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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; no longer on-line}}</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 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; no longer accessible}}</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 CBI, 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; no longer accessible}}</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 CBI, 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/>​