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| name= David McAdams Sibley, Sr.​

| name= David McAdams Sibley, Sr.​

|office=[[Texas]] State Senator for District 22​ (Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Tarrant, Navarro,and Somervell counties)

|office=[[Texas]] State Senator for District 22​ (Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan, Tarrant, Navarro, and Somervell counties)

| term_start=1991 (in District 9, which became District 22 in 1994)​

| term_start=1991 (in District 9, which became District 22 in 1994)​

| term_end=2002​

| term_end=2002​

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'''David McAdams Sibley Sr.''' (born 1948) is a [[lobbyist]] and [[attorney]] in [[Austin]], [[Texas]], who previously practiced dentistry in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he  held the District 22 seat in the Texas State Senate. Previously, he was from 1987 to 1988 the [[mayor]] of Waco, then an unelected and still a [[nonpartisan]] position, as are all elected municipal offices in Texas.​

'''David McAdams Sibley, Sr.''' (born 1948), is a [[lobbyist]] and [[attorney]] in [[Austin]], [[Texas]], who previously practiced dentistry in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]], A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he  held the District 22 seat in the Texas State Senate. Previously, he was from 1987 to 1988 the [[mayor]] of Waco, then an unelected and still a nonpartisan position, as are all elected municipal offices in Texas.​

 

On June 22, 2010, Sibley unsuccessfully sought to return to the state Senate but lost a [[special election]] runoff  to fellow Republican [[Brian Birdwell]] of Granbury in Hood County, whose [[conservative]] positions contrasted with Sibley's [[Moderate Republican]] tendencies.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Special election returns, Senate District 22, June 22, 2010.</ref> The seat became vacant when Republican Kip Averitt, a former aide to Sibley, resigned because of health issues.​

On June 22, 2010, Sibley unsuccessfully sought to return to the state Senate but lost a [[special election]] runoff  to fellow Republican [[Brian Birdwell]] of Granbury in Hood County, whose [[conservative]] positions contrasted with Sibley's [[Moderate Republican]] tendencies.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Special election returns, Senate District 22, June 22, 2010.</ref> The seat became vacant when Republican Kip Averitt, a former aide to Sibley, resigned because of health issues.​

 

Sibley's opponents disclosed in 2010 that as a lobbyist he had contributed to two [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] lawmakers, state Senator Leticia Van de Putte of Sibley's native [[San Antonio]] and state Representative Jim Dunnam]of Waco. Dunnam in the spring of 2003 led Democratic lawmakers on a sojourn to Ardmore, [[Oklahoma]], in an ultimately failed bid to deny a legislative [[quorum]] as the lawmakers [[redistricting|redistricted]] the thirty-two seats that Texas then had in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Otherwise, it was noted that 97 percent of Sibley's contributions had gone to his fellow Republicans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empowertexans.com/node/1285|title=David Sibley: Dances with Democrats?|publisher=empowertexans.com|accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref>​

Sibley's opponents disclosed in 2010 that as a lobbyist he had contributed to two [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] lawmakers, state Senator Leticia Van de Putte of Sibley's native [[San Antonio]], who later ran for lieutenant governor against conservative [[Dan Patrick]] and state Representative Jim Dunnam of Waco. Dunnam in the spring of 2003 led Democratic lawmakers on a sojourn to Ardmore, [[Oklahoma]], in an ultimately failed bid to deny a legislative [[quorum]] as the lawmakers [[redistricting|redistricted]] the thirty-two seats that Texas then had in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Otherwise, it was noted that 97 percent of Sibley's contributions had gone to his fellow Republicans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empowertexans.com/node/1285|title=David Sibley: Dances with Democrats?|publisher=empowertexans.com|accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref>​

 

Sibley carried the backing in the 2010 election of former [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]], who had earlier befriended Birdwell, a burn victim of the [[terrorist]] attack on [[The Pentagon]] on [[September 11, 2001]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facethefire.org/|title=Welcome, Face the Fire Ministries|publisher=facethefire.org|accessdate=September 21, 2010}}</ref> Bush's ranch in Crawford was located within the senatorial district. Birdwell, who carried the support of the [[Tea Party movement]], was unopposed for the seat in the November 2, 2010, general election.​

Sibley carried the backing in the 2010 election of former [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]], who had earlier befriended Birdwell, a burn victim of the [[terrorist]] attack on [[The Pentagon]] on [[September 11, 2001]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facethefire.org/|title=Welcome, Face the Fire Ministries|publisher=facethefire.org|accessdate=September 21, 2010}}</ref> Bush's ranch in Crawford was located within the senatorial district. Birdwell, who carried the support of the [[Tea Party movement]], was unopposed for the seat in the November 2, 2010, general election.​

 

==Background==​

==Background==​

Sibley was born to J. Dale Sibley (1923-2006) and the former [[Marilyn McAdams Sibley|Marilyn McAdams]], a native of Walker County who was an author of eight books and a [[historian]] at Houston Baptist University in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. Sibley lost both parents six months apart in the same year. J. Dale and Marilyn later returned and retired to Huntsville, the seat of government for Walker County. David Sibley is the oldest of their three sons; his brothers, both dentists, are Dr. Stuart Dale Sibley and Dr. Mark McAdams Sibley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itemonline.com/obituaries/x212525826/Dr-Marilyn-McAdams-Sibley/print|title=Obituary of Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley|publisher=''Huntsville Item''|date=January 19, 2006|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>​

Sibley was born to J. Dale Sibley and the former [[Marilyn McAdams Sibley|Marilyn McAdams]], a native of Walker County who was an author of eight books and a [[historian]] at Houston Baptist University in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. The couple later returned and retired to Huntsville, the seat of government for Walker County. David Sibley is the oldest of their three sons; his brothers, both dentists, are Dr. Stuart Dale Sibley and Dr. Mark McAdams Sibley.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itemonline.com/obituaries/x212525826/Dr-Marilyn-McAdams-Sibley/print|title=Obituary of Dr. Marilyn McAdams Sibley|publisher=''Huntsville Item''|date=January 19, 2006|accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>​

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Sibley is a 1970 graduate of [[Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in Waco, where he was the captain of the [[basketball]] team and was named "Honorable mention"  All-Southwest Conference.  He graduated with honors from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1974 and finished a four-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in [[Dallas]].  Originally a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, he was sidelined by a ruptured disc and switched professions. He attended Baylor University Law School in Waco, from which he graduated in 1989, was admitted to the bar, and then worked as a criminal prosecutor for the McLennan County, district attorney.<ref name=cook/>​

Sibley is a 1970 graduate of [[Baptist]]-affiliated [[Baylor University]] in Waco, where he was the captain of the [[basketball]] team and was named "Honorable mention"  All-Southwest Conference.  He graduated with honors from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1974 and finished a four-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in [[Dallas]].  Originally a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, he was sidelined by a ruptured disc and switched professions. He attended Baylor University Law School in Waco, from which he graduated in 1989, was admitted to the bar, and then worked as a criminal prosecutor for the McLennan County, district attorney.<ref name=cook/>​