Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney,television correspondent,politician,diplomat,and was the 22nd United States Permanent Representative to NATO from 2017 until 2021. A member of the Republican Party,she was a United States Senator from Texas from 1993 to 2013.
Samuel Robert Johnson was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015,he was the acting Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means,where he also served as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee.
Solomon Porfirio Ortiz is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 27th congressional district,based in Corpus Christi,serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2010,Ortiz was narrowly defeated by Republican challenger Blake Farenthold. Ortiz's son,Solomon Ortiz,Jr.,is a former state representative.
Lamar Seeligson Smith is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 21st congressional district for 16 terms,a district including most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin,as well as some of the Texas Hill Country. He is a member of the Republican Party. He sponsored the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act (PCIP). He also co-sponsored the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act.
Kenneth Michael Conaway is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 11th congressional district from 2005 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district Conaway represented is located in West Texas and includes Midland,Odessa,San Angelo,Brownwood,and Granbury. Conaway led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections after the Intelligence Committee chair,Devin Nunes,recused himself. Aside from serving as the chair of the House Ethics Committee,he served as the chair of the House Agriculture Committee,and later its ranking member. Conaway indicated in July 2019 that he would not be seeking reelection. Conaway was succeeded by fellow Republican August Pfluger.
Thomas Russell Craddick is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives representing the 82nd district. Craddick was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from January 2003 to January 2009. He was the first Republican to serve as Speaker since Reconstruction.
Edwin George Perlmutter is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 7th congressional district from 2007 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,his district was located in the northern and western suburbs of the Denver metropolitan area. He previously served as the Colorado state senator from the 20th district from 1995 to 2003. On January 10,2022,he announced he would not seek re-election in 2022.
Nathaniel Willis "Tan" Parker IV is a businessman and Republican politician who has served in the Texas Senate,representing the 12th district since 2023. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2023. He was elected in 2006 to represent District 63. Parker sought the position of Texas House Speaker with the retirement of Joe Straus but then withdrew his candidacy in 2018 to support the consensus choice,representative Dennis Bonnen of Angleton in Brazoria County.
Joseph Richard Straus III is an American politician who served as the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. A Republican,he represented District 121,which comprises northeastern Bexar County,including parts of San Antonio and several surrounding communities,from his first election to the House in 2005 until his retirement in 2019. He chose not to seek re-election to the state House in 2018.
Walter Wayne Christian is an American politician and financial planner who has served as a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,Christian formerly served in the Texas House of Representatives for the 9th district,which included Jasper,Nacogdoches,Sabine,San Augustine,and Shelby counties in East Texas.
Byron Cook is an American businessman,rancher,and Republican politician from his native Corsicana in east central Texas,who is a former state representative for District 8,which encompasses the counties of Anderson,Freestone,Hill,and Navarro. In October 2017,Cook announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018.
Giovanni Capriglione is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives,having represented since 2013,District 98 in Tarrant County,Texas.
Matthew R. Schaefer is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 6th district. A Republican,Schaefer is assigned to the Licensing and Administrative Procedures committee and the Public Education committee.
Travis Paul Clardy is an attorney from Nacogdoches,Texas,who is the Republican state representative for House District 11,which includes Cherokee,Nacogdoches,and Rusk counties in East Texas.
John Nathan Raney is a businessman in College Station,Texas,who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 14,which encompasses Brazos County,including Bryan–College Station.
William Ralph Keffer is an attorney in Dallas,Texas,who was from 2003 to 2007 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 107. His older brother,Jim Keffer,is a still-serving Republican House member from District 60 in Eastland,near Abilene,Texas.
Maryann Garza Perez is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 144 in Harris County,Texas. Perez previously served one term from 2013 to 2015. An insurance agent,she is a former member of the trustees of Houston Community College.
Daniel G. Huberty is an American businessman,who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 127 in Harris County from 2011 to 2023.
Anthony William Dale,known as Tony Dale is a public servant from suburban Cedar Park,Texas,who is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 136.
Will Metcalf is a member of the Texas House of Representatives,16th District,which encompasses Montgomery County,Texas,approximately 55 miles north of Houston. As of 2021–2022,he is Chairman of the House Administration Committee which oversees all operations of the House,including its rules,policies and procedures,as well as its members,officers,and employees. He also serves on the committees for International Relations &Economic Development,and House State Affairs.
