Edward Martin Emmett
Edward Martin "Ed" Emmett (born August 14, 1949 in Overton , Texas ) is an American member of the Texas House of Representatives, government official and county judge.
Life
Edward Martin Emmett attended Bellaire High School . He then studied from 1967 to 1971 at Rice University and made his Bachelor of Arts in economics. He then studied at the University of Texas at Austin until 1974 and obtained a Master of Arts in public administration.
In 1978 he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives as a Republican MP for constituency 78 (Houston) . In 1982 he succeeded in re-election in the now newly designated constituency 127 area. During his tenure from January 1979 to January 1987 he was chairman of the energy committee and sat on the transport committee. He also worked in marketing until December 1983 and then from December 1983 to July 1986 at the North Houston Association's business development agency. He then worked until January 1989 for the organization of transport customers of the Texas Association to Improve Distribution (TEX-AID). In 1986 and 1988 he lost the election for a seat in the Railroad Commission of Texas, which was primarily responsible for regulating the oil, gas and pipeline business .
From May 1989 he was a consultant in the United States Department of Transportation . In June 1989 he was nominated by US President George Bush for the seat of Frederic N. Andre on the Interstate Commerce Commission . After his confirmation by the United States Senate, he began his term of office, which ended on December 31, 1992, on November 21, 1989. He resigned prematurely on November 5, 1992. Gregory S. Walden was appointed provisionally as his successor .
From 1994 to 2003 he headed the National Industrial Transportation League, the national advocacy group for transport customers. He then worked as a business consultant in the transport industry.
After Robert Eckels resigned from his post as "county judge" (comparable to a German district administrator ) of Harris County , based in Houston (third largest county in the United States), Ed Emmett took over this position on March 6, 2007 provisionally. In 2008 he was elected for the remainder of the four-year term. In 2010 and 2014 he was re-elected against democratic opponents.
Ed Emmett is married with four children.
Web links
- Minutes of the nomination hearing before the Senate Committee in 1989
- Edward Martin Emmett at Texas State Cemetery
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Emmett, Edward Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Emmett, Ed (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Representative to the Texas House of Representatives, Government Official, and County Judge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Overton , Texas |