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|preceded2=John H. Poerner

|preceded2=John H. Poerner

|succeeded2=Clark Jobe

|succeeded2=Clark Jobe

|branch=[[United States Army]] (1961-1963)

|service=[[United States Army]] (1961-1963)

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In 1966, he was elected to the school board in Diboll in Angelina County, with service at the height of desegregation. In 1972, Temple was elected to the District 6 seat in the Texas House in 1972 and served from 1973 to 1981 from Angelina, Newton, Shelby, and San Augustine counties. Representative Temple was co-sponsor of the 1973 State Code of Ethics, with financial disclosure for elected and appointed officials, an issue highlighted by the Sharpstown banking scandal.<ref name=history/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberdisplay.cfm?memberID=596|title=Arthur "Buddy" Temple|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref>

In 1966, he was elected to the school board in Diboll in Angelina County, with service at the height of desegregation. In 1972, Temple was elected to the District 6 seat in the Texas House in 1972 and served from 1973 to 1981 from Angelina, Newton, Shelby, and San Augustine counties. Representative Temple was co-sponsor of the 1973 State Code of Ethics, with financial disclosure for elected and appointed officials, an issue highlighted by the Sharpstown banking scandal.<ref name=history/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberdisplay.cfm?memberID=596|title=Arthur "Buddy" Temple|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref>

   

   

He was elected to the Railroad Commission in 1980 and was named chairman of the regulatory panel over petroleum and natural gas from 1985 to 1986.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://ckwri.tamuk.edu/who-we-are/advisors/advisory-board-members/|title=Advisory Board|publisher=ckwri.tamuk.edu|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> Temple and Texas Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong lost the gubernatorial nomination in 1982 to [[Mark White]],<ref name=history/> then the Texas attorney general, who subsequently unseated [[Republican]] [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]].

He was elected to the Railroad Commission in 1980 and was named chairman of the regulatory panel over petroleum and natural gas from 1985 to 1986.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://ckwri.tamuk.edu/who-we-are/advisors/advisory-board-members/|title=Advisory Board|publisher=ckwri.tamuk.edu|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> Temple and Texas Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong lost the gubernatorial nomination in 1982 to the late Mark Wells White,<ref name=history/> then the Texas attorney general, who subsequently unseated [[Republican]] [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]].

   

   

Temple is a member of the board of directors of Temple-Inland, Inc., the chairman of the board of First Bank & Trust, East Texas, and chairman of the board of the T. L. L. Temple Foundation. He is a past chairman of the advisory board of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.<ref name=bio/>

Temple is a member of the board of directors of Temple-Inland, Inc., the chairman of the board of First Bank & Trust, East Texas, and chairman of the board of the T. L. L. Temple Foundation. He is a past chairman of the advisory board of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute.<ref name=bio/>

In 1992, Buddy and Ellen Temple purchased a ranch near Freer in Duval County, east of [[Laredo]], Texas.<ref name=bio/>

In 1992, Buddy and Ellen Temple purchased a ranch near Freer in Duval County, east of [[Laredo]], Texas.<ref name=bio/>

   

   

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