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Brooks Frederick Landgraf (born March 15, 1981) is an attorney and rancher in his native Odessa, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 81, which encompasses Ector, Andrews, Ward and Winkler counties. In January 2015, he succeeded the three-term Republican Tryon D. Lewis, who did not seek re-nomination in the primary election held on March 4, 2014. ==Background== Landgraf is descended from a five-generation pioneer ranching family, which still owns and operates a ranch near Marathon in Brewster County in West Texas. On September 28, 2013, he married Shelby Levins, a former news anchor at KMID, the ABC in Midland, Texas. Though she has lived all over the world, her father's family is from Andrews, Texas. The two wed in a ceremony held at the family's Brooks Ranch, named for his maternal grandparents, Conoly and Peggy Brooks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shelby&Brooks )〕 In 1999, Landgraf graduated from Permian High School in Odessa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Class of 1999 Reunion information )〕 In 2003, he completed his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, where he was a member of the United States Army Corps of Cadets and the (Student Senate ), serving as Speaker of the Senate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TAMU Past Speakers of the Student Senate )〕 In 2008, Landgraf earned his Juris Doctor degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, where he was the editor-in-chief of the St. Mary's Law Review. Prior to earning his law degree, Landgraf worked as an congressional staffer and press secretary to Republican United States Representative Joe Barton of Texas' 6th congressional district, and former chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Brooks Landgraf )〕 After earning his law degree, Landgraf worked as an associate attorney at the Shafer, Davis, O'Leary & Stoker law firm in Odessa, where he represented energy producers and small businesspeople.〔 Landgraf later served as the chief legal counsel at (Medical Center Health System ) before returning to private practice in 2015. 〔http://www.oaoa.com/premium/article_5bfb6bdc-5629-11e4-8a22-0017a43b2370.html〕 Landgraf also works in the management of his family's cow-calf operation and mineral interests.〔 Landgraf serves on the board of directors for: (Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance ),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MOTRAN )〕 a non-profit which "promotes transportation infrastructure and economic development in the Permian Basin"; and the (Education Foundation ), a non-profit with the mission: "to be the catalyst for opportunity through education in ECISD." He is also a member of the advisory council of the (John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute ),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute advisory council )〕 which aims to "provide Texans an education for and about leadership, ethics and public service." An Eagle Scout, he also serves a mentor to young adults through the (Odessa Teen Court program ), and is a member of the state advisory council of YMCA Texas Youth & Government.〔 Landgraf and his wife attended St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Odessa until both converting to Agnosticism in 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brooks Landgraf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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