| − | '''Donald Blaine Huffines''', known as '''Don Huffines''' (born April 26, 1958), is an [[United States|American]] [[conservative]] [[politician]] who served District 16 in the [[Texas]] State Senate from January 13, 2015, to January 8, 2019<ref>https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5766</ref>He was defeated for a second term in the [[general election]] of 2018, when the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Nathan M. Johnson was elected to the position. | + | '''Donald Blaine Huffines''', known as '''Don Huffines''' (born April 26, 1958), is an [[United States|American]] [[conservative]] [[politician]] who served District 16 in the [[Texas]] State Senate from January 13, 2015, to January 8, 2019<ref>https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5766</ref>He was defeated for a second term in the [[general election]] of 2018, when the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Nathan M. Johnson was elected to the position with 159,228 votes (54.1 percent) compared to Huffines' 134,933 (45.9 percent). |
| | Huffines and his brother operate a real estate development firm in the [[Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth]] area; the family's fortune comes from their grandfather, who started a network of automotive dealerships still owned and operated by the family. | | Huffines and his brother operate a real estate development firm in the [[Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth]] area; the family's fortune comes from their grandfather, who started a network of automotive dealerships still owned and operated by the family. |