The 45th Texas Legislature met from January 12, 1937, to May 22, 1937, and in two special sessions, both in 1937, each lasting 30 days.
Sessions
[edit]Regular Session: January 12, 1937 – May 22, 1937
1st Called Session: May 27, 1937 – June 25, 1937
2nd Called Session: September 27, 1937 – October 26, 1937
Party summary
[edit]Senate
[edit]| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 31 | ||
| Total | 31 | ||
House
[edit]| Affiliation | Members | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 150 | ||
| Total | 150 | ||
Officers
[edit]Senate
[edit]- Lieutenant Governor: Walter Frank Woodul (D)
- Presidents Pro Tempore: Regular Session Will D. Pace (D)
1st Called Session – Olan R. Van Zandt (D)
2nd Called Session – Allan Shivers (D)
House
[edit]- Speaker of the House: Robert Wilburn Calvert (D)
Members
[edit]Senate
[edit]Dist. 1
- E. Harold Beck (D), Texarkana
Dist. 2
- Joe Hill (D), Henderson
Dist. 3
- John S. Redditt (D), Lufkin
Dist. 4
- Allan Shivers (D), Port Arthur
Dist. 5
- Gordon Burns (D), Huntsville
Dist. 6
- Clay Cotten (D), Palestine
Dist. 7
- Will D. Pace (D), Tyler
Dist. 8
- A. M. Aiken, Jr. (D), Paris
Dist. 9
- Olin Van Zandt (D), Tioga
Dist. 10
- Claude Isbell (D), Rockwall
Dist. 11
- Claud Westerfield (D), Dallas
Dist. 12
- Vernon Lemmons (D), Waxahachie
Dist. 13
- Doss Hardin (D), Waco
Dist. 14
- Albert Stone (D), Brenham
Dist. 15
- Louis Sulak (D), La Grange
Dist. 16
- Weaver Moore (D), Houston
Dist. 17
- T. J. Holbrook (D), Galveston
Dist. 18
- Morris Roberts (D), Pettus
Dist. 19
- Rudolph A. Weinert (D), Seguin
Dist. 20
- Houghton Brownlee (D), Austin
Dist. 21
- James Manley Head (D), Stephenville
Dist. 22
- H. Grady Woodruff (D), Decatur
Dist. 23
- Ben Oneal (D), Wichita Falls
Dist. 24
- Wilbourne Collie (D), Eastland
Dist. 25
- Ephraim Davis (D), Brownwood
Dist. 26
- J. Franklin Spears (D), San Antonio
Dist. 27
- Jim Neal (D), Mirando City
Dist. 28
- Frank H. Rawlings (D), Fort Worth
Dist. 29
- Henry L. Winfield (D), Fort Stockton
Dist. 30
- G. Hobert Nelson (D), Lubbock
Dist. 31
- C.C. Small (D), Amarillo
House
[edit]The House was composed of 150 Democrats.
House members included future Governor Coke R. Stevenson and future State Treasurer Jesse James.
Sources
[edit]External links
[edit]- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
- Legislative Reference Library
