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One of three candidates who challenged the ailing incumbent George E. "Buddy" West of Odessa in the 2008 Republican [[primary]], Lewis led the field with 5,273 votes (44 percent) to West's 4,602 (38.4) percent.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 4, 2008.</ref> In the lower-turnout runoff election, Lewis prevailed by a large margin, 5,181 (76 percent) to West's 1,637 (24 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 8, 2008.</ref>
One of three candidates who challenged the ailing incumbent George E. "Buddy" West of Odessa in the 2008 Republican [[primary]], Lewis led the field with 5,273 votes (44 percent) to West's 4,602 (38.4) percent.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 4, 2008.</ref> In the lower-turnout runoff election, Lewis prevailed by a large margin, 5,181 (76 percent) to West's 1,637 (24 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 8, 2008.</ref>
Lewis was supported by then [[Speaker]] [[Tom Craddick]] of nearby [[Midland]], who at the time was at odds with West, his Republican colleague for the past fifteen years. Four anti-Craddick Republican legislators came to Odessa to campaign in the runoff for West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasweekly.com/node/2758|title=Very Busy Signals|publisher=''Texas Weekly''|accessdate=July 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
Lewis was supported by then [[Speaker]] [[Tom Craddick]] of nearby [[Midland]], who at the time was at odds with West, his Republican colleague for the past fifteen years. Four anti-Craddick Republican legislators came to Odessa to campaign in the runoff for West.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasweekly.com/node/2758|title=Very Busy Signals|publisher=''Texas Weekly''|accessdate=July 13, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5862150.html#Intro
|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5862150.html#Intro
|title=About 200 attend state funeral of Rep. Buddy West|publisher=''Houston Chronicle''|date=June 28, 2008|accessdate=June 26, 2010}}</ref> West died some two months after the runoff election. In 2009, as Lewis succeeded West, Craddick himself was deposed as Speaker by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]].<ref>Lisa Sandberg, "The Most Popular Guy at the Capito," ''San Antonio Magazine,'' June 2009, p. 54.</ref> For a time, Lewis and Craddick remain neighboring House colleagues for Districts 81 and 82, respectively; neither had an opponent in the 2010 or 2012 general elections.
|title=About 200 attend state funeral of Rep. Buddy West|publisher=''Houston Chronicle'', June 28, 2008|accessdate=June 26, 2010}}</ref> West died some two months after the runoff election. In 2009, as Lewis succeeded West, Craddick himself was deposed as Speaker by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]].<ref>Lisa Sandberg, "The Most Popular Guy at the Capito," ''San Antonio Magazine,'' June 2009, p. 54.</ref> For a time, Lewis and Craddick remain neighboring House colleagues for Districts 81 and 82, respectively; neither had an opponent in the 2010 or 2012 general elections.
With his judicial background, Lewis served on the House (1) Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence and (2) Public Safety committees.<ref name=votesmart/> In the 2009 legislative session, Lewis supported the positions of [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]] 71 percent of the time. He supported the positions of [[interest group]]s Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and the Texas Association of Business 85 percent and 90 percent of the time, respectively.<ref name=votesmart/>
With his judicial background, Lewis served on the House (1) Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence and (2) Public Safety committees.<ref name=votesmart/> In the 2009 legislative session, Lewis supported the positions of [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]] 71 percent of the time. He supported the positions of [[interest group]]s Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and the Texas Association of Business 85 percent and 90 percent of the time, respectively.<ref name=votesmart/>