Chris Paddie
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| Christopher Paddie | |
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| Texas State Representative for District 9 (Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola, and Shelby counties) | |
| Assumed office January 2013 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1974 [1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Brooke[1] |
| Children | 2 sons[1] |
| Residence | Marshall, Harrison County, Texas[1] |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University[1] |
| Occupation | Radio Broadcaster Mayor of Marshall, Texas |
| Religion | Southern Baptist[1] |
Christopher Paddie, known as Chris Paddie[1] is the current Texas state representative for District 9.[1] He serves on the Energy Resources and Land & Resource Management committees. [1]
Service
Paddie is a former mayor, and city comissioner of Marshall in Harrison County and the current general manager of KMHT radio, for which he hosts a daily talk show.[1] He has never voted to raise taxes while on the city commission. As mayor he worked to make the city fiscally sound during the national recession.[1] He is the former chairman of the Greater Marshall Chamber of Commerce and president of the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Pines.[1]
Political views
Paddie is considered a fiscal and social conservative Republican.[1] He voted for the pro-life SB5 to ban abortions after twenty weeks and require doctors to be registered at hospitals within thirty miles of their office.[2] Paddie declined to join his East Texas colleagues Bryan Hughes, David Simpson, and Matt Schaefer in signing a Texas Values letter to the Boys Scouts of America asking the organization to maintain the ban on homosexuals.[3]
Personal life
He attends Immanuel Baptist Church in Marshall with his wife and two sons.[3]
On March 18, 2015, Paddie's father, Benny David Paddie of Longview, was arrested for allegedly stalking his former girlfriend.[4]
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| Texas House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Texas State Representative for District 9 (Cass, Harrison, Marion, Panola, and Shelby counties)
Christopher Paddie |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
