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Texas State Rep. John Bryant

D House District 33—L (1974-1983), House District 114 (2023-)

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Summary

BRYANT, John Wiley, a Representative from Texas; born in Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Tex., February 22, 1947; attended Lake Jackson Elementary School; graduated, Brazosport High School, Freeport, Tex., 1965; B.A., Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., 1969; J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1972; admitted to the Texas bar, 1972 and commenced practice in Dallas; served as counsel to a committee of the Texas senate, 1973; elected, in a special election, to Texas house of representatives, 1974, and reelected, 1974-1982; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1997); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1988 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Alcee Lamar Hastings, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; was not a candidate in 1996 for reelection to the United States House of Representatives, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate.

Biographical

  • Full Name: John Wiley Bryant
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Date of Birth: Feb. 22, 1947 (age: 77)
  • Place of Birth: Lake Jackson, Texas
Family:
Married

3 children

Office History

Congressional Offices:
State Legislature Offices:

Election Results

  • 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)
    5th Congressional District of Texas
    John Wiley Bryant, 50.06%
    Democrat
    Peter Anderson Sessions (Pete), 47.34%
    Republican
    Barbara Morgan, 1.39%
    Independent
  • 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)
    5th Congressional District of Texas
    John Wiley Bryant, 58.91%
    Democrat
    Richard Stokley, 37.30%
    Republican
    William H Walker, 3.79%
    Libertarian
  • 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)
    5th Congressional District of Texas
    John Wiley Bryant, 59.58%
    Democrat
    Jerry Rucker, 37.73%
    Republican
    Kenneth Ashby, 2.68%
    Libertarian
  • 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)
    5th Congressional District of Texas
    John Wiley Bryant, 60.73%
    Democrat
    Lon Williams, 38.13%
    Republican
    Ken Ashby, 1.14%
    Libertarian
  • 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)
    5th Congressional District of Texas
    John Wiley Bryant, 58.52%
    Democrat
    Tom Carter, 40.72%
    Republican
  • 1985 (Nov. 6, 1984 election)
    5th Congressional District of Texas
    John Wiley Bryant, 100.00%
    Democrat
  • 1983 (Nov. 2, 1982 election)
    5th Congressional District of Texas
    John Wiley Bryant, 64.84%
    Democrat
    Joe Devany, 33.68%
    Republican

Contact Information

Lobbying and Foreign Representation

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