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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Brooks Frederick Landgraf
|image =Brooks Landgraf of TX.jpg
|caption=Brooks Landgraf, then representative-elect, at a meeting of the West Texas Historical Association (April 2014)
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Texas]] State Representative for District 81 (Andrews, Ector, Ward and Winkler counties)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start=January 13, 2015
|term_end=
|preceded=[[Tryon Lewis]]
|birth_date=March 15, 1981
|birth_place=[[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]], Texas, [[United States|USA]]
|residence=Odessa, Texas
|occupation=[[Attorney]] and Rancher
|spouse=Shelby Levins Landgraf (married 2013)
|children=Hollis Rose Landgraf
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|alma_mater=Permian High School<br> (Odessa, Texas)<br>
[[Texas A&M University]]<br>
St. Mary's University School of Law
}}
'''Brooks Frederick Landgraf''' (born March 15, 1981) is an [[attorney]] and rancher in his native [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 81, which encompasses Andrews, Ector, Ward, and Winkler counties. In January 2015, he succeeded the three-term Republican [[Tryon D. Lewis]], who did not seek re-nomination in the [[primary]] held on March 4, 2014.
==Background==
Landgraf is descended from a five-generation pioneer ranching family, which still owns and operates a ranch near Marathon in Brewster County in West Texas. On September 28, 2013, he married Shelby Levins, the news anchor at KMID, the [[ABC]] affiliated in [[Midland]], Texas. Though she has lived all over the world, her father's family is from Andrews, Texas The two wed in a ceremony held at the family's Brooks Ranch, named for his maternal grandparents, Conoly and Peggy Brooks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shelbyandbrooks.ourwedding.com/|title=Shelby&Brooks|publisher=shelbyandbrooks.ourwedding.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
In 1999, Landgraf graduated from Permian High School in Odessa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.permian.net/1999.html|title=Class of 1999 Reunion information|publisher=permian.net|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> In 2003, he completed his undergraduate degree from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], where he was a member of the [[United States Army]] Corps of Cadets and the Student Senate, serving as Speaker of the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.tamu.edu/about/formerspeakers|title=TAMU Past Speakers of the Student Senate|publisher=senate.tamu.edu}}</ref> In 2008, Landgraf earned his [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from[St. Mary's University School of Law in [[San Antonio]], where he was the editor-in-chief of the ''St. Mary's Law Review.''
Prior to earning his law degree, Landgraf worked as an congressional staffer and press secretary to Republican former [[United States Representative]] [[Joe Barton]] of Texas' 6th congressional district, and former chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.<ref name=aboutbrooks>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookslandgraf.com/about|title=About Brooks Landgraf|publisher=brookslandgraf.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
After earning his law degree, Landgraf worked as an associate attorney at the Shafer, Davis, O'Leary & Stoker law firm in Odessa, where he represented energy producers and small businesspeople.<ref name="aboutbrooks"/> Landgraf later served as the chief legal counsel at Odessa Medical Center Health System before he returned to private practice in 2015. <ref>http://www.oaoa.com/premium/article_5bfb6bdc-5629-11e4-8a22-0017a43b2370.html</ref> Landgraf also works in the management of his family's cow-calf operation and mineral interests.<ref name=aboutbrooks/>
Landgraf serves on the board of directors for: [http://www.motran.org/ Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motran.org/bod.html|title=MOTRAN|publisher=motran.org}}</ref> a [[non-profit association]] which "promotes transportation infrastructure and economic development in the Permian Basin"; and the [http://www.educationfoundationodessa.com/ Education Foundation], a non-profit with the mission: "to be the catalyst for opportunity through education in the Ector County Independent School District]. He is also a member of the advisory council of the [[John Ben Shepperd]] Public Leadership Institute,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shepperdinstitute.com/about-us/advisory-council/|title=John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute advisory council|publisher=shepperdinstitute.com}}</ref> which aims to "provide Texans an education for and about leadership, ethics and public service." An [[Eagle Scout]], he also serves a mentor to young adults through the [http://www.odessa-tx.gov/index.aspx?page=85 Odessa Teen Court program], and is a member of the state advisory council of the YMCA Youth and Government.<ref name=aboutbrooks/> Landgraf and his wife attend St. Elizabeth Ann Seton [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Odessa.
==2014 election==
Landgraf won the Republican primary in with 6,141 votes (58.5 percent) to his lone opponent, Austin Robert Keith (born July 21, 1955), the president of Pinkie's, Inc., in Odessa, who received the remaining 4,348 votes (41.5 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 4, 2014.</ref>
No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] opposed Landgraf in the November 4 [[general election]], but Landgraf did defeat write-in candidate, Dr. Michael McCulloch, with 98.87 percent of the votes.<ref>http://www.oaoa.com/news/article_c82df92e-64f6-11e4-ab7c-001a4bcf6878.html</ref>
Landgraf carried the endorsement of: the Texas [[Farm Bureau]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.txfbagfund.org/news.aspx?id=740|title=Texas Farm Bureau Endorses Landgraf|publisher=txfbagfund.org}}</ref> which represents "Texas food and fiber producers, farmers and ranchers on issues important to rural Texans and agriculture in Texas"; the [http://www.tha.org/index.asp Texas Hospital Association],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/brookslandgraf/pages/2/attachments/original/1390872734/News_Release_-_Landgraf_Endorsement_-_Jan_2014.pdf?1390872734|title=HOSPAC Endorses Landgraf|publisher=tha.org}}</ref> which represents hospitals and health systems in Texas; and the [[Gun Owners of America]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookslandgraf.com/|title=Landgraf endorsed for House District 81|publisher=brookslandgraf.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> a [[Second Amendment]] rights group. He's was also endorsed by Michael Quinn Sullivan, the [[conservative]] political figure who formed Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, an [[interest group]] with the stated mission to: "create and sustain a system of strong fiscal stewardship within all levels of Texas government, ensuring the greatest amounts of economic and personal liberty, and promoting public policies that provide individuals with the freedom to use their strengths and talents in pursuit of greater opportunities."
Landgraf and his wife said that they knocked on some two thousand doors in soliciting voter support in 2014.<ref name=odessaam>{{cite web|url=http://www.oaoa.com/news/government/elections/article_f51707ea-a422-11e3-beba-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Jon Vanderlaan, Landgraf wins representative race: Keith concedes to Landgraf before final tall|date=March 5, 2014|publisher=''The Odessa American''|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
Landgraf ran unopposed for his fourth legislative term in his heavily Republican district in the general election held on November 3, 2020. [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] praised Brooks for his "tireless efforts" in the legislature, calling him "a proven conservative leader and a strong voice for the people of West Texas."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=81|title=Brooks Landgraf|publisher=Texas House of Representatives|accessdate=December 1, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
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|name=Brooks Frederick Landgraf
|image =Brooks Landgraf of TX.jpg
|caption=Brooks Landgraf, then representative-elect, at a meeting of the West Texas Historical Association (April 2014)
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|office=[[Texas]] State Representative for District 81 (Andrews, Ector, Ward and Winkler counties)
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start=January 13, 2015
|term_end=
|preceded=[[Tryon Lewis]]
|birth_date=March 15, 1981
|birth_place=[[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]], Texas, [[United States|USA]]
|residence=Odessa, Texas
|occupation=[[Attorney]] and Rancher
|spouse=Shelby Levins Landgraf (married 2013)
|children=Hollis Rose Landgraf
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|alma_mater=Permian High School<br> (Odessa, Texas)<br>
[[Texas A&M University]]<br>
St. Mary's University School of Law
}}
'''Brooks Frederick Landgraf''' (born March 15, 1981) is an [[attorney]] and rancher in his native [[Odessa, Texas|Odessa]], [[Texas]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 81, which encompasses Andrews, Ector, Ward, and Winkler counties. In January 2015, he succeeded the three-term Republican [[Tryon D. Lewis]], who did not seek re-nomination in the [[primary]] held on March 4, 2014.
==Background==
Landgraf is descended from a five-generation pioneer ranching family, which still owns and operates a ranch near Marathon in Brewster County in West Texas. On September 28, 2013, he married Shelby Levins, the news anchor at KMID, the [[ABC]] affiliated in [[Midland]], Texas. Though she has lived all over the world, her father's family is from Andrews, Texas The two wed in a ceremony held at the family's Brooks Ranch, named for his maternal grandparents, Conoly and Peggy Brooks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shelbyandbrooks.ourwedding.com/|title=Shelby&Brooks|publisher=shelbyandbrooks.ourwedding.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
In 1999, Landgraf graduated from Permian High School in Odessa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.permian.net/1999.html|title=Class of 1999 Reunion information|publisher=permian.net|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> In 2003, he completed his undergraduate degree from [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], where he was a member of the [[United States Army]] Corps of Cadets and the Student Senate, serving as Speaker of the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.tamu.edu/about/formerspeakers|title=TAMU Past Speakers of the Student Senate|publisher=senate.tamu.edu}}</ref> In 2008, Landgraf earned his [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from[St. Mary's University School of Law in [[San Antonio]], where he was the editor-in-chief of the ''St. Mary's Law Review.''
Prior to earning his law degree, Landgraf worked as an congressional staffer and press secretary to Republican former [[United States Representative]] [[Joe Barton]] of Texas' 6th congressional district, and former chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.<ref name=aboutbrooks>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookslandgraf.com/about|title=About Brooks Landgraf|publisher=brookslandgraf.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
After earning his law degree, Landgraf worked as an associate attorney at the Shafer, Davis, O'Leary & Stoker law firm in Odessa, where he represented energy producers and small businesspeople.<ref name="aboutbrooks"/> Landgraf later served as the chief legal counsel at Odessa Medical Center Health System before he returned to private practice in 2015. <ref>http://www.oaoa.com/premium/article_5bfb6bdc-5629-11e4-8a22-0017a43b2370.html</ref> Landgraf also works in the management of his family's cow-calf operation and mineral interests.<ref name=aboutbrooks/>
Landgraf serves on the board of directors for: [http://www.motran.org/ Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motran.org/bod.html|title=MOTRAN|publisher=motran.org}}</ref> a [[non-profit association]] which "promotes transportation infrastructure and economic development in the Permian Basin"; and the [http://www.educationfoundationodessa.com/ Education Foundation], a non-profit with the mission: "to be the catalyst for opportunity through education in the Ector County Independent School District]. He is also a member of the advisory council of the [[John Ben Shepperd]] Public Leadership Institute,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shepperdinstitute.com/about-us/advisory-council/|title=John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute advisory council|publisher=shepperdinstitute.com}}</ref> which aims to "provide Texans an education for and about leadership, ethics and public service." An [[Eagle Scout]], he also serves a mentor to young adults through the [http://www.odessa-tx.gov/index.aspx?page=85 Odessa Teen Court program], and is a member of the state advisory council of the YMCA Youth and Government.<ref name=aboutbrooks/> Landgraf and his wife attend St. Elizabeth Ann Seton [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Odessa.
==2014 election==
Landgraf won the Republican primary in with 6,141 votes (58.5 percent) to his lone opponent, Austin Robert Keith (born July 21, 1955), the president of Pinkie's, Inc., in Odessa, who received the remaining 4,348 votes (41.5 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 4, 2014.</ref>
No [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] opposed Landgraf in the November 4 [[general election]], but Landgraf did defeat write-in candidate, Dr. Michael McCulloch, with 98.87 percent of the votes.<ref>http://www.oaoa.com/news/article_c82df92e-64f6-11e4-ab7c-001a4bcf6878.html</ref>
Landgraf carried the endorsement of: the Texas [[Farm Bureau]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.txfbagfund.org/news.aspx?id=740|title=Texas Farm Bureau Endorses Landgraf|publisher=txfbagfund.org}}</ref> which represents "Texas food and fiber producers, farmers and ranchers on issues important to rural Texans and agriculture in Texas"; the [http://www.tha.org/index.asp Texas Hospital Association],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/brookslandgraf/pages/2/attachments/original/1390872734/News_Release_-_Landgraf_Endorsement_-_Jan_2014.pdf?1390872734|title=HOSPAC Endorses Landgraf|publisher=tha.org}}</ref> which represents hospitals and health systems in Texas; and the [[Gun Owners of America]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brookslandgraf.com/|title=Landgraf endorsed for House District 81|publisher=brookslandgraf.com|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> a [[Second Amendment]] rights group. He's was also endorsed by Michael Quinn Sullivan, the [[conservative]] political figure who formed Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, an [[interest group]] with the stated mission to: "create and sustain a system of strong fiscal stewardship within all levels of Texas government, ensuring the greatest amounts of economic and personal liberty, and promoting public policies that provide individuals with the freedom to use their strengths and talents in pursuit of greater opportunities."
Landgraf and his wife said that they knocked on some two thousand doors in soliciting voter support in 2014.<ref name=odessaam>{{cite web|url=http://www.oaoa.com/news/government/elections/article_f51707ea-a422-11e3-beba-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Jon Vanderlaan, Landgraf wins representative race: Keith concedes to Landgraf before final tall|date=March 5, 2014|publisher=''The Odessa American''|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>
Landgraf ran unopposed for his fourth legislative term in his heavily Republican district in the general election held on November 3, 2020. [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] praised Brooks for his "tireless efforts" in the legislature, calling him "a proven conservative leader and a strong voice for the people of West Texas."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=81|title=Brooks Landgraf|publisher=Texas House of Representatives|accessdate=December 1, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Landgraf, Brooks}}
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Ranchers]]
]]Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Pro-Life]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]