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John Nesbett Leedom, Sr. (July 27, 1921 - May 31, 2011),〔John N. Leedom, Sr., obituary. ''Dallas Morning News'', June 5, 2011〕 was an engineer, businessman, and lobbyist from Dallas, Texas, who served from 1981 to 1996 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate from District 16. He is best known as the author of the law which established the Texas "Rainy Day Fund."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dewhurst and Zaffirini Discuss Budget, Rainy Day Fund, and Reducing Paperwork for Teachers, April 10, 2003 )〕 From 1989 to 1991, he was one of several members designated as Senate President Pro Tempore in the 71st legislative session.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Presidents Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate, 1846-present )〕 A native of Dallas, Leedom was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Highland Park High School in University Park, Texas. In 1942, he received his Bachelor of Science degree from Rice University in Houston〔 and was employed over his working career in the field of engineering.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sallyport: The Magazine of Rice University )〕 He established Wholesale Electronic Supply, Inc., in Dallas.〔 In 1964, Leedom supported the Republican gubernatorial nominee, Jack Crichton, in his unsuccessful race against the Democratic incumbent John B. Connally, Jr.〔Jack Crichton, ''The Republican-Democrat Political Campaigns in Texas in 1964'', self-published, 2004, p. 50, ISBN 1-4184-2574-5 (paperback)〕 ==State Senate career== Prior to his Senate tenure, Leedom served for five years as a member of the Dallas City Council, having chaired its committees on Finance, Public Safety, and Cable Television.〔 Leedom's 16th District included portions of Dallas and Rockwall counties. Leedom served on several Senate committee, including Education (1981–1984), Human Resources (1981–1982), Intergovernmental Relations (1981–1996), Economic Development (1983–1996), State Affairs (1985–1996), and Redistricting (1990–1996). In addition, he served on several subcommittees, acted as the vice chairman of the Redistricting and Intergovernmental Relations committees, and headed the interim committees on Fees and Grants (1981–1982) and Agency Services Management (1985–1986).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Texas Legislature, Senate: An Inventory of Records of Senator John Leedom )〕 In the 1976 presidential primary, Leedom ran successfully as a delegate pledged to former Governor Ronald W. Reagan of California, who carried the state primary by a 2-1 margin over sitting U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, Jr. In the Reagan-Ford showdown, four delegates from each slate ran in each of the state's then twenty-four U.S. House districts. Leedom and Barbara Staff, the president of the Council of Republican Women's Clubs of Dallas County, led the GOP delegate totals in House District 3, then represented by Republican James M. Collins of Irving in Dallas County. Leedom received 41,911 votes; Staff, 39,030. One of the Ford delegate candidates was future U.S. Representative and Dallas Mayor Steve Bartlett, who finished with 21,580 votes.〔Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Republican presidential primary returns, May 1, 1976〕〔Billy Hathorn, "Mayor Ernest Angelo, Jr., of Midland and the 96-0 Reagan Sweep of Texas, May 1, 1976," ''West Texas Historical Association Yearbook'' Vol. 86 (2010), p. 82〕 After Ford won the nomination, Leedom, a former Dallas County Republican chairman, said that he would campaign vigorously for the national ticket: "We're going to work for the election of Republicans. We've got a lot at stake," referring to local races.〔Carolyn Barta, "Texas GOP 'fire' wanes," ''Dallas Morning News'', August 19, 1976, p. 6A〕 ''Texas Monthly'' magazine named Leedom to the list of the "Ten Worst Legislators" in the 1981 session. Others negatively cited were Democrats Carlos Truan of Corpus Christi and E L Short of Tahoka in Lynn County in West Texas. Rated among the best in 1981 were future U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett of Austin, one of the Senate's more liberal members, Speaker Bill W. Clayton of Springlake in Lamb County, and Ray Farabee of Wichita Falls, all Democrats.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Best and Worst Legislators since 1973 )〕 Leedom was a delegate to the Republican National Convention held in New Orleans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Index to Politicians: Lee-cho to Lehlbach )〕 In 1992, he was a presidential elector for the Bush-Quayle ticket.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Historical Election Results: 1992 Electoral College Votes )〕 In 1989, as Senate President Pro Tempore, Leedom authored a law intended to prevent security alarm manufacturers from recruiting business from recent victims of home burglaries. The law required government officials to withhold "information that serves to identify a person who appears to have been a victim of an offense that is a felony." Some law-enforcement agencies interpreted Leedom's measure as justification to refuse to release any information about crimes to the media. Leedom said that the measure was "intended to prevent junk mail, that was all. It wasn't intended to be all this. We are trying to clear it up." Texas Governor Bill Clements called upon the legislature to reconsider the bill, which was an amendment to the Texas Open Records Act.〔 In his last election to the state Senate on November 8, 1994, Leedom defeated a Libertarian opponent, Randal Morgan, 108,229 (87.1 percent) to 15,959 (12.8 percent), as no Democrat filed for the post.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Texas Secretary of State, Election returns, November 8, 1994 )〕 Leedom resigned as senator in 1996 and was succeeded by the unopposed Republican nominee for the seat, John Carona, who received a boost in seniority by taking office early. 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「John N. Leedom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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