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Tryon Lewis
Tryon D. Lewis is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 81 from 2009 to 2015.
In September 2013, Lewis announced he would not seek re-election to the Texas House of Representatives in the 2014 elections.[1]
Biography
Lewis is a Partner with the firm of Atkins, Hollman, Jones, Peacock, Lewis, and Lyon. He previously served as Judge for the 161st State District from 1985-2006.
Lewis is a Board Member of the Ector County Independent School District Education Foundation, Meals on Wheels, Odessa Cultural Council, and Permian Playhouse.[2]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Lewis served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Environmental Regulation |
| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, Chair |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lewis served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, Vice chair |
2009-2010
During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lewis served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence |
| • Public Safety |
Issues
Sponsored legislation
- HB 2149 - Relating to the liability of public servants of certain governmental units for property damage.
- HB 2403 - Relating to a prohibition of certain sanctions against public school districts and campuses based solely on student performance on assessment instruments.
- HB 3696 - Relating to a deduction under the franchise tax for the sale of the entire operating assets of a business or of a separate division, branch or identifiable segment of a business.[3]
Elections
2012
Lewis ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 81. Lewis ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
2010
Lewis won re-election in District 81 in 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[4]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 81 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Tyron Lewis (R)
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21,048 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Lewis won election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 81st District, defeating Elmo Hockman (L). Lewis received 32,973 votes in the election while Hockman received 3,603 votes.[4] Lewis raised $341,959 for his campaign; Hockman raised $120.[5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 81 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Tryon Lewis (R)
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32,973 | 90.14% | ||
| Elmo Hockman (L) | 3,603 | 9.85% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2014
In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session.
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[6] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[7]
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2012
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In 2012, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[7]
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Recent news
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives Committees
- Texas Joint Committees
- Texas state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Texas State Directory profile
- Texas Political Almanac HD 81 page
- Texas Tribune profile & bio
- Vote-TX.org profile
- State Surge profile
- Texas Conservative Coalition profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ Odessa American, "Lewis announces retirement from Texas House," September 20, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ Texas Legislature, "Bills Authored/Joint Authored by Rep. Lewis," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
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| Preceded by ' |
Texas House District 81 2009–2015 |
Succeeded by Brooks Landgraf (R) |
