State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, is an attorney at the law firm of Brown McCarroll, LLP and was first elected to represent House District 74 in 1990. The district comprises 39,000 square miles that include more than half of the Texas-Mexico border. Gallego chairs the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee and sits on the House General Investigating and Ethics and State Affairs committees.
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7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 am and the event begins promptly at 8 am.
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The Austin Club 110 E. Ninth Street, Austin, TX 78701
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Craig James, a former ABC and ESPN sports commentator, recently announced his candidacy as a Republican for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kay Bailey Hutchison. Prior to being a sportscaster, James was a professional football player for the New England Patriots and the Washington Federals.
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7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 am. The event begins promptly at 8 am.
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The Austin Club 110 E. Ninth Street, Austin, TX 78701
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PLEASE NOTE: This event will take place at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas.
State Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, a Midland native, was first elected to represent House District 82 in 1969. In 1975, Speaker Bill Clayton appointed Craddick the first Republican committee chairman in 100 years. Craddick continued to hold chairmanships under Clayton's successors, Speakers Gib Lewis and Pete Laney.
State Rep. Tryon Lewis, R-Odessa, a native West Texan, was born in Kermit and grew up in Odessa. He was first elected to represent House District 81 in 2008 and currently sits on the Public Safety and Judiciary and Civil Prudence committees.
State Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, was sworn in to the Texas Senate in 2004 after a special election and was re-elected in 2008 to represent Senate District 31 for a second, four-year term. Seliger was also appointed by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to the Energy Council and serves as vice chairman of the National Conference of State Legislatures' Law and Criminal Justice Committee.
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7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Doors open at 7:30 am. The event begins promptly at 8 am.
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Cooper Auditorium in the New Science Building (ST1010) 4901 E. University, Odessa, TX 79762
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