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'''Edward Roy Tinsley, III''' (born August 26, 1952), is an [[attorney]], rancher, and [[business]]man  with interests in [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], and [[restaurant]]s who has twice failed in [[Republican Party|Republican]] bids for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 2nd congressional district of his adopted state of [[New Mexico]].  

'''Edward Roy Tinsley, III''' (born August 26, 1952), is an [[attorney]], rancher, and [[business]]man  with interests in [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], and [[restaurant]]s who has twice failed in [[Republican Party|Republican]] bids for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the 2nd congressional district of his adopted state of [[New Mexico]].  

Tinsley is the franchisor of K-Bob's Steakhouse, based primarily in New Mexico and his native [[Texas]]. Tinsley and his wife, the former Meredith George, reside on their Flying W Diamond Ranch, Inc., in Capitan in Lincoln County, New Mexico.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20110713141241/http://www.kbobs.com/customer/Ed_Tinsley_%20Biography.pdf|title=Edward R. Tinsley|publisher=Kbobs.com |date=July 13, 2011|accessdate=July 13, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>

Tinsley is the franchisor of K-Bob's Steakhouse, the food for which is made from scratch. K-Bob's is based primarily in New Mexico and his native [[Texas]]. The company motto is "Served with Love, Made with pride." There are nine existing K-Bob's outlets, including one in Canon City, [[Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.k-bobs.com/locations/|title=Locations of K-Bob's Restaurants|publisher=K-Bob's|accessdate=November 15, 2019}}</ref>insley and his wife, the former Meredith George, reside on their Flying W Diamond Ranch, Inc., in Capitan in Lincoln County, New Mexico.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20110713141241/http://www.kbobs.com/customer/Ed_Tinsley_%20Biography.pdf|title=Edward R. Tinsley|publisher=Kbobs.com |date=July 13, 2011|accessdate=July 13, 2011; no longer on-line}}</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

Tinsley was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tinsley, Jr., in Lamesa in Dawson County, south of [[Lubbock]] in West Texas. Growing up in Lamesa, he recalled a simple life of "the school, the church, and K-Bob’s", which had been founded in 1966 by Gabe E. Parson in Clovis, New Mexico.<ref name=kbobs>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20080703202105/http://www.kbobs.com/about.html|title=K-Bob’s: Serving the Food America Loves |publisher=Kbobs.com |date=July 3, 2008|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from [[University of Texas at Austin]] with a Bachelor of Science in accounting. In 1977, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Texas Tech University]] School of Law in Lubbock. In 1978, he became a territory franchisee for Schlotzsky's, a sandwich and soup chain based in [[Austin]]. He purchased the rights to develop Schlotzsky’s in New Mexico and southern [[Colorado]].<ref name=bio/> At that time, he also owned a food-processing and distribution company known as Sun Country Honey.<ref name=nrn>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n6_v26/ai_11828782/|author=Robin Lee Allen|title=K-Bob’s rises up out of Chapter 11 ashes|publisher=''Nation’s Restaurant News''|date=February 10, 1992|accessdate=July 8, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>

Tinsley was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tinsley, Jr., in Lamesa in Dawson County, south of [[Lubbock]] in West Texas. Growing up in Lamesa, he recalled a simple life of "the school, the church, and K-Bob’s", which had been founded in 1966 by Gabe E. Parson in Clovis, New Mexico.<ref name=kbobs>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20080703202105/http://www.kbobs.com/about.html|title=K-Bob’s: Serving the Food America Loves |publisher=Kbobs.com |date=July 3, 2008|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}</ref> He graduated from [[University of Texas at Austin]] with a Bachelor of Science in accounting. In 1977, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from [[Texas Tech University]] School of Law in Lubbock. In 1978, he became a territory franchisee for Schlotzsky's, a sandwich and soup chain based in [[Austin]]. He purchased the rights to develop Schlotzsky’s in New Mexico and southern [[Colorado]].<ref name=bio/> At that time, he also owned a food-processing and distribution company known as Sun Country Honey.<ref name=nrn>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n6_v26/ai_11828782/|author=Robin Lee Allen|title=K-Bob’s rises up out of Chapter 11 ashes|publisher=''Nation’s Restaurant News''|date=February 10, 1992|accessdate=July 8, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>

In 1989, K-Bob's filed for [[Chapter 11]] [[bankruptcy]]. After a year of negotiations, Tinsley acquired the company in April 1991. K-Bob’s, Inc., was hence transformed into K-Bob’s USA, Inc., and the latter was required to pay debts to creditors of the former over a 10-year period. Since the purchase, Tinsley has concentrated on the roots of his company, having personally met his franchisees and launched a monthly corporate newsletter called ''The T-Bone Tribune.''<ref name=nrn/>

In 1989, K-Bob's filed for [[Chapter 11]] [[bankruptcy]]. After a year of negotiations, Tinsley acquired the company in April 1991. K-Bob’s, Inc., was hence transformed into K-Bob’s USA, Inc., and the latter was required to pay debts to creditors of the former over a 10-year period. Since the purchase, Tinsley concentrated on the roots of his company, having personally met his franchisees, and he launched a monthly corporate newsletter called ''The T-Bone Tribune.''<ref name=nrn/>

==Political matters==

==Political matters==

Tinsley has been a supporter of former [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]], who appointed him to the board of the scenic Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico.<ref name=bio/> In 2002, Tinsley ran unsuccessfully for the Republican congressional nomination to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the late [[Republican Party|GOP]] Representative Joseph Richard "Joe" Skeen (1927-2003). Instead, the party choice and the [[general election]] victory went to intra-party rival [[Steve Pearce]],<ref name=bio/>who ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] in 2018.

Tinsley was a supporter of former [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]], who appointed him to the board of the scenic Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico.<ref name=bio/> In 2002, Tinsley ran unsuccessfully for the Republican congressional nomination to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the late [[Republican Party|GOP]] Representative Joseph Richard "Joe" Skeen (1927-2003). Instead, the party choice and the [[general election]] victory went to intra-party rival [[Steve Pearce]],<ref name=bio/>who ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] in 2018.

In 2008, Pearce did not seek a fourth term in the U.S. House but instead ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by veteran Republican [[Pete Domenici]] of [[Albuquerque]]. Tinsley won a five-person Republican primary to succeed Pearce, but he lost the November 4 general election to the Democrat Harry Teague, an oilman from Hobbs, the first Democrat to win the post since 1978, the year that Domenici was elected to his second term as a senator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf|author=Benjamin J. Guthrie|title=Statistics of the Congressional Elections of November 7, 1978|publisher=clerk.house.gov|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}</ref>

In 2008, Pearce did not seek a fourth term in the U.S. House but instead ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by veteran Republican [[Pete Domenici]] of [[Albuquerque]]. Tinsley won a five-person Republican primary to succeed Pearce, but he lost the November 4 general election to the Democrat Harry Teague, an oilman from Hobbs, the first Democrat to win the post since 1978, the year that Domenici was elected to his second term as a senator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf|author=Benjamin J. Guthrie|title=Statistics of the Congressional Elections of November 7, 1978|publisher=clerk.house.gov|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}</ref>