Joe Deshotel
{{Short description|American politician (born 1951)}}
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| name = Joe Deshotel
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| state_house = Texas
| district = 22nd
| party = Democratic
| term_start = January 12, 1999
| term_end = January 10, 2023
| preceded = Al Price
| succeeded = Christian Manuel
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|3}}
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| birth_place = Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
| occupation = Attorney
| children = 1
| education = Lamar University (BS)
Texas Southern University (JD)
| branch = {{flag|United States Air Force}}
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| rank = Technical Sergeant
| unit = Reserves
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| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
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Joseph Dwain Deshotel (born December 3, 1951){{cite web | url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/25400/joe-deshotel | title=Joe Deshotel's Biography |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=March 26, 2014}} is an American attorney, politician, and businessman who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 22nd district between 1999 and 2023.
Background
Deshotel was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas and attended Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School.{{cite web | url=http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joseph-deshotel/8/400/55 | title=Joseph Deshotel | publisher=LinkedIn | access-date=March 26, 2014}} Deshotel received his bachelor's degree in political science from Lamar University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 1978.{{cite web |url=http://repjoedeshotel.com/about/ |title=About Joe |publisher=Joe Deshotel |access-date=March 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328013939/http://repjoedeshotel.com/about/ |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
Career
Deshotel has been an attorney, businessman, and Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force Reserves.
Deshotel was elected to the Texas House of Representatives after he ran unopposed in 1998. He has run unopposed in each election since, except in 2004, 2006, and 2008, when he faced Libertarian opponents. However, he faced no significant threat, as he received the vast majority of the votes each year.{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State |access-date=March 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archive-date=January 9, 2014 }}
He was one of only three members in his 25-member freshman class to receive the Rising Star Award.{{cite web | url=http://texas.onpolitix.com/bio/446/joe-deshotel | title=Joe Deshotel | publisher=onpolitix | access-date=March 26, 2014 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140327021546/http://texas.onpolitix.com/bio/446/joe-deshotel | archive-date=March 27, 2014 | url-status=dead }}
In 2015, he served as the chair of the Land and Resource Management committee. He has also served on the Special Committee on Redistricting. As of 2017, he is Chair of the Select Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure and a member of the Public Education Committee and the Economic & Small Business Development Committee.[https://www.texastribune.org/bidness/explore/joe-deshotel/ Ethics Explorer: Joe Deshotel]. Texas Tribune. January 6, 2017.
He has previously served on several committees, including the House Appropriations, House Economic Development, Transportation, and Redistricting committees. He was also the chairman of Budget Oversight for the House Elections Committee and the vice chair of the Local & Consent Calendars.{{cite web | url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-deshotel/ | title=State Rep. Joe Deshotel | publisher=Texas Tribune | access-date=March 26, 2014}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://repjoedeshotel.com/}}
- [https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=22 Texas House of Representatives Official Page]
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Category:Politicians from Beaumont, Texas
Category:Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
Category:Lamar University alumni
Category:Thurgood Marshall School of Law alumni
Category:United States Air Force airmen
Category:African-American state legislators in Texas
Category:United States Air Force reservists
Category:21st-century African-American politicians