Chet Edwards
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 17th district |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Stenholm |
| Succeeded by | Bill Flores |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Marvin Leath |
| Succeeded by | Mike Conaway |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 9th district |
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In office January 11, 1983 – January 2, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Dee Travis |
| Succeeded by | David Sibley |
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Thomas Chester Edwards November 24, 1951 Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lea Ann Edwards |
| Residence | Waco, Texas |
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Harvard Business School (M.B.A.) Texas A&M University (B.A.) |
| Profession | Real estate agent, communications executive |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Website | edwards.house.gov |
Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician who was a United States Representative from Texas, representing a district based in Waco, from 1991 to 2011. Previously, he served in the Texas Senate from 1983 to 1990. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Edwards was on Barack Obama's vice presidential shortlist in 2008.
A Waco resident, Edwards was born in Corpus Christi. He graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University in 1974, earning a bachelor's degree in economics. One of his professors was future U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator Phil Gramm. Upon graduation, he received the Earl Rudder Award, which is given to two outstanding seniors.
After graduation, Edwards worked as an aide to Congressman Olin E. Teague for three years. When Teague announced his retirement in 1978, Edwards ran in the Democratic primary to succeed him. He lost by only 115 votes to his former professor, Phil Gramm, who switched to Republican affiliation in 1983.
In 1981, Edwards earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. He then went to work for the Trammell Crow Company as a commercial real estate agent. Later, Edwards purchased several rural radio stations in South Texas.
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