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  Mattox, James A. "Jim"
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AffiliationDemocratic  
  1991-01-01  
 
NameJames A. "Jim" Mattox
AddressPO Box 13223
Austin, Texas 78711, United States
EmailNone
Website [Link]
Born August 29, 1943
DiedNovember 20, 2008 (65 years)
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifedRBH
Dec 18, 2022 07:58pm
Tags Baptist -
InfoMATTOX, James Albon, a Representative from Texas; born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., August 29, 1943; graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Dallas, Tex., 1961; B.B.A., Baylor University, Waco, Tex., 1965; J.D., Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., 1968; admitted to the Texas bar in 1968; lawyer, private practice; intern, office of United States Representative Earle Cabell, 1967; assistant district attorney, Dallas County, Tex., 1968-1970; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1973-1977; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions,1984, 1988, and 1992; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982, but was a successful candidate for Texas state attorney general; Texas state attorney general, 1983-1991; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Texas in 1990; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1994; unsuccessful nominee for Texas state attorney general in 1998; died on November 20, 2008, in Dripping Springs, Tex.

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Nov 21, 2008 09:00am Obituary Mattox, self-styled 'people's lawyer,' dies at 65  Article Thomas Walker 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 7.50000 Average

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RACES
  11/03/1998 TX Attorney General Lost 44.18% (-10.07%)
  03/10/1998 TX Attorney General - D Primary Won 67.99% (+49.29%)
  04/12/1994 TX US Senate - D Runoff Lost 46.40% (-7.21%)
  03/08/1994 TX US Senate - D Primary Won 40.51% (+2.76%)
  04/10/1990 TX Governor - D Runoff Lost 42.91% (-14.18%)
  03/13/1990 TX Governor - D Primary Won 36.67% (+0.00%)
  11/04/1986 TX Attorney General Won 51.58% (+4.38%)
  11/02/1982 TX Attorney General Won 58.31% (+18.88%)
  06/05/1982 TX Attorney General - D Runoff Won 51.46% (+2.91%)
  05/01/1982 TX Attorney General - D Primary Won 36.56% (+6.75%)
  11/04/1980 TX District 5 Won 51.10% (+2.19%)
  11/07/1978 TX District 5 Won 50.32% (+1.21%)
  11/02/1976 TX District 5 Won 53.97% (+9.39%)
  05/01/1976 TX District 5 - D Primary Won 60.90% (+26.94%)
ENDORSEMENTS
TX US President - D Primary - Mar 04, 2008 D Hillary Clinton