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Marva Beck
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Texas House of Representatives District 57
Years in office: 2011 - 2013
Education
High school
San Jacinto High School

Marva Beck (born November 21, 1944 in Centerville, Texas)[1]is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 57th District from 2001 to 2013.

Biography

Education

  • San Jacinto High School[2].

Professional experience

  • Rancher, 1971-1998[3]
  • Worked for AT&T.

Political experience

  • Served as county chairman, Leon County Republicans.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

Marva Beck served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Issues

Secure the border

  • Supports pressuring federal government to secure border before any immigration reform is attempted.

Protect private property

  • Opposes excessive and unreasonable regulation.

Pass voter ID

  • Supports ID requirements to vote.

'No' to "ObamaCare"

  • Opposes recent federal health care reform.
  • Supports Attorney General Abbott's effort to overturn the legislation in federal court.
  • Supports postponing and delaying the implementation of recent health care reform in Texas.

A balanced budget with no tax increase

  • Supports spending cuts of up to 5% over a two-year period to close the budget gap.

Support our Second Amendment rights

  • Supports strong Second Amendment rights.

A commitment to life

  • Supports adult stem cell research.
  • Opposes federal funding for abortion.
  • Supports promotion of abortion alternatives.[2]

Elections

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Beck ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 12. Beck was defeated by Trent Ashby in the May 29 primary election.[4]

Texas House of Representatives District 57 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Ashby 58.1% 11,730
Marva Beck Incumbent 41.9% 8,454
Total Votes 20,184

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Beck won election to the Texas House of Representatives District 57. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and defeated incumbent Democratic candidate Jim Dunnam and Derek Johnson (L) in the November 2 general election.[5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 57
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Marva Beck (R) 14,391 51.68%
Jim Dunnam (D) 12,743 45.76%
Derek Johnson (L) 712 2.55%

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Beck and her husband, Mel, had three sons- Rick, James and Trey. Rick was killed in a boating accident his senior year of college. James was killed in a car accident while a senior in high school. Mel died of cancer six months after James' death. Her son, Trey, works in construction in Houston.[2]

Community service and involvement

  • President, Post Oak Resource Conservation and Development program, Southwest Region.
  • President, Post Oak Resource Conservation and Development program,

Texas Association.

  • Secretary, national board, Post Oak Resource Conservation and Development program.
  • President, Master Gardener Association.
  • Founder, Centerville Future Chamber of Commerce.
  • Treasurer, First Methodist Church.[2]

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Marva Beck Facebook profile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Marva Beck campaign site
  3. ↑ Biography of Marva Beck (dead link)
  4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 24, 2014
  5. ↑ Official Texas Election Results
Political offices
Preceded by
Jim Dunnam (D) 		Texas House of Representatives District 57
2011-2013 		Succeeded by
Trent Ashby (R)


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