Tom Loeffler
Tom Loeffler | |
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Edward Rell Madigan | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 21st district | |
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987 | |
Preceded by | Bob Krueger |
Succeeded by | Lamar Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Gilbert Loeffler August 1, 1946 Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Susan Loeffler |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Texas, Austin (BBA, JD) |
Thomas Gilbert Loeffler (born August 1, 1946) is an American politician and Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from central Texas. He served four terms from 1979 to 1987.
Biography
Loeffler was born in
Political career
Loeffler was a legislative assistant to
Loeffler was a delegate to all three Republican National Conventions during the 1980s. He would never face another contest nearly as close as his first one, and was reelected three more times by over 70 percent of the vote.
Later career
After four terms in the House, he stepped down to run for governor of Texas but lost a hard-fought Republican primary election to the eventual winner, Bill Clements. Another losing contender was former U.S. Representative Kent Hance, who had defeated George W. Bush for Congress in 1978 in the Lubbock-based district.[citation needed] After his congressional career, Loeffler was appointed to the Office of Legislative Affairs as the coordinator for Central American policies.
In 1989, Loeffler became a University of Texas administrator. Loeffler currently works in
Loeffler is the father of former Minnesota Vikings long snapper Cullen Loeffler. His other son, Lance Loeffler, is currently an oil and gas executive with Halliburton in Houston, TX.[1] Lance previously worked in investment banking, holding senior level positions with both Deutsche Bank in their energy practice and UBS in their energy and healthcare practices.[2]
References
- ^ "Registration". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ "News | Texas McCombs | McCombs School of Business".