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.

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