor. U.S. Representative Jim Mattox of Dallas

neg: Anson Jones 1839. Back at home, he found himself elected to a partial term in the Senate, where he quickly became a critic of Lamar's administration. He retired from the Senate in 1841, declining the opportunity to serve as Vice President in favor of returning to his medical practice. Late in 1841, though, he was named Texas Secretary of State by President Houston, who had been recently been elected president again by opponents of Lamar. Jones served as Secretary of State until 1844. During his term, the main goal of Texas foreign policy was to get either an offer of annexation from

neg: Bernard Kenny Kenny to be elected President of the New Jersey Senate for one day. As Senate President, Kenny presided over Senate sessions, set the Senate agenda, and performed ceremonial functions on behalf of the Senate. If Gov. Jon Corzine had left the state or been incapacitated during Kenny's Senate Presidency, Kenny would have served as acting governor. Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 33rd Legislative District are: Bernard Kenny Bernard F. Kenny, Jr. (born November

neg: Secretary of State of Texas the Attorney General, one of the six members of the Executive Department. Of these offices all are elected by the voters in statewide elections except the Secretary of State, who is nominated by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Secretary of State administers the Texas Election Code, maintains public filings, and is the keeper of the State Seal of Texas. The Secretary of State also issues appointments for notaries public. The first Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas, Stephen F. Austin, was appointed by Texas President Sam Houston in 1836. Since then, Texas became a state

neg: President of the Senate of Puerto Rico President of the Senate of Puerto Rico The President of the Senate of Puerto Rico () is the highest-ranking officer and the presiding officer of the Senate of Puerto Rico. The president has voting powers as it is elected amongst the own members of the Senate as established by Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico. The Constitution, however, does not establish its functions and since the Senate is the only body authorized by the Constitution to regulate its own internal affairs, the functions of the president vary from session to session—save being called "President" as the Constitution establishes.

neg: Jack Martin (executive) as Southwest Texas State University), where he studied political science. While at the Southwest Texas State, he became involved with the school's student senate. He later became chairman of the student senate and met former President Lyndon B. Johnson, a prominent alumnus of the school, through that office. Martin began serving as an assistant sergeant at arms at the Texas Capitol while studying at Southwest Texas State. Shortly thereafter, two years following his meeting Johnson, a Johnson aide introduced Martin to then-United States Senator Lloyd Bentsen. Martin left school to take a job as travel aide during Bentsen's campaign for

neg: Christian Poncelet Socialist candidate Claude Estier and one vote for the withdrawn Communist candidate Hélène Luc. In 2000, Poncelet was awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. Following the September 2008 Senate election, it was announced on 24 September that Poncelet would not seek another term as President of the Senate, although he would continue to serve as a Senator. He was succeeded by Gérard Larcher, also from the UMP, on 1 October. Governmental functions Secretary of State for Social Affairs: 1972-1973 Secretary of State for Employment and Population : 1973-1974 Secretary of State for Public Service :

neg: President of the Senate (Italy) all the activities of its components in order to ensure that it functions correctly. The President of the Senate, along with the President of the Chamber of Deputies, must be consulted by the President of the Republic before the latter can dissolve the Italian Parliament (Article 88). In the event that the President of the Republic is unable to perform their role as Head of State, the President of the Senate takes on the role, under article 86 of the Italian Constitution. In this event, the honor guard of the President of the Republic, the Corazzieri, are transferred to the

neg: University Interscholastic League apply. The Texas Legislature rewrote titles 1 and 2 of the Texas Education Code and greatly restricted the functions to be performed by the Texas Education Agency and the UIL. The changes made Texas an equal access state. The law now requires the public schools to allow all students that reside within the school's boundary equal access to all activities. The Senate also made amendments that expressly regulate the UIL and invalidated certain UIL rules limiting student eligibility for competitions by providing that UIL rules would only apply to a student enrolled in the public school. The UIL no longer

neg: Ray Farabee Ray Farabee Kenneth Ray Farabee (November 22, 1932 – November 20, 2014) was an attorney in Austin, Texas, who served as a Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from Wichita Falls from 1975 to 1988. He is credited with the authorship of 245 Senate bills that became law during his 13-year tenure. In 1985, he was the Senate President Pro Tempore. He is the father of former State Representative David Farabee of Wichita Falls. Farabee was born on November 22, 1932, six weeks prematurely in Wichita Falls, the seat of Wichita County in north Texas. His attending physician did

neg: President of the Republic of Texas no record of any president violating or changing the Texas Constitution. As the United States and other countries such as France recognized Texan independence, presidential power functioned without interference from the outside world, though the Republic generally allied itself informally with the United States. Several presidents supported annexation of the Republic by the United States, with direct admission as a state. Under the Constitution the vice president was to succeed the president in the event of the latter's death, resignation or removal by impeachment; however this never happened. The vice president was also the President of the Senate, and had

neg: The Bowl (Cherokee chief) 20, 1836, within the first two months as President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston told the Texas Senate, I "most earnestly recommend [the treaty with the Cherokee]'s ratification. You will find upon examining this treaty, that it is just and equitable, and perhaps the best which could be made at present time." The Senate of the Republic of Texas, however, refused to ratify the treaty, citing that the Cherokee had not actively fought with Texans in the revolution and that the treaty conflicted with a grant given to David G. Burnet. Over Houston's objections, the Senate formally nullified

neg: GLBT Aggies In 2011 and 2012 it was ranked as the least-LGBT friendly public university in the United States by the Princeton Review. During the 2011 Texas legislative session, the Texas A&M Student Senate and state representative Wayne Christian filed concurrent bills that would require public universities in Texas to spend equal state dollars on a center promoting "traditional and family values" as campus GLBT resource centers. The measure eventually failed in the Texas A&M Student Senate after the student body president vetoed the bill. The bill in the Texas legislature was ultimately withdrawn by the author after a point of order

neg: Texas Department of Criminal Justice fundamentally changed how Texas prisons operated." In 1989, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Criminal Justice were created. The Board is composed of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate to six-year overlapping terms. This new agency absorbed functions of three state agencies; the Texas Department of Corrections, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and the Texas Adult Probation Commission. In the 1980s the government of Texas began building more prisons. During that decade impoverished rural communities saw the prisons as a boon as they provided jobs. In

neg: Barbara Jordan to a full term in the Texas Senate in 1968, she served until 1972. She was the first African-American female to serve as president "pro tem" of the state senate and served one day, June 10, 1972, as acting governor of Texas. To date Jordan is the only African-American woman to serve as governor of a state (excluding lieutenant governors). During her time in the Texas Legislature, Jordan sponsored or cosponsored some 70 bills. In 1972, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first woman elected in her own right to represent Texas in the House. She

neg: 2018 Texas State Senate election the Texas Secretary of State's website. Following the 2016 state senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with 20 members. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would need to net 5 Senate seats. Source: Sources: 2018 Texas State Senate election The 2018 Texas State Senate elections are taking place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters will elect state senators in 15 of the state senate's 31 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. A statewide map of Texas' state Senate districts can be obtained from the

neg: William S. James William S. James William S. James (February 14, 1914 – April 17, 1993), called Bill or Billy James by contemporaries, was a politician from the U.S. state of Maryland. James was first elected to office as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Harford County in 1946, and after serving two terms was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1954. He would serve in the Senate for a further two decades, from 1963 onwards as President of the Maryland Senate. Following his retirement from the state Senate in 1974, James was appointed State Treasurer, a position he would

neg: Senate of Cambodia or at least one-third of all the senators, the Senate shall convene in an extraordinary session. An absolute majority vote of all senators is used in the following cases: A two-third-majority vote of all senators is used for the following cases: The President of the Senate is assisted by two Vice Presidents who lead the Senate. If the President is unable to perform his/her duties due to illness or due to fulfilling the functions of Acting Head of State or as a Regent, or due to being on a mission abroad, a Vice President shall replace him. (Article 110-New of

neg: John C. Calhoun Francis Preston Blair. He received these assurances, and enthusiastically supported Polk's candidacy. Polk narrowly defeated Clay, who opposed annexation. Lame-duck President Tyler organized a joint House–Senate vote on the Texas treaty which passed, requiring only a simple majority. He signed a bill of annexation on March 1, With President Polk's support, the Texas annexation treaty was approved by the Texas Republic in 1845. A bill to admit Texas as the 28th state of the Union was signed by Polk on December 29, 1845. Calhoun was reelected to the Senate in 1845 following the resignation of Daniel Elliott Huger. He soon

neg: Isidro Rodriguez was also appointed as the chairman of the Constitutional Convention committee on power functions and structures during the 1971 Constitution. Rodriguez was also the first chairman of the Nationalist People's Coalition. Rodriguez died due to heart failure while being confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in March 9, 1992. Isidro Rodriguez Isidro S. Rodriguez Sr. was a Filipino softball official and politician. Rodriguez was the first Vice President of the International Softball Federation (ISF) and an ISF Hall of Fame inductee. He is the son of Euligio "Amang " Rodriguez Sr., former Senate President of the Philippines, and

neg: Cagayan State University Committees of Higher Education of the Senate and the House of Representatives are members of the CSU Board of Regents which are concurrent with their functions as committee chairpersons. The President of the University Student Government also serves as Student Regent. While the Faculty Regent is likewise nominated by the faculty members of the whole University. Alumni are represented by the President of the CSU Alumni Association. Two members of the Board come from the private sector. The President of the Cagayan State University is elected for a single six-year term by the University's twelve-member Board of Regents. As of

neg: Mike Jackson (Texas politician) Jackson has been a member of the following committees: Mike Jackson was a member of the following committees: Mike Jackson has had the following professional experience: Senate election history of Jackson. Mike Jackson (Texas politician) James Michael Jackson, known as Mike Jackson (born 20 August 1953) is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate representing the 11th District. He was also the President pro tempore of the Texas Senate, before running the United States House of Representatives in 2012. In this capacity, he was an acting governor of Texas while Governor Rick Perry campaigned for U.S. President and Lieutenant

neg: J. S. Brenner president of the Montana Stock Growers Association. He was defeated for reelection to the state Senate in 1966 by Frank W. Hazelbaker. J. S. Brenner John Skoning "Jack" Brenner (January 2, 1911 – July 24, 1980), commonly known as J. S. Brenner, was an American politician in the state of Montana. A Republican, he served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1949 to 1952 and Montana Senate from 1952 to 1966. In 1963, he served as minority leader of the state Senate. Born at Elgin, Illinois in 1911, Brenner attended the New Mexico Military Institute, Montana State University, and

neg: 1872 and 1873 United States Senate elections 1872 and 1873 United States Senate elections The United States Senate elections of 1872 and 1873 were elections which had the Republican Party, while still retaining a commanding majority, lose two seats in the United States Senate. By the beginning of the Congress, however, they'd lost three more: two as defections to the Liberal Republican Party, and one a resignation of Henry Wilson to become U.S. Vice President. These elections also coincided with President Ulysses S. Grant's easy re-election. As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures. Senate Party Division, 43rd

neg: President of the Senate of Puerto Rico among [its] members." The Constitution, however, does not establish what a "President" is nor what its function should be. Internal rules adopted by the Senate through a simple resolution establish its definition, functions, responsibilities, and legal scope. Typically the president is responsible for the observance and compliance of the Senate's internal rules. He also typically: President of the Senate of Puerto Rico The President of the Senate of Puerto Rico () is the highest-ranking officer and the presiding officer of the Senate of Puerto Rico. The president has voting powers as it is elected amongst the own members of the

neg: Randy H. Skinner Dr. E.V. Hill of Los Angeles and his impact on crime in the infamous Watts area. Skinner attended Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, where he received a B.A. in Bible and political science (1975–1979). He was elected to student senate and served as the class president of the university. He also served as a liaison to carry the student body vote for state representatives, state senate, congressional and U.S. Senate campaigns. He worked as a social outreach worker in charge of juvenile offenders for the Brown County Juvenile Probation Department. He then attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (1979–81),

neg: Jimmy Phillips (politician) elected by the other senators to serve as President Pro Tem of the Texas Senate. In his obituary, the newspaper wrote, "As a state senator, Jimmy was extremely cautious about spending the money paid into the state treasury by Texas citizens. During his years serving the people of Texas, it was not uncommon to see newspaper headlines like "Phillips makes lone stand against more spending." Jimmy believed in spending money wisely and carefully, in the right place and at the right time, and had the reputation for being an ardent champion of the poor. During his years in the Senate,

neg: North Texas Tollway Authority four counties in its service area, and one appointed by the Texas Governor. It is a non-profit entity. It performs many of the same functions as the Texas Department of Transportation, but is limited solely to facilities that it operates for revenue. NTTA was established in 1997 by Senate Bill 370. The legislation abolished the Texas Turnpike Authority (TTA), which had been an independent state agency, and established the Texas Turnpike Authority division of the Texas Department of Transportation. The bill established NTTA and made it the successor agency to TTA, assuming TTA's assets and liabilities. The bill authorized the

neg: Alonzo S. Upham was a member of the New York State Senate (28th D.) from 1850 to 1853, and from 1856 to 1857, sitting in the 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 79th and 80th New York State Legislatures. He was Temporary Chairman of the Whig state convention of 1855. On January 29, 1856, he was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate (79th Session). He was President of the New York State Agricultural Society in 1857. In 1862, he was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln as Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, but was rejected by the U.S. Senate. On December 11,

neg: Standing Bureau of the Senate of Romania Standing Bureau of the Senate of Romania The Standing Bureau of the Senate consists of the President of the Senate, four vice-presidents, four secretaries, and four quaestors. The President of the Standing Bureau also serves as the President of the Senate. The President is elected, by secret ballot, for the duration of the legislative period. All the other members are elected at the beginning of each parliamentary session. The functions are distributed through the political groups respecting the proportions of the political composition of the Senate. At the moment both Chambers of Parliament are constituted (the seats are validated, the

neg: George S. Evans moved to San Francisco with his family in 1880, after he was appointed as the State Harbor Commissioner. He remained there until his death in 1883. George S. Evans George Spafford Evans (1826–1883) was a Texas Ranger, miner, businessman, County Clerk for Tuolumne County, Customs official and Senate Clerk for the State of California. Born in August 8, 1826 in Tecumseh, Michigan, George S. Evans came to California in 1849 from Texas, where he had served in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War. He was involved in mining, business, and later in government work for both Tuolumne County and

neg: William T. Moore (Texas politician) William T. Moore (Texas politician) William Tyler Moore, Sr., known as W. T. "Bill" Moore (April 9, 1918 – May 27, 1999), was an attorney and businessman in Bryan, Texas, who was a conservative Democratic member of the Texas State Senate from District 5 from 1967 until 1981. Moore originally represented District 14 from 1949 to 1953 and then revised District 11 from 1953 to 1967. In 1957, Moore was the Senate President Pro Tempore in the 55th legislative session. After thirty-two years in the Senate, Moore was unseated in the 1980 party primary by former Bryan City Judge Kent

neg: United States Senate of the desk's drawer. Except for the President of the Senate, the Senate elects its own officers, who maintain order and decorum, manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate, and interpret the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Many non-member officers are also hired to run various day-to-day functions of the Senate. Under the Constitution, the Vice President serves as President of the Senate. He or she may vote in the Senate ("ex officio", for he or she is not an elected member of the Senate) in the case of a tie, but is not required to.

neg: Jesse Grimes and was elected to the Ninth Congress, which ended on June 28, 1845. After Texas became a state, he served as state senator in the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Texas Legislatures. He served as "President pro tempore" of the Texas State Senate in the First Called Session of the Fourth Texas Legislature, in the Regular and Adjourned Sessions of the Sixth Texas Legislature, and all three sessions of the Eighth Texas Legislature. Grimes died on March 15, 1866, and was buried in the John McGinty cemetery, east of Navasota, Texas. His remains and those of his second wife were

neg: Andrew Phelps McCormick a judge on the Texas District Court for Brazoria and Galveston Counties from 1871 to 1876. He served in the Texas State Senate from 1876 to 1879, and was then the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas in 1879. On April 7, 1879, McCormick was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas created by 20 Stat. 318. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 10, 1879, and received his commission the same day. On January 5, 1892, President Benjamin

neg: John W. Goode in Chicago to nominate the unsuccessful Nixon-Lodge ticket. In November 1961, he was the Republican candidate in a special election for the United States House of Representatives for Texas' 20th congressional district but was defeated by the Democrat, Henry B. Gonzalez, the first Hispanic to serve in both the Texas State Senate and as a member of Congress from Texas. Goode had been hopeful of a political upset after former President Eisenhower flew to San Antonio to campaign with Goode. The candidate also received support from a Conservative Democratic group. Mexican film star Cantinflas appeared with Vice President Lyndon B.

neg: 2018 Texas State Senate election 2018 Texas State Senate election The 2018 Texas State Senate elections are taking place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters will elect state senators in 15 of the state senate's 31 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate. A statewide map of Texas' state Senate districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here. A primary election on March 6, 2018 determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from

neg: John N. Leedom John N. Leedom John Nesbett Leedom, Sr. (July 27, 1921 - May 31, 2011), was an engineer, businessman, and lobbyist from Dallas, Texas, who served from 1981 to 1996 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 16. He is best known as the author of the law which established the Texas "Rainy Day Fund." From 1989 to 1991, he was one of several members designated as Senate President Pro Tempore in the 71st legislative session. A native of Dallas, Leedom was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas. In

neg: J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. College of Law, board chairman of the visitors of Texas A&M University at Galveston. He was named Outstanding Houston Aggie in 1978. J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. (January 19, 1918 – May 13, 2003), was a Texas Democratic politician and founder of the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani, based in Houston. He served as both a member of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate from Houston. He was the Texas Senate President Pro Tempore in 1957. A state House member from 1947 to 1949 and a senator from 1949 to 1959, Bracewell wrote bills

neg: Robert Nichols (politician) school sweetheart, Donna; they are parents of three children, Brittney, Joshua, and Collynn’rae. Robert Nichols is also the son of the co-founder of Nichols Industries, Inc., Talley Nichols, which was one of the largest manufacturers of toy cap guns in the 1940s, 1950's and 1960's. Nichols is a member of First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville. Robert Nichols (politician) Robert Lee Nichols (born November 25, 1944) is an American politician who is the Republican smember of the Texas Senate for the 3rd District. He was the Senate President Pro Tempore of the 85th legislative session. Nichols graduated in 1968 from

neg: J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. (January 19, 1918 – May 13, 2003), was a Texas Democratic politician and founder of the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani, based in Houston. He served as both a member of the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate from Houston. He was the Texas Senate President Pro Tempore in 1957. A state House member from 1947 to 1949 and a senator from 1949 to 1959, Bracewell wrote bills establishing what later became the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School. In 1957, he

neg: Robert S. Nelsen Robert S. Nelsen Robert S. Nelsen (born January 21, 1952) is the eighth President of California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California. He assumed leadership of the university on July 1, 2015. Prior to becoming president of CSUS, he was serving as special adviser to the University of Texas System's Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Before taking on this position, Nelsen served as the eighth President of the University of Texas–Pan American from January 2010 to August 2014. Prior to this, Nelsen was an associate vice president for academic affairs and professor of English at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.

neg: Elmer H. Wene in 1944. Wene was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate the same year. Wene resumed agricultural pursuits and poultry raising. He was also president and owner of two radio stations in New Jersey. In 1945, he served as an adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture. He was elected to the New Jersey Senate in 1946 and a delegate to the New Jersey State constitutional convention in 1947 that drafted the current New Jersey State Constitution. On June 26, 1948, he was given a recess appointment by President Harry S. Truman as Undersecretary of Agriculture. He was

neg: Robert Henry Guinn Legislature, and Eleventh Texas Legislature sessions, Guinn served as President "pro tempore" (1861–1866), following which no legislative sessions were held until 1870. Notable descendents of Robert Henry Guinn include Leland A. Guinn, Architect, of Longview, Texas, whose contributions include portions of the Kilgore College campus; as well as Colin Guinn, contestant on The Amazing Race 5. 1. Handbook of Texas Online: Texas State Legislature Robert Henry Guinn Robert Henry Guinn (January 19, 1822 – January 18, 1887) was a Texas politician. Guinn was a Democrat and served District 11, representing Cherokee County, Texas, in the Texas State Senate during the

neg: Helen J. Farabee Retardation, known as MHMR. From 1972-1974 and again in 1985, she was the president of the Texas Association of Mental Health. First Lady of the United States Rosalynn Carter appointed her to the Public Committee on Mental Health. She also served on numerous special commissions in Texas and headed the State Mental Health Code Task Force from 1981–1983, which culminated its work in the revision of the 1957 Texas mental health code. The new laws, pushed to passage in the state Senate by her husband, were signed into law in 1983 by Democratic Governor Mark Wells White. Mrs. Farabee served

neg: J. Searcy Bracewell Jr. waged an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. Senate in a special election against Ralph Yarborough for the right to finish the elected term of then Governor Price Daniel. In 1945, Bracewell, his father, his brother, and a future state district judge joined to form the precursor of the firm that became Bracewell & Giuliani when former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani joined the group in March 2005. Bracewell served in World War II on the staff of General George S. Patton. He was president and board chairman of the Houston Grand Opera, interim president of the South Texas

neg: 2018 United States Senate election in Texas only a 9-point margin, demonstrating a possible shift away from the Safe Republican status it had held for over a decade. This has led Democrats to begin targeting Texas as a potential future swing state. It should also be noted that Ted Cruz defeated Donald Trump in the Texas Republican primary for U.S. President in 2016. Senator Ted Cruz currently holds a 49%–44% approval rating among Texans in a state Donald Trump won by 9 points against Hillary Clinton in 2016. Among groups that tend to affiliate themselves more with the Democratic Party, Senator Cruz currently holds a 29% approval

neg: David G. Burnet called for Burnet's arrest for treason. Burnet declined to run for president and resigned as interim president on October 22, 1836. He served as the vice president under Mirabeau B. Lamar and participated in the Battle of Neches. He was defeated in the next presidential election by Houston. When Texas was annexed into the United States, Burnet served as the state's first Secretary of State. The first Reconstruction state legislature appointed him to the U.S. Senate, but he was unable to take his seat due to the Ironclad oath. Burnet County, Texas, is named for him. Burnet was born to

neg: Florence Shapiro Shapiro entered politics after being elected to be a member of the Plano City Council, where she served six terms from 1979 to 1990. Shapiro was subsequently elected Mayor of Plano and served from 1990 to 1992. During this time, Shapiro was the President of the Texas Municipal League and the North Texas Council of Governments. Florence Shapiro was first elected to the Texas Senate in 1992, after defeating Democratic incumbent Ted Lyon, serving since 1993. In January 2005, she was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate, becoming second in the gubernatorial line of succession, behind the Lieutenant

neg: Albert Parsons beneficiary of Republican political patronage when he was appointed Assistant Assessor of United States Internal Revenue under the administration of Ulysses S. Grant. He also worked as a secretary of the Texas State Senate before being appointed Chief Deputy Collector of United States Internal Revenue at Austin, Texas, a position which he held until 1873. In the summer of 1873, Parsons travelled extensively through the Midwestern United States as a representative of the Texas "Agriculturalist," getting a broader view of the country, deciding to settle with his wife in Chicago. With his move to the metropolis, a new chapter of

neg: Farida Waziri on Advance Fee Fraud to Lyons, France in 1996. She led the Nigeria delegation to Dallas, Texas for a seminar organised by the United State Secret Service in 1998. When being screened for the EFCC job by the Senate committee on anti-corruption, she denied that she had stood as surety for the former Benue State governor, Senator George Akume when he was charged with corruption. She was confirmed by President Umaru Yar'Adua as EFCC chairman in May 2008, but refused to accept the position until she had also been confirmed by the Senate. The appointment to this sensitive position was

neg: Lloyd Doggett Texas Supreme Court, before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Doggett was born in Austin, the son of Alyce Paulin (Freydenfeldt) and Lloyd Alton Doggett. His maternal grandparents were Swedish. Doggett received both a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he served as student body president his senior year. While attending the University of Texas at Austin, he also joined Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. His electoral career began in 1973, when he was elected to the Texas State Senate, a position which he filled until 1985.

neg: Frank S. Farley City, succeeded Johnson as the leader of the organization. Farley rose through the leadership ranks of the State Senate to become Senate majority leader in January, 1944. By early 1945 he was Senate President. As state senator, Farley was president of the "21 Club", which was composed of New Jersey's county Republican chairmen, and which provided a basis for Farley to exert statewide political influence. Among the projects that Farley actively promoted and was instrumental in accomplishing were Atlantic City Race Course, the Garden State Parkway (which was referred to by North Jersey legislators as "Farley's Folly"), the Atlantic City

neg: Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan less than two-thirds of the total membership of the Parliament in a joint sitting of the two Houses, convened for the purpose. In case the office of the president becomes vacant for any reason, the chairman, or if he is unable to perform the functions of the office of the president, the Speaker, acts as president till such time that a president is elected. Same is the case when the president by reason of absence from Pakistan or any other cause is unable to perform his functions. Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan The Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan

neg: Cathie Adams 1993, when she was named Texas state president by Phyllis Schlafly, the founder of the national organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2005, as the Eagle Forum president, Adams questioned what she determined to be a lack of conservative state legislators even within the Republican Party. "Of the 181 elected Texas legislators [House and Senate] serving during the [79th] legislative session and special-called sessions in Austin, only eleven legislators were commended for their conservative voting record." She sits on the advisory board of the Young Conservatives of Texas, a nonpartisan youth organization committed to the preservation of individual liberties

neg: George S. Evans George S. Evans George Spafford Evans (1826–1883) was a Texas Ranger, miner, businessman, County Clerk for Tuolumne County, Customs official and Senate Clerk for the State of California. Born in August 8, 1826 in Tecumseh, Michigan, George S. Evans came to California in 1849 from Texas, where he had served in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War. He was involved in mining, business, and later in government work for both Tuolumne County and the State of California. He married Fannie Markham of Sonora in 1857 and they would have six children. After the outbreak of the American Civil War,

neg: R. Lee Wrights in local, state and national Libertarian Party organizations since 2000 and was a lifetime member of the Libertarian Party. He served as secretary and chair of the Libertarian Party of Forsyth County, N.C. and was vice chair of the Libertarian Party of North Carolina (LPNC) for seven years. He also served as the LPNC ballot access director for two years. Wrights was formerly the chair of the Burnet County, Texas LP and was the Senate District 24 representative to the Texas LP State Executive Committee. In 2008, Wrights was campaign manager for the Mary Ruwart for President Committee, and in

neg: Florida Senate the legislature filed about 2000 bills. About 1000 of these are "member bills." The remainder are bills by committees responsible for certain functions, such as budget. In 2016, about 15% of the bills were passed. In 2017, 1,885 lobbyists registered to represent 3,724 entities. The Senate also has the power to propose Amendments to the Florida Constitution. Additionally, the Senate has the exclusive power to try officials impeached by the House, and to confirm some executive appointments. The Senate is headed by the Senate President. The Senate President controls the assignment of committees and leadership positions, along with control of

neg: Henry S. Foote where he practiced law in the state capital, Jackson, and in the river towns of Natchez, Vicksburg, and Raymond, which were centers of business associated with the cotton and slave trades. He also visited the state of Texas and wrote a two-volume book about it. Foote served as a Democratic Senator from 1847 to 1852. He was the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He played a key role in securing the Compromise of 1850. During Senate debates over the projected compromise resolutions, Thomas Hart Benton refused to support the compromise and became enraged by Foote's

neg: Bob Price (Texas politician) from Fort Worth, Betty Andujar and Bob Ware, were included among the "Ten Worst Legislators" by "Texas Monthly" magazine. In 1988, when Republican U.S. Representative Beau Boulter of Amarillo ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate against the Democrat Lloyd Bentsen of Houston, Price entered the primary to succeed Boulter but lost the GOP nomination to Larry S. Milner, a businessman from Amarillo and a 1967 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. The seat nevertheless went to a Democrat in the fall, State Senator Bill Sarpalius, who defeated Milner, 52.5 to 47.5 percent. Sarpalius had won the state senate

neg: Texas Senate The first case was in 1870, with the Rump Senate, followed by the 1979 Killer Ds. and finally the Texas Eleven in August 2003, who were following the example of the Texas house Killer Ds. The following represents the Senate committee structure for the 85th Legislature. In addition, the House and Senate operate the permanent joint committee known as the Legislative Budget Board (LBB). †Elected in a special election Texas Senate The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with

neg: Electoral history of George H. W. Bush Electoral history of George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States (1989–1993), 43rd Vice President of the United States (1981–1989); Director of the CIA (1976–1977) and United States Representative from Texas (1967–1971). Texas United States Senate election, 1964 (Republican primary): Texas United States Senate election, 1964 (Republican primary runoff): Texas United States Senate election, 1964: Texas' 7th congressional district, 1966: Texas' 7th congressional district, 1968: Texas United States Senate election, 1970 (Republican primary): Texas United States Senate election, 1970: 1980 Republican presidential primaries: 1980 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally): 1980 Republican National Convention (Vice

neg: 1878 and 1879 United States Senate elections the Assembly, and Republican Thomas Murphy was elected to fill the vacancy in the State Senate caused by the death of Democrat John Morrissey. The 102nd New York State Legislature met from January 7 to May 22, 1879, at Albany, New York. The caucus of Republican State legislators met on January 20, Temporary President of the State Senate William H. Robertson presided. Present were all Republican legislators except State Senator Louis S. Goebel (6th D.) and Assemblyman James W. Wadsworth. They re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Conkling unanimously. The caucus of the Democratic State legislators met also on January 20.

neg: Minnie Fisher Cunningham a vote. Jones complied. They also recruited Cunningham as part of a team to meet with President Woodrow Wilson in the Oval Office, successfully coaxing the President into releasing a statement expressing a leaning towards suffrage. In January 1919, the Texas state legislature passed a state amendment authorizing full suffrage for women. It was subject to referendum by state voters, and subsequently failed the referendum. A joint resolution on the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by the United States House of Representatives on May 21, 1919, passing in the United States Senate on June 4, 1919.

neg: Thomas Howard DuVal Reporter there in 1846, before going back into private practice in Austin from 1846 to 1855. He also served as Secretary of State in Texas in 1851 and later as a judge in the 2nd Judicial District of Texas from 1855 to 1856. On February 26, 1857, DuVal was nominated by President Franklin Pierce to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, created by 11 Stat. 164. His nomination was confirmed five days later by the U.S. Senate, on March 3, 1857, and he received his commission the very same day. DuVal

neg: President of the Dewan Negara functions of the office. As the president may hold different titles while in office, it also changes the style. The current president is Datuk SA. Vigneswaran. Therefore, while in session, the senators will call him as 'Datuk Yang di-Pertua' (Datuk President) or 'Tuan Yang di-Pertua' (Mr. President). The main functions of the President of the Dewan Negara are: As of 2015, all Presidents of the Dewan Negara won unopposed in the presidential election. President of the Dewan Negara The President of the Senate () is the presiding officer of the Dewan Negara, the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia.

neg: 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas The 2000 House elections in Texas occurred on November 7, 2000 to elect the members of the State of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census. These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 2000, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections. Despite the presence of Texas governor George W. Bush as the Republican nominee for president and his landslide victory in the state,

neg: Kern Wildenthal and his wife, Marnie, received the Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award, presented by Texas Woman's University, for their lifelong commitment to improving the quality of life in the Dallas community. Wildenthal was also recognized by the Texas Senate 81st Legislature with Resolution No. 565 commending him for his longtime commitment to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Kern Wildenthal Kern Wildenthal is president of the Children's Medical Center Foundation in Dallas, Texas. He also holds honorary appointments as President Emeritus and Professor of Medicine Emeritus at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he served as president from 1986-2008.

neg: Powers of the President of the United States execution by directing and removing executive officers. The president may make treaties, which need to be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate, and is accorded those foreign-affairs functions not otherwise granted to Congress or shared with the Senate. Thus, the President can control the formation and communication of foreign policy and can direct the nation's diplomatic corps. The president may also appoint Article III judges and some officers with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. In the condition of a Senate recess, the president may make a temporary appointment. Article II of the Constitution expressly designates the president

neg: Richard Bache Jr. enlarge the domain of his brother-in-law, George M. Dallas, then vice-president of the United States. He helped draft the Constitution of 1845. He was elected twice, to the First and Second Texas Legislatures, representing Galveston in the Texas Senate, District 11. He died in Austin, Texas, on March 17, 1848, and is buried at Oakwood Cemetery, located in central Austin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Richard Bache Jr. Richard Franklin Bache, also known as Richard Bache Jr. (1784–1848), was a military and political official in the Republic and state of Texas. He assisted in drafting

neg: James Robertson Nowlin in 1970 for the Texas State Senate. Nowlin returned to the private practice of law in San Antonio in 1966 and remained so engaged until 1981. On September 17, 1981, United States President Ronald Reagan nominated Nowlin to a seat vacated by Judge Jack Roberts. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1981, and received his commission on October 26, 1981. He served as Chief Judge from 1999 to 2003. On May 31, 2003, he assumed senior status. Upon his death, Judge Nowlin will be interred at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. James Robertson Nowlin

neg: President of the Louisiana State Senate and allowed the president of the state senate to succeed the governor. The first senate president to succeed to the governorship was Henry S. Thibodaux, who succeeded to the position in 1824 after the resignation of Governor Thomas B. Robertson. In 1829, Governor Pierre Derbigny died in a carriage accident, allowing for Armand Beauvais to become acting governor. Beauvais resigned after only three months in 1830 to run in the special election to fill the post. The new senate president, Jacques Dupré, became the new acting governor until he resigned in 1831 and was replaced by governor-elect André B. Roman.

neg: In re Gill former state legislators who voted for the 1977 ban, including the former Senate President and House Speaker, repudiated the law. Former representative Elaine Bloom said, "The hysteria of the times led us to do the wrong thing." Furthermore, in June 2003 the U. S. Supreme Court in "Lawrence v. Texas" struck down all remaining sodomy laws nationwide as being unconstitutional violations of the due process rights of gays and lesbians. However, in January 2004, the appeals court ruled against Lofton, finding that the adoption ban did not violate constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process. In May 2005, the

neg: 2006 Texas Legislature election Senate election race. Thought to potentially add to the competitiveness of this Senate race was District 29's historically low-voter turnout and Republican "Dee" Margo's close connections to President George W. Bush via First Lady Laura Bush's close friendship to "Dee" Margo's spouse, El Pasoan Adair Margo. As it turned out, Shapleigh won reelection in a race that was not that close. In the Texas House of Representatives, 117 of the 150 seats were contested in the November 2006 election. Thirty-two races were uncontested after the primary elections on 7 March 2006, while the remaining two were determined in the primary

neg: James R. Gough a relic of the dark ages, and is unworthy an enlightened Christian country like ours." Gough was elected to the Senate as a Democrat for the 25th legislative session (12 January 1897 - 20 June 1897), and was President pro tempore of the Texas Senate. He represented District 5, which covered Collin County and Hunt County, Texas. He was reelected to the Senate for the 26th session (10 January 1899 - 21 February 1900). Citations Sources James R. Gough James Rowland Gough (December 31, 1860 - November 19, 1916) was a Texan State Senator. J. R. Gough was born in

neg: Laguna State Polytechnic University members, is the highest decision-making body of the LSPU System. The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) serves as the Board's Chairperson while the President of the Laguna State Polytechnic University is the Vice-Chairperson. The Chairpersons of the Committees of Higher Education of the Senate and the House of Representatives are also members, concurrent with their functions as committee chairpersons. The Regional Directors of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Region IV-A CALABARZON also serves as regular members. The LSPU students, represented by the Federated Supreme Student Council