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'''George Lavender''' (born September 7, 1955) is a small businessman from Texarkana, [[Texas]], who is a freshman [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 1 (Bowie, Cass, Marion, and Morris counties in the northeastern portion of the state).<ref name=lrl>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5679&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=1~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=George Lavender|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>

'''George Lavender''' (born September 7, 1955) is a small businessman from Texarkana, [[Texas]], who is a freshman [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 1 (Bowie, Cass, Marion, and Morris counties in the northeastern portion of the state).<ref name=lrl>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5679&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~district=1~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=82~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=George Lavender|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>

   

   

Lavender was reared in Texarkana, [[Arkansas]], the sister city of Texarkana, Texas, where he now resides with his wife, the former Jan Timberlake. He graduated in 1973 from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas, and holds a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-lavender/|title=State Rep. George Lavender|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>

Lavender was reared in Texarkana, [[Arkansas]], the sister city of Texarkana, Texas, where he now resides with his wife, the former Jan Timberlake. He graduated in 1973 from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas, and holds a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is active in the First [[Baptist]] Church of Texarkana, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-lavender/|title=State Rep. George Lavender|publisher=texastribune.org|accessdate=September 29, 2011}}</ref>

   

   

In the 2008 general election Lavender polled 45 percent of the vote, having been defeated for House District 1 by the [[Democratic]] incumbent, Stephen James Frost of New Boston, Texas. In their 2010 rematch, however, Lavender prevailed with 51.5 percent over Frost. In 1994 and 1996, Lavender ran unsuccessfully for the the District 1 seat in the Texas Senate, first as a Democrat, then as a Republican, respectively.<ref>Austin, Texas:Texas Secretary of State, Texas general election returns from 1994, 1996, 2008, and 2010</ref>

In the 2008 general election Lavender polled 45 percent of the vote, having been defeated for House District 1 by the [[Democratic]] incumbent, Stephen James Frost of New Boston, Texas. In their 2010 rematch, however, Lavender prevailed with 51.5 percent over Frost. In 1994 and 1996, Lavender ran unsuccessfully for the the District 1 seat in the Texas Senate, first as a Democrat, then as a Republican, respectively.<ref>Austin, Texas:Texas Secretary of State, Texas general election returns from 1994, 1996, 2008, and 2010</ref>

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