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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 by Walter E. Rogers
Succeeded by Jack Hightower
Constituency 18th 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 by Max Sherman
Succeeded by Bill 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 party Republican
SpouseMartha White
Children3
Alma mater Oklahoma State University ( BS)
Occupation Rancher
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Branch/service  United States Air Force
Years of service1951–1955
Battles/wars Korean 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

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

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

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

He elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975). [2] While in Congress, Price served on the House Agriculture Committee and on subcommittees on NASA oversight and spaceflight. [3]

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

Texas Senate

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

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

  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.

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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


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