Senate Draws Straws for Term Lengths

by: Chaille Jolink

Wed Jan 23, 2013 at 05:36 PM CST

The envelopes had numbers 1-31 inside and those who drew an even number received a two-year term and those who drew an odd number received a four-year term. This is a process that occurs every cycle after redistricting, and yes their term lengths are really decided this way.  

Here's how it went down:

Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury): 4-yr. term Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels): 2-yr. term John Carona (R-Dallas): 2-yr. term Wendy Davis (D-Forth Worth): 2-yr. term Bob Deuell (R-Greenville): 2-yr. term Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock): 4-yr. term Rodney Ellis (D-Houston): 4-yr. term Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler): 4-yr. term Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls): 2-yr. term Troy Frasier (R-Horseshoe Bay): 4-yr. term Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills): 2-yr. term Glenn Hegar (R-Katy): 4-yr. term Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa (D-McAllen): 4-yr. term Joan Huffman (R-Southside Place): 2-yr. term Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville): 4-yr. term

Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound): 4-yr. term Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville): 4 2-yr. term Dan Patrick (R-Houston): 2-yr. term Ken Paxton (R-McKinney): 2-yr. term Jose Rodriguez (D-El Paso): 4-yr. term Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown): 2-yr. term Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo): 2-yr. term Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood): 4-yr. term Carlos Uresti (D-San Antonio): 4-yr. term Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio): 4-yr. term Kirk Watson (D-Austin): 2-yr. term Royce West (D-Dallas): 2-yr. term John Whitmire (D-Houston): 2-yr. term Tommy Williams (R-The Woodlands): 4-yr. term Judith Zaffirinni (D-Laredo): 4-yr. term

Winner of SD 6 (Election Day Jan 26): 4-yr. term