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Bob Price (Texas politician)

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Bob Price
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975
Preceded byWalter E. Rogers
Succeeded byJack Hightower
Constituency18th district (1967–73)
13th district (1973–75)
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 18, 1978 – January 13, 1981
Preceded byMax Sherman
Succeeded byBill Sarpalius
Personal details
Born
Robert Dale Price

(1927-09-07)September 7, 1927
Reading, Kansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 2004(2004-08-24) (aged 76)
Pampa, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeFairview Cemetery in Pampa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMartha White
Children3
Alma materOklahoma State University (BS)
OccupationRancher
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1951–1955
Battles/warsKorean War

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

Biography

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Price was born in Reading, Lyon County, Kansas and educated in the Reading public schools. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in animal husbandry from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1951.[1]

Korean War

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He served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1955, flying twenty-seven combat missions during the Korean conflict. For his service, he was awarded an Air Medal before returning to Texas after his honorable discharge in 1955.

Early career

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After the war, he owned and operated a ranch in Texas. He served as a delegate at the Texas State Republican conventions in 1964, 1966, and 1968. He was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach in 1968.

Congress

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Price was elected as a Republican to the 90th and to the three succeeding Congresses (serving from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1975).[2] While in Congress, Price served on the House Agriculture Committee and on subcommittees on NASA oversight and spaceflight.[3] Price voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1968.[4] In 1971, Price was the sole Republican in the state's congressional delegation to vote for the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.[5]

In 1974, Price lost his re-election bid to Democrat Jack Hightower.[3]

Texas Senate

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After unsuccessfully running for his old U.S. House seat in 1976, Price won a 1977 special election for a Texas Senate seat, with the slogan "Price is right for Texas".[3] Price served in the Texas Senate until losing his re-election bid in 1980 to Democrat Bill Sarpalius.[3]

Later campaigns and death

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Price then had three unsuccessful runs for the U.S. House in 1988, 1990, and 1992.

He died on August 24, 2004, in Pampa, Texas; interment in Fairview Cemetery in Midland, Texas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Robert D. Price". Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b United States Congress. "Bob Price". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Former congressman, farmer, rancher dies". Amarillo Globe-News. August 26, 2004. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newsbank.
  4. ^ "TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR … -- House Vote #113 -- Aug 16, 1967". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. ^ "TO PASS H.R. 1746. -- House Vote #176 -- Sep 16, 1971". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 18th congressional district

1967–1973
Succeeded by
Barbara Jordan (redistricted)
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 13th congressional district

1973–1975
Succeeded by
Texas Senate
Preceded by Texas State Senator
from District 31 (Amarillo)

1978–1981
Succeeded by