From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American politician
Leo Berman
(October 21, 1935 – May 23, 2015) was an American
businessman
, military officer, and politician from
Tyler
,
Texas
, who was a
Republican
member of the
Texas House of Representatives
for District 6 in
Smith County
from 1999 to 2013. He was first elected in the
general election
held in November 1998. In January 2011, Berman announced a challenge to
Speaker
Joe Straus
of
San Antonio
for the presiding officer's position but subsequently withdrew from the race. Though Representative
Warren Chisum
of
Pampa
filed his candidacy for Speaker, Straus was handily re-elected to a second term in the leadership in January 2011.
Berman obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from
Southern Methodist University
.
[1]
References
[
edit
]
External links
[
edit
]