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House Multi; Richard James "Rick" Thomas (R-TX-5)
Topic Started: 24 May 2013, 02:03 PM (44 Views)
Daniel Hernandez
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Name: Richard James Thomas
Date of Birth: May 21st, 1950
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
Current Residence: Dallas, Texas
Spouse: Sophia Elizabeth Garcia Thomas
Children: Richard Jr., Alex, George, Marianne, Kathy

Educational History:
Southern Methodist University (1971-1975)
- B.S. in Economics
Dallas Theological Seminary, (1977-1980)
- M.Div. in Biblical Communication

Professional History
United States Army (1968 - 1971)
Jameson Insurance Group (1971 - 1977)
Grace Fellowship Church (1977 - 1988)
Dallas City Council (1988 - 1994)
Mayor, City of Dallas (1994 - 2002)
Member, United States House of Representatives (2002 - Present)

Richard "Rick" Thomas was born to James and Anita Thomas in San Antonio, Texas in 1950. Graduating as the valedictorian at Sam Houston High School in 1968, Thomas chose not to accept a college deferment, signing up with the United States Army. After having been granted a commission through the OCS program, Lieutenant Thomas served as part of the combat brigades sent into Vietnam by the Nixon Administration. After being wounded in battle in 1971, Lieutenant Thomas received an honorable discharge and subsequently enrolled in the Economics program at Southern Methodist University. While he thought he would use his degree to advance his work in an insurance firm started by his Uncle, he increasingly felt called to the ministry after having come into a relationship with Christ in 1975. After graduating with a degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, he was hired as the first Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Dallas, a teaching pastorate he would hold for the next eight years.

In 1988, after having been coaxed by several friends and associates, Thomas ran for the Dallas City Council. Running as an unabashed Christian conservative, Thomas easily won the seat and was re-elected in 1992. In 1994, as part of the Republican sweep, Councilman Thomas was elected as the new Mayor of Dallas on a platform of standing up for taxpayers and cleaning up the way City Hall had been run.

After two successful terms as Mayor, Mayor Thomas was nominated to run in an open primary for the Texas 6th Congressional district. By now a well known commodity in Dallas politics, Thomas easily won both the primary and the general election, and he has occupied that seat ever since.
Edited by Daniel Hernandez, 25 May 2013, 12:02 AM.
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Elizabeth Walker
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Peter Lucas is already from Texas's 5th :O
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Daniel Hernandez
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Correct you are. Make that Texas 6th, not Texas 5th.
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