| − | '''George E. Lavender''' (born September 7, 1955) is a small businessman from Texarkana, [[Texas]], who is a freshman [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 1, encompassing Bowie, Cass, Marion, and Morris counties in the northeastern portion of the state.<ref name=lrl>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5679&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=1~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=George Lavender|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref> | + | '''George Edward Lavender''' (born September 7, 1955) is a small businessman from Texarkana, [[Texas]], who is a freshman [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 1, encompassing Bowie, Cass, Marion, and Morris counties in the northeastern portion of the state.<ref name=lrl>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5679&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=1~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=George Lavender|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref> |
| | Lavender was reared in Texarkana, [[Arkansas]], the sister city of Texarkana, Texas, where he now resides with his wife, the former Jan Timberlake. He graduated in 1973 from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas, and holds a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is active in the First [[Baptist]] Church of Texarkana, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-lavender/|title=State Rep. George Lavender|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref> | | Lavender was reared in Texarkana, [[Arkansas]], the sister city of Texarkana, Texas, where he now resides with his wife, the former Jan Timberlake. He graduated in 1973 from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas, and holds a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is active in the First [[Baptist]] Church of Texarkana, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-lavender/|title=State Rep. George Lavender|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref> |