Ben Barnes

Home Lt Governor Ben Barnes Ben Barnes Politician Sitemap Ben Barnes Politician Political Career of Former Lt. Governor Ben Barnes: Lieutenant Governor, State of Texas, 1969-1973 Speaker, Texas House of Representatives, 1965-1969 Member, Texas House of Representative, 1961-1969 Member, President Johnson's Commission of Intergovernmental Relations, 1966-1969 U.S. Representative, NATO Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 1967 United Nations Representative, Geneva, Switzerland, 1968 Member, President Clinton's Democratic Leadership Council Member, Texas Independent College & University Board Board Member, MacArthur Academy of Freedom, Howard Payne University Board Member, Sam Rayburn Foundation Member, Athletics Council for Men, The University of Texas State Chairman, American Heart Association State Chairman, American Cancer Society Co-Chairman, People's Community Clinic Capital Campaign Member, University of Texas Centennial Commission Member, Board of Visitors, University of Texas Cancer Foundations, M.D. Anderson Hospital Vice-Chairman, John Kerry Presidential Campaign Contributor, Numerous Democratic Campaigns Ben Barnes' allegiance to the Democratic Party is indisputable. Former Senate Minority Leader, Tom Daschle, referred to Barnes as: "The 51st Democratic Senator." Former politician Ben Barnes may no longer be in an elected office, but he has not allowed that to keep him from putting his stamp on the Democratic Party.