Bob Price (Texas politician)

Robert Dale "Bob" Price (September 7, 1927 – August 24, 2004) was a Republican politician from Pampa, Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975, and in the Texas Senate from 1978 to 1981.

Robert Dale "Bob" Price
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Preceded byGraham B. Purcell Jr.
Succeeded byJack Hightower
Constituency13th District
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byWalter Edward Rogers
Succeeded byBarbara Jordan
Constituency18th District
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 31st district
In office
1978–1981
Preceded byMax Sherman
Succeeded byBill Sarpalius
Personal details
Born(1927-09-07)September 7, 1927
Reading, Lyon County
Kansas, USA
DiedAugust 24, 2004(2004-08-24) (aged 76)
Pampa, Gray County
Texas
Resting placeFairview Cemetery in Pampa
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Martha A. "Marty" White Price
ChildrenGrant Price

Carl Benjamin Price

Janice Ann Price Johnson
Alma materOklahoma State University - Stillwater
OccupationRancher
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1951–1955
Battles/warsKorean War

Born in Reading, Lyon County, Kansas; educated in the Reading public schools; B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1951; United States Air Force, 1951–1955; flew twenty-seven combat missions during the Korean conflict; awarded Air Medal; returned to Texas after honorable discharge in 1955; owned and operated a ranch in Texas; delegate, Texas State Republican conventions, 1964, 1966, and 1968; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1968; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976; member, Texas Senate, 1978–1980; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred First Congress in 1988, to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990 and to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; died on August 24, 2004, in Pampa, Texas; interment in Fairview Cemetery, Midland, Texas.[1]

References
  1. United States Congress. "Bob Price". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Walter E. Rogers		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 18th congressional district
1967–1973		 Succeeded by
Barbara Jordan (redistricted)
Preceded by
Graham B. Purcell, Jr.		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 13th congressional district
1973–1975		 Succeeded by
Jack English Hightower
Texas Senate
Preceded by
Max Sherman		 Texas State Senator
from District 31 (Amarillo)
1978–1981		 Succeeded by
Bill Sarpalius


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