Senate Members



Senator Carol Alvarado
District 6
D-Houston
Occupation: Small Business Owner
Education: University of Houston, B.A., M.B.A

Senator Paul Bettencourt
District 7
R-Houston
Occupation: CEO of Bettencourt Tax Advisors, LLC
Education: Texas A&M University

Senator Brian Birdwell
District 22
R-Granbury
Occupation: Retired US Army Officer; Founder and President of Non-Profit
Education: B.S. Criminal Justice, Lamar - Beaumont; Masters of Public Admin., Missouri-Kansas City; Grad., Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS

Senator César Blanco
District 29
D-El Paso
Occupation: Consultant
Education: University of Texas at El Paso, B.A.

Senator Donna Campbell
District 25
R-New Braunfels
Occupation: Emergency Room Physician
Education: B.S. Central State University, M.N. Texas Women’s University, M.D. Texas Tech Health Science Center

Senator Brandon Creighton
District 4
R-Conroe
Occupation: Attorney and Developer
Education: BA, Government - UT Austin JD, Oklahoma City University School of Law

Senator Sarah Eckhardt
District 14
D-Austin
Occupation:
Education:

Senator Pete Flores
District 24
R-Pleasanton
Occupation: Game Warden (Retired)
Education: Texas A&M University

Senator Roland Gutierrez
District 19
D-San Antonio
Occupation: Attorney
Education: University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A.; St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D.

Senator Bob Hall
District 2
R-Edgewood
Occupation: Captain, US Air Force; Business Owner (Retired)
Education: The Citadel

Senator Kelly Hancock
District 9
R-North Richland Hills
Occupation: Business Owner
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Baylor Univeristy

Senator Juan Hinojosa
District 20
D-McAllen
Occupation: Attorney
Education: BS Pan American University, JD Georgetown University

Senator Joan Huffman
District 17
R-Houston
Occupation: Attorney
Education: Louisiana State University, B.A., South Texas School of Law, J.D.

Senator Bryan Hughes
District 1
R-Mineola
Occupation: Attorney
Education: BBA, University of Texas at Tyler; JD, Baylor University School of Law

Senator Nathan Johnson
District 16
D-Dallas
Occupation: Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP
Education: University of Arizona, B.S.; University of Texas, J.D

Senator Phil King
District 10
R-Weatherford
Occupation: Attorney / Small Business Owner
Education: J.D., Texas A&M University School of Law; M.B.A., Dallas Baptist University; B.A., Dallas Baptist University

Senator Lois Kolkhorst
District 18
R-Brenham
Occupation: Business Owner
Education: Texas Christian University

Senator Morgan LaMantia
District 27
D-South Padre Island
Occupation: Attorney
Education: St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D.; University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A.

Senator José Menéndez
District 26
D-San Antonio
Occupation: Vice President, Stewart Title Guaranty; Director, Multicultural Market
Education: Southern Methodist University, B.A.

Senator Mayes Middleton
District 11
R-Galveston
Occupation: President & CEO, Middleton Oil
Education: University of Texas at Austin, J.D.; University of Texas at Austin, B.A.

Senator Borris Miles
District 13
D-Houston
Occupation: Insurance and Real Estate Developer
Education: BS, Sam Houston State University

Senator Robert Nichols
District 3
R-Jacksonville
Occupation: Engineer -- Plastics manufacturing
Education: Lamar University, B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1968

Senator Tan Parker
District 12
R-Flower Mound
Occupation: Businessman and entrepreneur
Education: London School of Economics, MSc; University of Dallas, BA

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

R-Houston
Occupation: Broadcasting
Education: University of Maryland Baltimore County, B.A. English

Senator Angela Paxton
District 8
R-McKinney
Occupation: Leadership Consultant, Former Educator
Education: Baylor University, B.S., University of Houston Clear Lake, M.Ed.

Senator Charles Perry
District 28
R-Lubbock
Occupation: Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Education: Texas Tech University, B.S.; Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D

Senator Charles Schwertner
District 5
R-Georgetown
Occupation: Orthopedic Surgeon
Education: B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin, M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Senator Kevin Sparks
District 31
R-Midland
Occupation: Oil and Gas Operator
Education: Bachelor of Business, UT Austin

Senator Drew Springer
District 30
R-Muenster
Occupation: Financial Services
Education: B.A. University of North Texas

Senator Royce West
District 23
D-Dallas
Occupation: Managing Partner, West & Associates L.L.P.
Education: University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., M.A.; University of Houston, J.D.

Senator Judith Zaffirini
District 21
D-Laredo
Occupation: Communications Specialist; 13 years of teaching experience
Education: The University of Texas at Austin, B.S., M.A., Ph.D.; University of Houston; Laredo Junior College