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Texas Senate, District 9
District 9 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Dallas and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 9 is Kelly Hancock Kelly Gene Hancock (born December 2, 1963) is an American businessman and Republican State Senator for District 9, which encompasses portions of Tarrant and Dallas counties, including all or part of the following communities in Tarrant County: .... Election history Election history of District 9 from 1992.Uncontested primary elections are not shown. Most recent election 2018 Previous elections 2014 2012 2008 2004 2002 2000 1996 1994 1992 District officeholders References {{TXSenDist 09 Dallas County, Texas Tarrant County, Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Hancock
Kelly Gene Hancock (born December 2, 1963) is an American businessman and Republican State Senator for District 9, which encompasses portions of Tarrant and Dallas counties, including all or part of the following communities in Tarrant County: Arlington, Bedford, Colleyville, Euless, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst, Keller, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills, Saginaw, Southlake, Trophy Club, Watauga and Westlake. In Dallas County, Senate District 9 includes portions of Dallas, Grand Prairie, and Irving. Hancock was elected to the Texas Senate in November 2012, having previously served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives. Personal life A Fort Worth native, Hancock has resided his entire life in the Mid-Cities area of Tarrant County. In 2003, Hancock and his brother Cary founded Advanced Chemical Logistics, a chemical distribution company in Northeast Fort Worth. Hancock graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in 1986 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Nelson
Jane Gray Nelson (born October 5, 1951) is an American businesswoman and former educator who represents Texas Senate District 12, encompassing parts of Denton and Tarrant counties. She was elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving two two-year terms (1988–1992) on the Texas State Board of Education. Governor Greg Abbott has announced his intention to nominate Nelson to succeed John B. Scott as Secretary of State in 2023. Texas Senate Nelson is the highest-ranking Republican woman in the Texas Senate. The tenth woman ever elected to the Texas Senate, she was the first Republican woman ever appointed chair of a standing committee and now holds the distinction of being longest-serving chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in Texas history. In 2015, she was appointed chair of the Senate Finance Committee, being the first woman to hold the position in the history of the Texas Senate. She also serves as chair of the Sunset Advisory Commission. During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Texas Legislature
The Third Texas Legislature met from November 5, 1849 to December 3, 1850 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1849. Sessions * 3rd Regular session: November 5, 1849 – February 11, 1850 * 3rd First called session: August 12, 1850 – September 6, 1850 * 3rd Second called session: November 18, 1850 – December 3, 1850 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: John Alexander Greer, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': Edward Burleson, Democrat House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : Charles G. Keenan Charles Gradison Keenan (1813–1870) was a politician and physician in early statehood Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the Third Texas Legislature. Keenan was born 28 February 1813 in Giles County, Tenn ..., Democrat Members Senate Members of the Texas Senate for the Third Texas Legislature: House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walker County, Texas
Walker County is a county located in the east central section of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 76,400. Its county seat is Huntsville. Initially, Walker County was named for Robert J. Walker, a legislator from Mississippi who introduced into the United States Congress the resolution to annex Texas. Walker later supported the U.S. during its Civil War and earned some enmity for it. In order to keep the county's name, the state renamed it for Samuel H. Walker (no relation), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the United States Army. Walker County comprises the Huntsville Micropolitan Statistical Area which is part of the Houston– The Woodlands Combined Statistical Area. Americans James Mitchell (1795–1870) and his wife, the former Calpernia Franklin (1805–1865), immigrated to the future Walker County in 1833 and were awarded a Mexican land grant. Mitchell, who became one of the first county commissioners, established the Mitchell House an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grimes County, Texas
Grimes County is a county located in southeastern Texas in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 29,268. The seat of the county is Anderson. The county was formed from Montgomery County in 1846. It is named for Jesse Grimes, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early European-American settler of the county. The Navasota and Brazos Rivers form the western boundary of the county. Eastern areas of the county are part of the watershed of the San Jacinto River. History In the historic period, French and Spanish explorers encountered the Bidai Indians, who were mentioned in Spanish records from 1691. Like other tribes, they suffered high fatalities from new infectious diseases caught from the Spanish and joined with the remnants of other Native American people later in the historic period. The area saw very little settlement by Europeans or creole Spanish during the century of Spanish colonial rule. However, after Mexico gained its ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Texas Legislature
The Second Texas Legislature met from December 13, 1847 to March 20, 1848 in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1847. Sessions * 2nd Regular session: December 13, 1847 – March 20, 1848 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: John Alexander Greer, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': Edward Burleson, Democrat House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : James Wilson Henderson, Democrat Members Senate Members of the Texas Senate for the Second Texas Legislature: * Bourland was a floating senator "conjointly" elected from Bowie, Red River, Fannin, and Lamar counties House of Representatives Members of the House of Representatives for the Second Texas Legislature: * James Armstrong * John D. Anderson * William H. Bourland, Democrat * Jacob De Cordova * Benjamin Holland Epperson * Samuel G. Haynie * James Wilson Henderson, Democrat * Charles G. Keenan, Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery County, Texas
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county had a population of 620,443. The county seat is Conroe. The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14, 1837, and is named for the town of Montgomery.Searle, Kameron KThe Early History of Montgomery, Texas.City of Montgomery, Texas: July 7, 2012. Accessed on June 5, 2021. Between 2000 and 2010, its population grew by 55%, the 24th-fastest rate of growth of any county in the United States. Between 2010 and 2020, its population grew by 36%. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the July 1, 2021, estimated population is 648,886. Montgomery County is part of the Houston- The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (3.3%) are covered by water. Adjacent counties * Walker County (north) * San Jacinto County (northeast) * Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Grimes
Jesse Grimes (1788–1866) was a Texas pioneer and politician. Before moving to Texas, he fought in the War of 1812. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He served as Senator in the Republic of Texas Congress and in the Texas State Legislature. Grimes County was named in his honor. Early life and family Grimes was born in what is now Duplin County, North Carolina, on February 6, 1788, to Sampson and Bethsheba Grimes. In the War of 1812, he served in an Infantry Company in the West Tennessee Militia. He married his first wife, Martha Smith, in 1813. The family moved to Washington County, Alabama, in 1817. Martha died during childbirth in 1824. They had nine children. He married Mrs. Rosanna Ward Britton in 1826. They had six children. Life and career in Texas Grimes then moved to Stephen F. Austin's second colony in what is now Grimes County, Texas, in 1826. On March 21, 1829, Grimes was elected by the ''ayuntamiento'' of San Felipe de Austin as first lieut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Texas Legislature
The First Texas Legislature convened from February 16 to May 13, 1846 in regular session. Members of the House of Representatives and Senate were elected in December 1845, after an election on October 13, 1845 that ratified the proposed state constitution. Sessions * 1st Regular session: February 16–May 13, 1846 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: Albert Clinton Horton, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': Edward Burleson Edward Burleson (December 15, 1798 – December 26, 1851) was the third vice president of the Republic of Texas. After Texas was annexed to the United States, he served in the State Senate. Prior to his government service in Texas, he was a co ..., Democrat House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : William Crump, Democrat, February 16 – May 1, 1846 : William H. Bourland, Democrat, May 1–11, 1846 : Stephen W. Perkins, Democrat, May 11–13, 1846 ; Speaker of the House ''pro tempore'' : John Brown, Democrat, acting Speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sibley (politician)
David McAdams Sibley Sr. (born 1947) is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, attorney and lobbyist in Austin and Waco, Texas, who served from 1991 to 2002 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate. Previously, he was from 1987 to 1988 the mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ... of Waco, then an unelected and still a nonpartisan position, as are all elected municipal offices in Texas. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sibley, David 1948 births Living people Republican Party Texas state senators Politicians from Austin, Texas Baylor University alumni Baylor Bears men's basketball players Mayors of Waco, Texas Texas city council members American lobbyists Baptists from Texas American dentists Texas lawyers American men's basketball players< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Osborn (politician)
Charles Francis Osborn (1847–1923) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Osborn was born on March 16, 1847, in Ashtabula, Ohio. In 1851, he moved to Darlington, Wisconsin. His father, Sylvester W. Osborn, and brother-in-law, Philo A. Orton, were also members of the Assembly. Career Osborn was a member of the Assembly during the 1889 and 1891 sessions. In 1880, he had been elected Mayor of Darlington. Additionally, Osborn was city attorney of Darlington and county judge of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. He was a Republican. Osborn died in the summer of 1923 in San Pedro, California San Pedro ( ; Spanish: " St. Peter") is a neighborhood within the City of Los Angeles, California. Formerly a separate city, it consolidated with Los Angeles in 1909. The Port of Los Angeles, a major international seaport, is partially located wi ..., where he had gone a few months prior for his health. His funeral was held in Darlington. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Osborn, Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas General Election, 1992
The 1992 Texas General Election was held on November 3, 1992, in the U.S. state of Texas. Voters statewide elected the U.S. President, Railroad Commissioner. Statewide judicial offices up for election were three justices of the Texas Supreme Court and three judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 1992 The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 3, 1992, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportio ... were conducted as part of the Texas General Election.''"Office of the Secretary of State, 1992 General Election Race Summary Report"'' Un ...
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