Michael L. "Mike" Galloway (born March 3, 1965) is previously a

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member of the

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representing

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. Galloway defeated Democratic incumbent Carl Parker and became the first Republican to hold the seat since Reconstruction.

Biography

Galloway is a fifth generation Texan who was born in 1965 and grew up on a small farm near

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. By age 16, he was working as a roustabout and a roughneck in the oil fields of Southeast Texas. While still in high school, he began work as an independent oil and gas contractor, and in 1989, at the age of 24, he founded Galloway Energy, an oil and gas production company based in

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. In 1992, at the age of 27, Galloway decided to run against the 30-year incumbent Democrat, Senator Carl Parker. Unsuccessful in his first race, he managed a victory against Parker in 1994. As State Senator, Galloway served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Intergovernmental Relations and as a member of the Senate Committees on Health & Human Services, Education, and State Affairs, as well as the Special Committee on Auto Emissions and the Special Interim Committee on Annexation. In 1997, Galloway supported SB 1748, requiring voter identification at polling places. Galloway currently resides in

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seat, a seat he previously held in the 1990s, in the Texas Senate, vacated in the fall of 2013 by the resignation of Republican Tommy Williams of The Woodlands, who accepted a position with

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. Galloway faced an intraparty battle for the Senate vacancy from the District 15 Representative

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of The Woodlands, the District 16 Representative

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of Conroe, and Gordy Bunch, who serves on The Woodlands township council. In the May 10, 2014, special election Creighton came in first place with 45% of the vote.Ramsey, Ross
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'', May 10, 2014. Creighton received 45.2%, Toth 23.7%, Bunch 21.8%, and Galloway 9.3%. Creighton and Toth faced other in a runoff election on August 5, 2014.

Election results

1998

1994

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Galloway, Michael 1965 births Republican Party Texas state senators Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Magnolia, Texas People from Harris County, Texas