'''George Edward Lavender''' (born September 7, 1955) is a small businessman from Texarkana, [[Texas]], who is a freshman [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 1, encompassing Bowie, Cass, Marion, and Morris counties in the northeastern portion of the state.<ref name=lrl>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5679&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=1~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=George Lavender|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref> | '''George Edward Lavender''' (born September 7, 1955) is a small businessman from Texarkana, [[Texas]], who is a freshman [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 1, encompassing Bowie, Cass, Marion, and Morris counties in the northeastern portion of the state.<ref name=lrl>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5679&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=1~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=George Lavender|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref> |