Jim Mattox Politician

James Albon "Jim" Mattox (August 29, 1943 – November 20, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two four-year terms as state Attorney General, but lost high profile races for Governor in 1990, the U.S. Senate in 1994, and again as attorney general in 1998. He was known as the "people's lawyer" because of his advocacy of what he deemed the needs of everyday Texans. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Personal facts

Jim Mattox
Alias (AKA)Jim Mattox
Birth dateAugust 29, 1943
Birth place
Texas , Dallas , United States
Religion
Baptists
Date of deathNovember 20, 2008
Place of death
Texas , Dripping Springs Texas , United States
Education
Southern Methodist University
Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas)
Baylor University
Profession
Lawyer , Politician

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Office holder

governor
Bill Clements
office
Attorney General of Texas
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 33 (East Dallas)
party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
Texas
Texas's 5th congressional district
successor

Topical connections

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Jim Mattox on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://changethecaucus.org/?p=172
  2. http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe
  3. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2519/is_n6_v15?pnum=9&opg=15543265
  4. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/finances/index.html?query=MATTOX,%20JAMES&field=per&match=exact
  5. http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol17/issue26/pols.AGrace.html
  6. http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue09/pols.attgeneral.html
  7. http://www.burntorangereport.com/archives/000526.html
  8. http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us
  9. http://www.sanderhicks.com/reagan.html
  10. http://www.theexaminer.com/npps/story.cfm?ID=2766