Joe Wyatt Jr.

A Representative from Texas. Born in Victoria, Victoria County, Tex. , October 12, 1941. Attended the Victoria County public schools. Attended Victoria College, 1964. B. A. , University of Texas, 1968. Graduate work, University of Houston Law School, 1970. Served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1966-1970. Served on the staffs of Texas State Senator William N. Patman, United States Representative Clark W. Thompson, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Auditor, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Austin, Tex. Director of community affairs, private firm, Victoria, Tex. Member, Texas house of representatives, 1971-1979. Served on, Southern Legislative Conference and National Conference of State Legislatures. Delegate, Texas State Democratic conventions, 1968-1978. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1964. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth Congress (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1981). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1980. Special projects consultant. Died on April 4, 2022. Interment at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.