Randy Neugebauer
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| In office 2003-present |
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| Preceded by | Larry Combest |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | December 24 1949 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Dana Collins |
| Religion | Baptist |
Randy Neugebauer (born December 24, 1949) is a politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 19th Congressional district. The district includes a large swath of West Texas, including Lubbock and Abilene. He was sworn in on June 5, 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Neugebauer serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, and Committee on Financial Services. He is married to his high school sweetheart, Dana. Neugebauer is a staunch fiscal and social conservative. On his original campaign Website, he described himself as "a committed pro-family, pro-life conservative who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ."
Early life and education
Neugebauer (pronounced NAG A BOWER) was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and reared in Lubbock. He graduated from Coronado High School and later from Texas Tech University in 1972 with a bachelor of business administration in accounting.
Neugebauer has long been involved in the real estate business, having served as president of the development company Lubbock Land before his election to Congress. He was also the president of the state Homebuilders Association from 1996-1997.
Political life
Neugebauer was a Lubbock city councilman from 1992 to 1998. He was mayor pro tempore from 1994 to 1996. While involved in Lubbock government, Neugebauer worked to reduce taxes and to privatize city services.
Neugebauer was elected to Congress after a hotly contested special election runoff in the spring of 2003. Incumbent Larry Combest announced his retirement not long after having been reelected in 2002. In a multi-candidate field, Neugebauer was forced into a second round of balloting with fellow Republican Mike Conaway of Midland. In a close third-place finish in the first round of balloting was conservative State Representative Carl Isett of Lubbock, also a Republican.
Ironically, Conaway won election to Congress in an adjoining district in 2004. A friend of U.S. President George W. Bush, Conaway was the runaway winner in the newly created 11th District.
Neugebauer ran for a full term in 2004, facing 26-year incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm of Abilene. Stenholm had previously represented the Abilene-based 17th District, but that district had been dismantled in the 2003 Texas redistricting, and most of Stenholm's territory was thrown into Neugebauer's 19th District. Although Stenholm had more seniority, the new district retained about 60 percent of Neugebauer's former territory. Neugebauer won by 10 points, and was reelected in 2006 with no substantive opposition.
References
- "Biography". Congessman Randy Neugebauer 19th district of Texas. Retrieved Apr.13, 2005.
External links
- U.S. Congressman Randy Neugebauer official House site
- Randy Neugebauer at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission - Randy Neugebauer campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues - Randy Neugebauer issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - Randy Neugebauer campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Randy Neugebauer (TX) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Randy Neugebauer profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Randy Neugebauer voting record
- Randy Neugebauer for U.S. Cognress official campaign site
| Preceded by Larry Combest |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 19th congressional district 2003 – present |
Incumbent |
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