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Joseph Paul Heflin, known as Joe Heflin (born January 6, 1952), is a departing Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 85 in the South Plains. He is the last Democrat to have represented his portion of Texas in the legislature, as the region has swung strongly toward the Republican Party. In 2006, Heflin narrowly defeated Republican businessman Jim Landtroop of Plainview in Hale County to succeed the retiring Democrat and former Speaker James E. "Pete" Laney of Hale Center, also in Hale County. In the November 2, 2010, general election, however, Landtroop staged a stunning comeback, having polled 17,426 votes (61.6 percent) to Heflin's 10,853 (38.4 percent). The Republican nominee won fifteen of the sixteen counties in the district, losing only in Heflin's own Crosby County, where the Democrat prevailed 791-388.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Texas general election returns, November 2, 2010 )〕 Landtroop succeeds Heflin in January 2011. During the 81st Legislative session, Heflin served as member of the House Agriculture & Livestock and Elections committees. He served on the County Affairs committee during the 80th session. At the time of his defeat, he was serving on the Energy, Environment and Agriculture committees of the National Conference of State Legislatures. ==Life and career== Heflin received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. In 1993, he received his Juris Doctor degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Heflin is a former Crosby County administrative county judge. He also served two terms on the nonpartisan Crosbyton City Council. Prior to his election to the Texas House, Heflin served five years as the Crosby County county judge. He has been on the board of directors of the South Plains Association of Governments and the Crosby County Appraisal District. He is a former chairman of the Crosby County Juvenile Board. He is a former member of the Kiwanis Club. He and his wife, Linda, reside in Crosbyton and have two daughters. Heflin is a member of the First Baptist Church of Crosbyton. 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「Joseph P. Heflin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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