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'''George William Strake, Jr.''' (born June 10, 1935), is a [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], [[business]]man and philanthropist who served as Texas secretary of state from January 16, 1979 to October 6, 1981, during the first administration of [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]]. He left the secretary of state’s position to begin fund raising for his 1982 race as the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, a powerful position in Texas because the lieutenant governor is the presiding officer of the state Senate. Strake was defeated by the then 10-year [[incumbent]], [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] William Pettus "Bill" Hobby, Jr., also a Houston businessman. From 1983 to 1988, Strake was the Texas Republican state chairman.

'''George William Strake, Jr.''' (born June 10, 1935), is a [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], [[business]]man and philanthropist who served as Texas secretary of state from January 16, 1979 to October 6, 1981, during the first administration of [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] [[Bill Clements]].  

 

He left the secretary of state’s position to begin fund raising for his 1982 race as the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, a powerful position in Texas because the lieutenant governor is the presiding officer of the state Senate. Strake was defeated by the then 10-year [[incumbent]], [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] William Pettus "Bill" Hobby, Jr., also a Houston businessman. From 1983 to 1988, Strake was the Texas Republican state chairman.

==Background==

==Background==