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'''Allan Brown Ritter''' (born May 6, 1954), is a [[business]]man from Nederland, [[Texas]], who is a former state representative for District 21, which includes parts of Jefferson and Orange counties. First elected  as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in 1998, Ritter switched parties in 2010 and won his eighth and final term in 2012 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]].<ref name=abritter>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/allan-ritter/|title=State Rep. Allan Ritter, District 21 (R-Nederland)|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref>

'''Allan Brown Ritter''' (born May 6, 1954), is a [[business]]man from Nederland, [[Texas]], who is a former state representative for District 21, which includes parts of Jefferson and Orange counties. First elected  as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in 1998, Ritter switched parties in 2010 and won his eighth and final term in 2012 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]].<ref name=abritter>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/allan-ritter/|title=State Rep. Allan Ritter, District 21 (R-Nederland)|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=February 20, 2014; material no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

==Background==

==Background==