Bob Price (Texas politician)

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.

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.
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 (BS)
Occupation	Rancher
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1951–1955
Battles/wars	Korean War

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 War. 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 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach.

Congress

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

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]