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'''Leo Berman''' (October 21, 1935 – May 23, 2015) was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man, military officer, and politician from [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], [[Texas]], who was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] for District 6 in [[Smith County, Texas|Smith County]] from 1999 to 2013. He was first elected in the [[general election]] held in November 1998. In January 2011, Berman announced a challenge to [[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]] for the presiding officer's position but subsequently withdrew from the race. Though Representative [[Warren Chisum]] of [[Pampa, Texas|Pampa]] filed his candidacy for Speaker, Straus was handily reelected to a second term in the leadership in January 2011. |
'''Leo Berman''' (October 21, 1935 – May 23, 2015) was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man, military officer, and politician from [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]], [[Texas]], who was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] for District 6 in [[Smith County, Texas|Smith County]] from 1999 to 2013. He was first elected in the [[general election]] held in November 1998. In January 2011, Berman announced a challenge to [[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[Joe Straus]] of [[San Antonio]] for the presiding officer's position but subsequently withdrew from the race. Though Representative [[Warren Chisum]] of [[Pampa, Texas|Pampa]] filed his candidacy for Speaker, Straus was handily reelected to a second term in the leadership in January 2011. |
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Revision as of 04:54, 21 December 2020
Leo Berman | |
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| Texas State Representative for District 6 (Smith County) | |
| In office January 12, 1999 – January 8, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Andrew Kamel |
| Succeeded by | Matt Schaefer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1935 New York City, New York USA |
| Died | May 23, 2015 (aged 79) Tyler, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lou Ann Kuck Berman |
| Children | Five children |
| Residence(s) | (1) Arlington Tarrant County Texas, USA (2) Tyler Smith County, Texas |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
| Occupation | Retired military officer Businessman |
Leo Berman (October 21, 1935 – May 23, 2015) was an American businessman, military officer, and politician from Tyler, Texas, who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 6 in Smith County from 1999 to 2013. He was first elected in the general election held in November 1998. In January 2011, Berman announced a challenge to Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio for the presiding officer's position but subsequently withdrew from the race. Though Representative Warren Chisum of Pampa filed his candidacy for Speaker, Straus was handily reelected to a second term in the leadership in January 2011.
References
External links
- Representative Leo Berman official Texas House of Representatives site
- Profile at Vote Smart
Categories:
- 2015 deaths
- 1935 births
- American people of Latvian-Jewish descent
- American people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Members of the Texas House of Representatives
- Politicians from New York City
- People from Tyler, Texas
- People from Arlington, Texas
- Texas city council members
- Texas Republicans
- Businesspeople from Texas
- Converts to Anglicanism from Judaism
- Southern Methodist University alumni
- American Episcopalians
- United States Army officers
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- 21st-century American politicians
- 20th-century American businesspeople