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  White, Richard C.
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NameRichard C. White
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El Paso, Texas , United States
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Born April 29, 1923
DiedFebruary 18, 1998 (74 years)
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InfoRichard Crawford White

Elected to the Texas House of Representatives from District 105-3 in 1954 and 1956.

born in El Paso, Tex., April 29, 1923; graduated from Dudley Primary School, and the El Paso High School, and the Citizen�s Military Training Camp at San Antonio, Tex.; attended Texas Western College, 1940-1942; graduated from the University of Texas in 1946 and from the law school of the same university in 1949; was admitted to the bar in 1949 and began the practice of law in El Paso; served in the United States Marine Corps as a rifleman and Japanese interpreter in the Pacific Theater, 1942-1945; was awarded the Purple Heart; served in the State house of representatives, 1955-1958; served as El Paso county chairman, 1963-1965; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; returned to the practice of law; was a resident of El Paso, Tex., until his death on February 18, 1998; interment at Arlington National Cemetery.

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  11/04/1980 TX District 16 Won 84.64% (+69.28%)
  11/07/1978 TX District 16 Won 70.01% (+40.02%)
  05/06/1978 TX District 16 - D Primary Won 79.92% (+59.84%)
  11/02/1976 TX District 16 Won 57.79% (+15.58%)
  05/01/1976 TX District 16 - D Primary Won 56.70% (+21.94%)
  11/05/1974 TX District 16 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/07/1972 TX District 16 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/03/1970 TX District 16 Won 82.71% (+65.41%)
  05/02/1970 TX District 16 - D Primary Won 67.66% (+35.32%)
  11/05/1968 TX District 16 Won 73.52% (+47.04%)
  11/08/1966 TX District 16 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/03/1964 TX District 16 Won 55.67% (+11.34%)
  06/06/1964 TX District 16 - D Runoff Won 53.30% (+6.60%)
  05/02/1964 TX District 16 - D Primary Won 48.18% (+8.20%)
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US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 19, 1974 NPA Reject