Abraham George | |
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Chair of the Texas Republican Party | |
Assumed office May 24, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Matt Rinaldi |
Personal details | |
Born | Kerala,India | October 19,1979
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jeena |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of North Texas (MBA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Abraham George (born October 19,1979) [1] [2] is an American businessman and politician from Parker,Texas and the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas since May 2024. [3] [4] [5]
Born in Kerala,India,George moved to the United States at the age of 16 with his family in 1996. [1] [6] He became a U.S. citizen in 2001. [2] George earned his MBA from the University of North Texas.
George started a software firm in 2012 that specialized in healthcare management. [7]
George was elected to the state Republican executive committee to represent Senate District 8 in 2020,then elected chair of the Collin County GOP by the executive committee in October 2021,and won re-election in March 2022. [8] As chairman,he criticized the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as a waste of time and resources that took Republican House members away from priorities such as the border and economy. [9] [6] He also criticized the prosecution of Paxton's impeachment,stating that the evidence that the prosecutors presented did not support a guilty verdict in the impeachment. [10]
In October 2023,he resigned to run in the Republican primary for Texas's 89th house district,challenging incumbent representative Candy Noble,where he was defeated. [11]
He was elected chairman at the Texas Republican convention in San Antonio on May 24,2024. [3] George faced six other candidates. On the convention floor,George defeated outgoing party vice-chair Dana Myers [4] [12] and former Texas Real Estate Commissioner Weston Martinez. [4] [12] In the final round of voting,George defeated Myers,54% to 46%. [12] George was endorsed by the outgoing chairman Matt Rinaldi [4] [13] and Ken Paxton,. [5]
George opposes Democrats being appointed to committee chair positions in the Texas House by a Republican Speaker,believing that the practice takes away the power of the House from the Republicans and gives it to the Democrats. [14]
George supports school choice. But he does not necessarily support the 2023 House bill on school choice,which was rejected by the legislature. That bill would have created education savings accounts for families. He criticized the bill because it had many unnecessary strings attached and no accountability provisions. [15]
George and his wife,Jeena,a registered nurse,live in Parker,Texas,with their two children,both of whom attend the Plano Independent School District. [16] [17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Candy Noble (incumbent) | 9,579 | 52.60% | |
Republican | Abraham George | 8,632 | 47.40% | |
Total votes | 18,211 | 100.00% |
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