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Beau Boulter

Eldon Beau Boulter (born February 23, 1942)[1] is an American politician.[2][3][4] From 1985 to 1989, he served two terms as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 13th district of Texas.[1][5]

Biography

Boulter was born in El Paso, Texas.[1] He and his family moved to Levelland, Texas.[6] He attended Levelland High School, graduating in 1960.[1] Boulter attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1965.[1][6] He then attended Baylor Law School, graduating in 1968.[1]

Career

Boulter practiced law in Amarillo, Texas.[1] He served as a member of the Amarillo City Commission.[1]

Congress

In 1985, Boulter was elected to represent the 13th district of Texas in the United States House of Representatives.[1] He succeeded Jack Hightower.[7] Before the win, Boulter was interviewed and he made declarations based on abortion and also other issues.[8]

In 1989, Boulter was succeeded by Bill Sarpalius. He was nominated to serve office for the United States Senate, but was unsuccessful.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "BOULTER, Eldon Beau". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Boulter pushes for wheat plan". Wichita Falls Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. August 22, 1985. p. 5. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ^ "Rep. Boulter Wins Texas Senate Runoff". The Washington Post. April 13, 1988. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Texas GOP likes decision & Boulter blasts Bentsen". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. July 6, 1988. p. 1. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ "Boulter: An uphill battle at best". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. July 17, 1988. p. 30. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ^ a b Cutbirth, Joe (April 26, 1986). "Boulter says race is a test of his conservative agenda". Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. p. 15. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. ^ "Texas congressman pins loss on one vote". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. December 13, 1984. p. 29. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  8. ^ Cutbirth, Joe (November 24, 1984). "Boulter after committee". Times Record News. Wichita Falls, Texas. p. 2. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon

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