Bob Price

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.

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). In 1971, Price was the sole Republican in the state's congressional delegation to vote for the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.

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

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".