Brooks Frederick Landgraf (born March 15, 1981) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the

Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abo ...

from the 81st district. Elected in November 2014, he assumed office in 2015.

Early life and education

Landgraf is a native of

Odessa, Texas Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small section of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, ma ...

and graduated from

Permian High School Permian High School is a public high school located in Odessa, Texas and is one of three high schools in the Ector County Independent School District. It was the subject of the book '' Friday Night Lights'', which in turn inspired a movie and T ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from

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and a

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice l ...

from the St. Mary's University School of Law. As an undergraduate, Landgraf was a member of the

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Career

After graduating from law school, Landgraf returned to Odessa and began working as an attorney. Landgraf was elected to the

in November 2014 and assumed office in 2015.

Personal life

Landgraf married Shelby Levins in 2013. They have one daughter.

References

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