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Thomas Merritt's Biography

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Full Name:

Thomas 'Tommy' C. Merritt

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Janet; 3 Children: Missy, Meredith, Thomas

Birth Date:

02/27/1948

Birth Place:

Kilgore, TX

Home City:

Longview, TX

Religion:

Baptist

Attended, Kilgore College

BBA, Texas Christian University, 1970

Representative

Candidate, Texas State Commissioner of Agriculture, 2014

Candidate, Texas House of Representatives, District 7, 2012

Candidate, Texas House of Representatives, District 7, 2010

Chairman/Director, Gregg County Appraisal Board, 1986-1993

Member, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, 1996-present

Former Member, House Committee on Border Affairs and International Relations

Former Member, House Committee on Defense and State-Federal Relations

Former Member, House Committee on Energy Resources

Chairman, House Committee on Public Safety

Former Member, House Committee on State Affairs

Former Member, House Committee on State Recreational Resources

Member, Local and Consent Calendars Committee

Member, Redistricting Committee

Member, Transportation Committee

Member, Bush-Cheney Presidential Transition Energy Advisory Team, 2000

Member, Sabine River Authority, 1990-1995

Founder, Gregg Industrial Insulators, 1976-present

Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service, 1971-1974

Member, First Baptist Church

Member, Junior Achievement of East Texas

Member, Rail Working Group, National Conference of State Legislators

Member, Turn Around Kilgore

Member, Turn Around Longview

Member, Council for a Secure America, 1984

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