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Kenny Marchant

Kenny Marchant
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 24th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2005
Preceded by Martin Frost
Personal details
Born Kenny Ewell Marchant
(1951-02-23) February 23, 1951
Bonham, Texas, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Donna Marchant
Alma mater Southern Nazarene University
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Religion Church of the Nazarene

Kenny Ewell Marchant (born February 23, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 24th congressional district, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes several areas around Dallas and Fort Worth.

Contents

  • Early life, education and career 1
  • Texas House of Representatives 2
  • U.S. House of Representatives 3
    • Committee assignments 3.1
  • Political positions 4
  • Political campaigns 5
  • Personal life 6
  • References 7
  • External links 8

Early life, education and career

Marchant was born February 23, 1951 in Bonham, Texas, but grew up in Carrollton, a Dallas suburb. He graduated from R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton and attended college at Southern Nazarene University (SNU) in Bethany, Oklahoma, graduating with a business degree. He worked as a real estate developer and he owned a homebuilding company prior to entering politics.

Marchant served on the Carrollton City Council from 1980 to 1984, and was mayor of Carrollton from 1984 to 1986.

Texas House of Representatives

He was a member of the Texas Monthly and Legislator of the Year by the Texas Municipal League.[1]

U.S. House of Representatives

Committee assignments

In the 110th Congress, Marchant served on the United States House Committee on Financial Services, Committee on Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform Committee.[2]

Political positions

Marchant worked closely with Bush when he was governor of Texas, and bills himself as a staunch conservative. However, he has occasionally broken ranks with the GOP, as he did to increase the minimum wage.[3] He has said that his top priority on Capitol Hill will be cutting the federal deficit with fiscal conservative policies. The Sunlight Foundation pointed out that among the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008, Marchant has the fifth-highest amount of investment in oil stocks.[4]

Political campaigns

Marchant had planned to run for Congress two years earlier in a bid to represent the newly created George W. Bush would have won the new 24th with a staggering 68 percent of the vote. Marchant was elected to Congress in 2004, and was reelected in 2006 (with 60% of the ballots cast) and 2008 (with 56% of the ballots cast).

Personal life

Marchant is married to Donna Marchant and has four children as well as two grandchildren.[5] They live in Coppell, a Dallas suburb. Marchant's son Matthew Marchant is the current mayor of Carrollton, Texas.

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ Congressman Kenny Marchant – 24th District of Texas – Legislation
  3. ^ Works well with others? What a flaw! | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Opinion: Points
  4. ^ Retrieved on August 8, 2008
  5. ^

External links

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Martin Frost 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 24th congressional district
2005–present 		Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Dan Lipinski 		United States Representatives by seniority
152nd 		Succeeded by
Michael McCaul
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