Lamar Smith

A Representative from Texas. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex. , November 19, 1947. Graduated from Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, Tex. , 1965. B. A. , Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 1969. J. D. , Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Tex. , 1975. Journalist. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1981-1982. Bexar County, Tex. , commissioner, 1982-1985. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 2019). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018. Chair, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (One Hundred Sixth Congress). Chair, Committee on the Judiciary (One Hundred Twelfth Congress). Chair, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (One Hundred Thirteenth through One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses).