| − | '''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 c. 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. |