Ted Poe

A Representative from Texas. Born in Temple, Bell County, Tex. , September 10, 1948. B. A. , Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Tex. , 1970. J. D. , University of Houston, Houston, Tex. , 1973. United States Air Force Reserves, 1970-1976. Teacher. Lawyer, private practice. District attorney, Harris County, Houston, Tex. , 1973-1981. District judge, Harris County, Houston, Tex. , 1981-2003. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2019). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018.