Talmadge L. Heflin | |
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Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 149th district | |
In office January 11, 1983 –January 11, 2005 | |
Succeeded by | Hubert Vo |
Personal details | |
Born | Talmadge Loraine Heflin January 16,1940 Webster Parish,Louisiana,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Janice Heflin (m. 1959) |
Children | 1 [1] |
Talmadge Loraine Heflin (born January 16, 1940) [1] is an American politician. [2] He served as a Republican member for the 149th district of the Texas House of Representatives. [3]
Born in Webster Parish, Louisiana, [1] he is the son of Lucille Lee and Sam Heflin. Heflin moved to Houston, Texas in 1967, in which he had established his own business. [1] He served as a school board member at Alief Independent School District, which later named an elementary school in his honor. [1]
In 1983, Heflin won election in the 149th district of the Texas House of Representatives. [3] In 2005, he was succeeded by Hubert Vo.
In 2008, he served as a Texas political elector for John McCain's campaign in his 2008 United States presidential election. [4]
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