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|residence=[[Dallas]], Texas

|residence=[[Dallas]], Texas

|spouse=Michele Sue Pierce Sheets​

|spouse=Michele Sue Pierce Sheets​

|religion=[[Roman Catholicc]]​

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​

|alma_mater=Mansfield (Texas) High School​

|alma_mater=Mansfield (Texas) High School​

University of Texas at Arlington<br>​

University of Texas at Arlington<br>​

Dedman School of Law] at [[Southern Methodist University]]​

Dedman School of Law] at [[Southern Methodist University]]​

allegiance=[[United States]]

allegiance=[[United States]]

|branch=[[United States Marine Corps]]=??? |serviceyears=2000 – 2010 |battles=[[Iraq War]] |awards=Three Purple Hearts }} |branch=[[United States Marine Corps]]​

|branch=[[United States Marine Corps]]=??? |serviceyears=2000 – 2010 |battles=[[Iraq War]] |awards=Three Purple Hearts }} |branch=[[United States Marine Corps]]​

|rank=[[Major]]​|battles=[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]: [[Fallujah]]​

|rank=[[Major]]

​|battles=[[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]: [[Fallujah]]​

|serviceyears=2001-2010; still in Marine Corps Reserve

|serviceyears=2001-2010; still in Marine Corps Reserve

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'''Kenneth Francis Sheets''' (born November 6, 1976)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/kenneth-sheets/kennethsheets107|title=Kenneth Sheets|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ne--ala.capwiz.com/bio/id/63334|title=Rep. Kenneth Sheets (R-TX 107th District)|publisher=Nebraska Library Association|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] from [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former  state representative in the politically competitive District 107 in Dallas County. He served from 2011 until his narrow defeat in November 2016..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5709&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Sheets~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Kenneth Sheets|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>​

'''Kenneth Francis Sheets''' (born November 6, 1976)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/kenneth-sheets/kennethsheets107|title=Kenneth Sheets|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ne--ala.capwiz.com/bio/id/63334|title=Rep. Kenneth Sheets (R-TX 107th District)|publisher=Nebraska Library Association|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] from [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former  state representative in the politically competitive District 107 in Dallas County. He served from 2011 until his narrow defeat in November 2016..<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5709&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=~gender=~last=Sheets~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Kenneth Sheets|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>​

 

==Background==​

==Background==

 

Sheets was reared in Mansfield in the Dallas-[[Fort Worth]] Metroplex..<ref name="Kenneth Sheets">{{cite web|url=http://www.kennethsheets.com/about|title=Kenneth Sheets|publisher=kennethsheets.com|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref> He graduated in 1995 from Mansfield (Texas) High School  and then enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. Following graduation from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2001, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He has served on active duty and in the reserve. He is currently a [[Major]] in the Marine Corps Reserve.<ref name="Kenneth Sheets"/> He fought in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] from September 2007 to May 2008 in [[Fallujah]] and earned a [[Armed Forces Reserve Medal|Marine Corps Reserve Medal]], [[Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal]], and the [[Iraq Campaign Medal]].<ref name="Kenneth Sheets"/><ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kenneth-sheets/#ui-tabs-1|title=State Rep. Kenneth Sheets  District 107 (R-Dallas)|publisher=''[[The Texas Tribune]]''|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref>​

Sheets was reared in Mansfield in the Dallas-[[Fort Worth]] Metroplex.<ref name="Kenneth Sheets">{{cite web|url=http://www.kennethsheets.com/about|title=Kenneth Sheets|publisher=kennethsheets.com|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref> He graduated in 1995 from Mansfield (Texas) High School  and then enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. Following graduation from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2001, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He has served on active duty and in the reserve. He is currently a [[Major]] in the Marine Corps Reserve.<ref name="Kenneth Sheets"/> He fought in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] from September 2007 to May 2008 in [[Fallujah]] and earned an Armed Forces Reserve Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Iraq Campaign Medal.<ref name="Kenneth Sheets"/><ref name=ttribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kenneth-sheets/#ui-tabs-1|title=State Rep. Kenneth Sheets  District 107 (R-Dallas)|publisher=''[[The Texas Tribune]]''|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref>​

 

In 2004, he received his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[Dedman School of Law]] at [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park west of Dallas. He is partner with the Dallas law firm Payne & Blanchard.<ref name=ttribune/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pandblaw.com/about|title=Payne & Blanchard, LLP|publisher=pandblaw.com|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref> He is a member of the [[St. Thomas Aquinas]] [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Dallas.<ref name=votesmart/>​

In 2004, he received his [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[Dedman School of Law]] at [[Southern Methodist University]] in University Park west of Dallas. He is partner with the Dallas law firm Payne & Blanchard.<ref name=ttribune/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pandblaw.com/about|title=Payne & Blanchard, LLP|publisher=pandblaw.com|accessdate=March 21, 2014}}</ref> He is a member of the [[St. Thomas Aquinas]] [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Dallas.<ref name=votesmart/>​

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