John Whitmire's Biography
- State Senate (TX) - District 15, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Post Office Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
803 Yale Street
Houston, TX 77007
Full Name:
John Whitmire
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Becki; 2 Children: Whitney, Sarah
Birth Date:
08/13/1949
Birth Place:
Hillsboro, TX
Home City:
Houston, TX
BA, Political Science, University of Houston
JD, Law, University of Houston, Bates College of Law
Senator, Texas State Senate, District 15, 1983-present
Dean, Texas State Senate, present
Candidate, Texas State Senate, District 15, 2022
Representative, Texas State House of Representatives, 1973-1982
Chair, Criminal Justice Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Former Member, Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Government Facilities Select Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Government Organization Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Oversight of Criminal Justice Committee, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Articles VI & VII, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Fiscal Matters, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Medicaid, Texas State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Texas State Senate
Former Member, Texas Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas State Senate
Member, Committee of the Whole Senate, Texas State Senate, 2023-2024
Chair, Criminal Justice Committee, Texas State Senate, 2023-2024
Member, Finance Committee, Texas State Senate, 2023-2024
Of Counsel, Locke Lord, Limited Liability Partnership, 2019-present
Member, Texas State Pension Review Board, 1996-present
Member, State Bar of Texas, 1981-present
Chair, School Discipline Consensus Project, Council of State Governments Justice Center, present