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JACKSON, Lee (b. 1950)

ProfessionsBusinessman
Political PartyRepublican
Political ServiceTexas House of Representatives

Oral Histories

OH 0488

Businessman, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, Republican. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. Biographical information; personal political philosophy; early experience in politics; first legislative campaign, 1976; Sixty-fifth Legislative Session; comments about Speaker Bill Clayton; comments about Governor William Clements; appropriations; tax reduction; Peveto Bill; public school financing; consumer protection legislation; comments about “Killer Bees.”

OH 0617

His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature. Comments about the Speaker of the House Gib Lewis; committee assignments; rule changes; comments about Governor Mark White; tax bills; appropriations; pay raises for teachers; Public Utilities Commission.