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| | {{Infobox officeholder | | {{Infobox officeholder |
| | |name=Tryon Dexter Lewis | | |name=Tryon Dexter Lewis |
| | + | |image=Tryon D. Lewis of TX.jpg |
| | |nationality=[[United States|American]] | | |nationality=[[United States|American]] |
| | |office=[[Texas]] State Representative<br>for District 81 (Andrews, Ector,<br> and Winkler counties) | | |office=[[Texas]] State Representative<br>for District 81 (Andrews, Ector,<br> and Winkler counties) |
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| | |term_end=January 13, 2015 | | |term_end=January 13, 2015 |
| | |preceded=[[George E. "Buddy" West]] | | |preceded=[[George E. "Buddy" West]] |
| − | |succeeded=Brooks Landgraf | + | |succeeded=[[Brooks Landgraf]] |
| | |office2=[[Judge]] of the Texas<br> 161st Judicial District Court | | |office2=[[Judge]] of the Texas<br> 161st Judicial District Court |
| | |term_start2=1985 | | |term_start2=1985 |
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| | With his judicial background, Lewis served on the House (1) Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence and (2) Public Safety committees.<ref name=votesmart/> In the 2009 legislative session, Lewis supported the positions of [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]] 71 percent of the time. He supported the positions of [[interest group]]s Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and the Texas Association of Business 85 percent and 90 percent of the time, respectively.<ref name=votesmart/> | | With his judicial background, Lewis served on the House (1) Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence and (2) Public Safety committees.<ref name=votesmart/> In the 2009 legislative session, Lewis supported the positions of [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]] 71 percent of the time. He supported the positions of [[interest group]]s Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and the Texas Association of Business 85 percent and 90 percent of the time, respectively.<ref name=votesmart/> |
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| − | Lewis did not seek a fourth House term in 2014. He was succeeded by Brooks Landgraf, an Odessa attorney. | + | Lewis did not seek a fourth House term in 2014. He was succeeded by [[Brooks Landgraf]], a conservative Odessa attorney. |
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| | Lewis' religious affiliation is unknown, but his father was a [[Presbyterian]].<ref name=tebl/> | | Lewis' religious affiliation is unknown, but his father was a [[Presbyterian]].<ref name=tebl/> |
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| | [[Category:Attorneys]] | | [[Category:Attorneys]] |
| | [[Category:Politicians]] | | [[Category:Politicians]] |
| | + | [[Category:State Representatives]] |
| | [[Category:Judges]] | | [[Category:Judges]] |
| | [[Category:Republicans]] | | [[Category:Republicans]] |