Jack Fields

Jack Fields

Jack Milton Fields Jr. (born February 3, 1952 in Humble , Harris County , Texas ) is an American politician . Between 1981 and 1997 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jack Fields attended Humble High School until 1970 and then studied law at Baylor University in Waco until 1977, among other things. After his admission as a lawyer in the same year, he began to work in this profession. Between 1977 and 1980 he was also vice president of a family company. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the 1980 congressional election , Fields was elected to the Eighth constituency of Texas in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Democrat Robert C. Eckhardt on January 3, 1981 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1997 . In 1994 he became chairman of the Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee. The year before, he had unsuccessfully applied within his party for the nomination in a by-election to the US Senate . In 1996 Fields waived another candidacy for the US House of Representatives.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Jack Fields founded the companies 21st Century Group and Texana Global Inc. , which are based in the federal capital Washington and Texas, respectively. Fields has also served on the board of directors of various social institutions. He and his wife have two daughters and a stepson.

Web links

• Jack Fields in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)