Family: Wife: Jennifer; 4 Children: Samantha, Cole, Emily, Travis

Born: 11/15/1946 Houston, TX

Home: Austin, Texas

Education: BA, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1969

Profession: State Relations Director, American Red Cross Employee Benefits Consultant/Group Health Insurance Agent Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps Reserve, retired Naval Flight Officer, United States Marine Corps Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps

Political: Commissioner of the General Land Office, State of Texas, 2002-present Senator, Texas State Senate, 1983-1998

Congressional Membership: Chair, Veteran Affairs Committee, Texas State Senate

Organization Membership: Member, American Legion Member, Boy Scouts of America Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars Member, Vietnam Veterans of America

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