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'''Kenneth S. George''', known as '''Kenn George''' (born June 25, 1948), is a self-employed [[business]]man in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], who served from 1999 to 2003 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 108, which covers the heart of Dallas County. He left the legislature in an unsuccessful bid for Texas land commissioner in the 2002 Republican [[primary]] election. He was defeated by [[Jerry Patterson]], a former state senator from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref name=george>{{cite web|url=http://kenngeorge.com/life.html|title=Reagan Republican Kenn George: The Perfect Fit for Texas Land Commissioner|publisher=kenngeorge.com|accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref>​

'''Kenneth S. George''', known as '''Kenn George''' (born June 25, 1948), is a self-employed [[business]]man in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], who served from 1999 to 2003 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 108, which covers the heart of Dallas County. He left the legislature in an unsuccessful bid for Texas land commissioner in the 2002 Republican [[primary]] election. He was defeated by [[Jerry Patterson]], a former state senator from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].<ref name=george>{{cite web|url=http://kenngeorge.com/life.html|title=Reagan Republican Kenn George: The Perfect Fit for Texas Land Commissioner|publisher=kenngeorge.com|accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref>​

From 1981 to 1985, George was an assistant secretary of commerce, under Malcolm Baldrige, Jr., during the first term of [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]]. In this capacity, George was involved in the formulation of the [[Caribbean]] Basin Initiative.<ref name=cbi>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1052/is_v7/ai_3167662/|author=Larry Theriot|title=US & FCS and the Caribbean Basin Initiative - Foreign Commercial Service|date=March 5, 1984|publisher=findarticles.com|accessdate=April 2, 2010|year=1984}}</ref> and the specific stabilization of the Caribbean  island of [[Grenada]] after its liberation in 1983 from a leftist regime backed by [[Fidel Castro]].<ref name=george/> The Caribbean Basin Initiative, since overshadowed by the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]], was an unprecedented package of trade, assistance, and tax incentives for United States and Caribbean businesses. In the additional role as the Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, George chaired an inter-agency committee which oversees the operations of the CBI.<ref name=cbi/>​

From 1981 to 1985, George was an assistant secretary of commerce, under Malcolm Baldrige, Jr., during the first term of [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]]. In this capacity, George was involved in the formulation of the [[Caribbean]] Basin Initiative.<ref name=cbi>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1052/is_v7/ai_3167662/|author=Larry Theriot|title=US & FCS and the Caribbean Basin Initiative - Foreign Commercial Service|date=March 5, 1984|publisher=findarticles.com|accessdate=April 2, 2010|year=1984}}</ref> and the specific stabilization of the Caribbean  island of [[Grenada]] after its liberation in 1983 from a leftist regime backed by [[Fidel Castro]].<ref name=george/> The Caribbean Basin Initiative, since overshadowed by the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]], was an unprecedented package of trade, assistance, and tax incentives for United States and Caribbean businesses. In the additional role as the Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, George chaired an inter-agency committee which oversees the operations of the CBI.<ref name=cbi/>​

Native Texan George attended San Jacinto Junior High School in [[Midland]] with [[George W. Bush]], who is two years George's senior. In 1970, George graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]]. He earned his [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin]], where he was the student body president of the graduate business school. Like Bush, George is a veteran of the Texas National Guard.<ref name=bod>{{cite web|url=http://www.freedomworks.org/press-releases/kenn-s-george-joins-cse-board-of-directors|title=Kenn S. George Joins CSE Board of Directors|date=December 18, 2002|publisher=freedomworks.org|accessdate=March 30, 2010; no longer accessible}}</ref> George and his wife, Tricia, have four children.<ref name=george/>​

Native Texan George attended San Jacinto Junior High School in [[Midland]] with [[George W. Bush]], who is two years George's senior. In 1970, George graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, [[Virginia]]. He earned his [[Master of Business Administration]] from the [[University of Texas at Austin]], where he was the student body president of the graduate business school. Like Bush, George is a veteran of the Texas National Guard.<ref name=bod>{{cite web|url=http://www.freedomworks.org/press-releases/kenn-s-george-joins-cse-board-of-directors|title=Kenn S. George Joins CSE Board of Directors|date=December 18, 2002|publisher=freedomworks.org|accessdate=March 30, 2010; no longer accessible}}</ref> George and his wife, Tricia, have four children.<ref name=george/>​

As the chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party, George and then state Representative Tony Goolsby of House District 102 were sued for [[libel]] in 2007 in the 192nd Texas District Court in Dallas by Goolsby's former Democratic legislative opponent, Harriet Miller. The suit contends that George and Goolsby filed a false voter complaint against Miller with the Dallas County district attorney. Miller then claimed that the complaint was used in 2006 to attack her campaign and to suppress [[African American|African-American]] voter turnout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lonestarproject.net/archive/GoolsbyGeorge.pdf|title=Lone Star Project: Fighting Back with Facts: Rep. Tony Goolsby and Kenn George Charged in Libel Suit|publisher=lonestarproject.net|accessdate=March 31, 2010}}</ref>​

As the chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party, George and then state Representative Tony Goolsby of House District 102 were sued for [[libel]] in 2007 in the 192nd Texas District Court in Dallas by Goolsby's former Democratic legislative opponent, Harriet Miller. The suit contends that George and Goolsby filed a false voter complaint against Miller with the Dallas County district attorney. Miller then claimed that the complaint was used in 2006 to attack her campaign and to suppress [[African American|African-American]] voter turnout.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lonestarproject.net/archive/GoolsbyGeorge.pdf|title=Lone Star Project: Fighting Back with Facts: Rep. Tony Goolsby and Kenn George Charged in Libel Suit|publisher=lonestarproject.net|accessdate=March 31, 2010}}</ref>​

 

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