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==Political career==

==Political career==

In 1998, George unseated incumbent Republican State Representative Carolyn Galloway in the party primary, 6,063 votes (56.4 percent) to 4,867 (43.6 percent). He was then unopposed in the [[general election]], having won 27,220 votes. Four years later in the two-man land commissioner's race, George trailed with 252,802 votes (43.5 percent) to Patterson's 328,523 (56.5 percent). George was succeeded in the House by [[Moderate Republican]] [[attorney]] Dan Branch, a devotee of former [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], a former conservative who turned Moderate Republican in his later senatorial years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Texas Secretary of State: Election Returns, 1998 and 2002|publisher=sos.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 30, 2010}}</ref>​

In 1998, George unseated incumbent Republican State Representative Carolyn Galloway in the party primary, 6,063 votes (56.4 percent) to 4,867 (43.6 percent). He was then unopposed in the [[general election]], having won 27,220 votes. Four years later in the two-man land commissioner's race, George trailed with 252,802 votes (43.5 percent) to Patterson's 328,523 (56.5 percent). George was succeeded in the House by [[Moderate Republican]] [[attorney]] Dan Branch, a devotee of former [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], a former conservative who turned Moderate Republican in his later senatorial years.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, 1998 and 2002.</ref>​

As a state lawmaker, George sided with [[conservatives]] in seeking lower taxes, local control over education, and an improved business climate. He also advocated improved health care for senior citizens. The Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce cited George with a "100 percent pro-business voting record. He has also been honored by [[Right to Life]] in [[Austin]], the American Cancer Society, and the Texas Transplant Society. George wrote the House bill establishing the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank, which provides medical researchers an ethical alternative to [[stem cell]] research.<ref name=george/>​

As a state lawmaker, George sided with [[conservatives]] in seeking lower taxes, local control over education, and an improved business climate. He also advocated improved health care for senior citizens. The Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce cited George with a "100 percent pro-business voting record. He has also been honored by [[Right to Life]] in [[Austin]], the American Cancer Society, and the Texas Transplant Society. George wrote the House bill establishing the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank, which provides medical researchers an ethical alternative to [[stem cell]] research.<ref name=george/>​