Railroad Commissioners Past through Present
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| JOHN H. REAGAN | June 10, 1891 to January 20, 1903 |
| L.L. FOSTER | June 10, 1891 to April 30, 1895 |
| W.P. McLEAN | June 10, 1891 to November 20, 1894 |
| L. J. STOREY (succeeded W.P. McLean) |
November 21, 1894 to March 28, 1909 |
| N.A. STEDMAN (succeeded L.L. Foster) |
May 1, 1895 to January 4, 1897 |
| ALLISON MAYFIELD (succeeded N.A. Stedman) |
January 5, 1897 to January 23, 1923 |
| O.B. COLQUITT (succeeded John H. Reagan) |
January 21, 1903 to January 17, 1911 |
| WILLIAM D. WILLIAMS (succeeded L.J. Storey) |
April 28, 1909 to October 1, 1916 |
| JOHN L. WORTHAM (succeeded O.B. Colquitt) |
January 21, 1911 to January 1, 1913 |
| EARLE B. MAYFIELD (succeeded John L. Wortham) |
January 2, 1913 to March 1, 1923 |
| CHARLES H. HURDLESTON (succeeded William D. Williams) |
October 10, 1916 to December 31, 1918 |
| CLARENCE E. GILMORE (succeeded Charles H. Hurdleston) |
January 1, 1919 to January 1, 1929 |
| W.A. NABORS (succeeded Allison Mayfield) |
March 1, 1923 to January 18, 1925 |
| WILLIAM W. SPLAWN (succeeded Earle B. Mayfield) |
March 1, 1923 to August 1, 1924 |
| C.V. TERRELL (succeeded William W. Splawn) |
August 15, 1924 to January 1, 1939 |
| LON A. SMITH (succeeded N.A. Nabors) |
January 29, 1925 to January 1, 1941 |
| PAT M. NEFF (succeeded Clarence Gilmore) |
January 1, 1929 to January 1, 1933 |
| ERNEST O. THOMPSON (succeeded Pat M. Neff) |
January 1, 1933 to January 8, 1965 |
| JERRY SADLER (succeeded C.V. Terrell) |
January 1, 1939 to January 1, 1943 |
| OLIN CULBERSON (succeeded Lon A. Smith) |
January 1, 1941 to June 22, 1961 |
| BEAUFORD JESTER (succeeded Jerry Sadler) |
January 1, 1943 to January 21, 1947 |
| WILLIAM J. MURRAY, JR. (succeeded Beauford Jester) |
January 21, 1947 to April 10, 1963 |
| BEN RAMSEY (succeeded Olin Culberson) |
September 18, 1961 to December 31, 1976 |
| JIM C. LANGDON (succeeded William J. Murray, Jr.) |
May 28, 1963 to December 31, 1977 |
| BYRON TUNNELL (succeeded Ernest O. Thompson) |
January 11, 1965 to September 15, 1973 |
| MACK WALLACE (succeeded Byron Tunnell) |
September 18, 1973 to September 22, 1987 |
| JON NEWTON (succeeded Ben Ramsey) |
January 10, 1977 to January 3, 1979 |
| JOHN H. POERNER (succeeded Jim C. Langdon) |
January 2, 1978 to January 1, 1981 |
| JAMES E. (JIM) NUGENT (succeeded Jon Newton) |
January 4, 1979 to January 2, 1995 |
| BUDDY TEMPLE (succeeded John H. Poerner) |
January 2, 1981 to March 2, 1986 |
| CLARK JOBE (succeeded Buddy Temple) |
March 3, 1986 to January 5, 1987 |
| JOHN SHARP (succeeded Clark Jobe) |
January 6, 1987 to January 22, 1991 |
| KENT HANCE (succeeded Mack Wallace) |
September 23, 1987 to January 2, 1991 |
| ROBERT KRUEGER (succeeded Kent Hance) |
January 3, 1991 to February 10, 1993 |
| LENA GUERRERO (succeeded John Sharp) |
January 23, 1991 to October 1, 1992 |
| JIM WALLACE (succeeded Lena Guerrero) |
October 2, 1992 to January 4, 1993 |
| BARRY WILLIAMSON (succeeded Jim Wallace) |
January 5, 1993 to January 3, 1999 |
| MARY SCOTT NABERS (succeeded Bob Krueger) |
February 10, 1993 to December 9, 1994 |
| CAROLE KEETON RYLANDER (succeeded Mary Scott Nabers) |
December 10, 1994 to January 3, 1999 |
| CHARLES R. MATTHEWS (succeeded James E. Nugent) |
January 3, 1995 to January 31, 2005 |
| TONY GARZA (succeeded Barry Williamson) |
January 4, 1999 to November 18, 2002 |
| MICHAEL L. WILLIAMS (succeeded Carole Keeton Rylander) |
January 4, 1999 to March 31, 2011 |
| VICTOR G. CARRILLO (succeeded Tony Garza) |
February 19, 2003 to January 3, 2011 |
| ELIZABETH AMES JONES (succeeded Charles R. Matthews) |
February 9, 2005 to February 28, 2012 |
| DAVID PORTER (succeeded Victor G. Carrillo) |
January 5, 2011 to January 3, 2017 (12:00 P.M.) |
| BARRY T. SMITHERMAN (appointed by Gov. Perry to succeed Michael L. Williams) |
July 8, 2011 to January 2, 2015 |
| BUDDY GARCIA (appointed by Gov. Perry to succeed Elizabeth Ames Jones) |
April 16, 2012 to December 7, 2012 |
| CHRISTI CRADDICK (succeeded Buddy Garcia) |
December 17, 2012 to Present |
| RYAN SITTON (succeeded Barry T. Smitherman) |
January 5, 2015 to January 4, 2021 |
| WAYNE CHRISTIAN (succeeded David Porter) |
January 3, 2017 to Present |
| Jim Wright (succeeded Ryan Sitton) |
January 4, 2021 to Present |