Sam Harless
{{short description|Texas politician}}
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| state_house = Texas
| district = 126th
| term_start = January 8, 2019
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| predecessor = Kevin Roberts
| birth_name = Eric Tedd Harless
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| party = Republican
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| children = 1
| residence = Spring, Texas, U.S.
| alma_mater = Lone Star College
Sam Houston State University
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Eric Tedd Harless{{cite web |title=Get to Know Sam Harless |url=https://www.samharless126.com/about |website=Sam Harless |access-date=24 December 2019}} (born July 13, 1962) is a Texas Republican politician that serves district 126 in the Texas House of Representatives.
He is the husband of Patricia Harless.
Personal life
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In 1981 Harless graduated from Spring High School, he then attended Lone Star College, and later attended Sam Houston State University. He married Patricia Fincher in 1986, they have one son. Harless is a member of Champion Forest Baptist Church.{{cite web |last1=Representatives |first1=Texas House of |title=Texas House of Representatives |url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=126 |website=www.house.texas.gov |access-date=24 December 2019}}
Today, he and his wife Patricia own Fred Fincher Motors, a second-generation independent automobile dealership.
His wife Patricia served in the Texas House representing the same District from 2007 – 2016.
Political career
Harless serves in the Texas House of Representatives for district 126. He was sworn in on January 8, 2019 succeeding Kevin Roberts. Harless is affiliated with the Republican Party.{{cite web |title=Legislative Reference Library {{!}} Legislators and Leaders {{!}} Search results |url=https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/membersearch.cfm?chamber=&city=&countyID=0&RcountyID=&district=126&first=&gender=&last=&leaderNote=&leg=&party=&roleDesc=&Committee= |website=lrl.texas.gov |access-date=24 December 2019}}
In May 2023, Harless was one of two Republicans on the House Committee on Community Safety for the 88th Legislature (along with Justin Holland), who voted to advance HB 2744 to the full House chamber.{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/08/texas-gun-bill-uvalde-allen-mall-shooting/|title=Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles|publisher=Texas Tribune|date=May 8, 2023|access-date=May 9, 2023}} The bill, which was championed by relatives of those killed in the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, seeks to raise the age to purchase certain semi-automatic weapons from 18 to 21[https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB2744 HB 2744 88th Session Legislative Session], Texas Legislature Online, May 9, 2023. - and Harless' vote came just two days after eight people were killed in the 2023 shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/texas-republicans-vote-raise-age-limit-buying-guns-1799004|title=Texas Republicans Vote to Raise Age Limit on Buying Guns|publisher=Newsweek|date=May 8, 2023|access-date=May 9, 2023}}
References
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