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| | |succeeded=Dade Phelan | | |succeeded=Dade Phelan |
| | |birth_date=May 6, 1954 | | |birth_date=May 6, 1954 |
| − | |birth_place=[[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]], Jefferson County, Texas | + | |birth_place=[[Beaumont]], Jefferson County, Texas |
| | |occupation=Timber company owner | | |occupation=Timber company owner |
| | |residence=Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas | | |residence=Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas |
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| | ==Background== | | ==Background== |
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| − | Ritter was born and reared in [[Beaumontt]], the [[county seat]] of Jefferson County. There he graduated in 1972 from [[Forest Park High School (Beaumont, Texas)|Forest Park High School]]. He was a salesman for his family-owned Ritter Timber Company in Nederland fm 1972 to 1988, when he became the company president. He is also a board member of Allied Building Stores. He is a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Crime Stoppers]], and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/25363/allan-ritter#.UwYx25WPIfg|title=Allan Ritter's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref> | + | Ritter was born and reared in [[Beaumont]] in coastal Jefferson County, Texas. There he graduated in 1972 from Forest Park High School. He was a salesman for his family-owned Ritter Timber Company in Nederland fm 1972 to 1988, when he became the company president. He is also a board member of Allied Building Stores. He is a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Crime Stoppers]], and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/25363/allan-ritter#.UwYx25WPIfg|title=Allan Ritter's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref> |
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| | Ritter is a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Nederland.<ref name=abritter/> He and his wife, Peggy, have four children, Will, Peyton, Anney, and Whitney.<ref name=votesmart/> | | Ritter is a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Nederland.<ref name=abritter/> He and his wife, Peggy, have four children, Will, Peyton, Anney, and Whitney.<ref name=votesmart/> |