Bob Price (Texas politician)

Bob Price
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by	Graham B. Purcell Jr.
Succeeded by	Jack Hightower
Constituency	13th District
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by	Walter Edward Rogers
Succeeded by	Barbara Jordan
Constituency	18th District
Member of the Texas Senate from the 31st district
In office 1978–1981
Preceded by	Max Sherman
Succeeded by	Bill Sarpalius
Personal details
Born	Robert Dale Price (1927-09-07)September 7, 1927 Reading, Kansas, U.S.
Died	August 24, 2004(2004-08-24) (aged 76) Pampa, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Fairview Cemetery in Pampa
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Martha White
Children	3
Alma mater	Oklahoma State University - Stillwater
Occupation	Rancher
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1951–1955
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.

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.

References

• United States Congress. "Bob Price (id: P000528)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060822133633/http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/79R/billtext/HR00024F.HTM
• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, U.S. House
• http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/war02

External links

• United States Congress. "Bob Price (id: P000528)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.