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'''Christi Leigh Craddick''' (born 1970) is the newest member of the Texas Railroad Commission, the state's elected utility regulatory commission. A [[Republican]] originally from [[Midland]], [[Texas]], Craddick handily won her seat in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2012. She is the daughter of Texas State Representative [[Tom Craddick]] of Midland, who served as the state House Speaker from 2003 to 2009.
'''Christi Leigh Craddick''' (born 1970) is the newest member of the Texas Railroad Commission, the state's elected utility regulatory panel. A [[Republican]] originally from [[Midland]], [[Texas]], Craddick handily won her seat in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2012. She is the daughter of Texas State Representative [[Tom Craddick]] of Midland, who served as the state House Speaker from 2003 to 2009.
==Background==
==Background==
[[Ernest Angelo]], a former Midland mayor who previously served for twenty years as the Texas Republican National Committeeman, said that Craddick, whom he has known for her entire life -- he and Tom Craddick are neighbors -- gained credibility with large Republican donors. Craddick had earlier raised funds and campaigned for other Republicans. She traveled by highway to meet with conservative and women's groups. According to Angelo, "she showed she will do what it takes to win a state primary. She earned it."<ref name=midland/>
[[Ernest Angelo]], a former Midland mayor who previously served for twenty years as the Texas Republican National Committeeman, said that Craddick, whom he has known for her entire life -- he and Tom Craddick are neighbors -- gained credibility with large Republican donors. Craddick had earlier raised funds and campaigned for other Republicans. She traveled by highway to meet with conservative and women's groups. According to Angelo, "she showed she will do what it takes to win a state primary. She earned it."<ref name=midland/>
Though the Railroad Commission was created in 1891 in the Jim Hogg gubernatorial administration to check abuses by railroads, it no longer has such functions. Instead it regulates the energy industries in Texas. In most states, the Railroad Commission is known as the Public Service Commission.
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