Bennett Ratliff
| Bennett Ratliff | |
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| Texas State Representative from District 115 (Dallas County) | |
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In office January 8, 2013 – January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Matt Rinaldi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 18, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca "Beccy" Ratliff |
| Relations |
Bill Ratliff (father) |
| Children | Three children |
| Residence | Coppell, Dallas County, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Religion | Non-denominational Christian |
August 18, 1961
Fort Worth, Tarrant County
Bill Ratliff (father)
Bennett Ratliff (born August 18, 1961) is a civil engineer and small business owner in Coppell, Texas, and served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 115 in Dallas County in the 83rd Session.
Born in Fort Worth, Ratliff is a son of former State Senator and Lieutenant Governor Bill Ratliff of Mount Pleasant in Titus County in northeastern Texas. His brother, Thomas Ratliff is an elected member of the Texas State Board of Education and current Republican Vice-Chairman. Bennett Ratliff ran as a conservative leader who gets results in his campaigns for the state House as "An Engineer with a Conservative Formula for a Better Texas."
Like his father, Ratliff graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Bennett Ratliff received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1983. He founded The Ratliff Group, LLC, an engineering and construction management firm, in Coppell in 2002 and has grown it to be one of the most successful and respected firms in its market segment. In 2013, Ratliff was given the Distinguished Engineering Award from the Texas Engineering Foundation of the Society of Professional Engineers in recognition of his distinguished service to the engineering profession and in 2015 was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni for the University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering. In 2016, Ratliff was again recognized by his peers in the Texas Society of Civil Engineers as the Citizen Engineer of the Year, for his service to the State of Texas and his community.
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