Earlier in his career he was the legislative director for [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former [[U.S. Representative]] James William "Jim" Turner (born 1946) of Texas' 2nd congressional district. In that capacity prior to 2005, he lived in Alexandria, [[Virginia]].<ref name=mylife/>
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Earlier in his career he was the legislative director for [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former [[U.S. Representative]] James William "Jim" Turner (born 1946) of Texas' 2nd congressional district, a former member of both houses of the Texas legislature and a former [[mayor]] of Crockett in Houston County (not the city of [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]), Texas. In that capacity prior to 2005, he lived in Alexandria, [[Virginia]].<ref name=mylife/>
After settling in Lufkin, he served as president of the nonpartisan Lufkin Independent School District.<ref name=ttribune/>
After settling in Lufkin, he served as president of the nonpartisan Lufkin Independent School District.<ref name=ttribune/>