Cindy Burkett
| Cindy Gay Burkett | |
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| Texas State Representative for District 101 (Dallas County) | |
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In office January 11, 2011 – January 8, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Robert James Miklos |
| Succeeded by | Joe Driver |
| Texas State Representative for District 113 (Dallas County) | |
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Assumed office January 8, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 13, 1958 Mesquite, Dallas County Texas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Andrew "Mike" Burkett |
| Children | Three children |
| Residence | Sunnyvale, Dallas County |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Arlington |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Cindy Gay Burkett, also known as Cindy G. Burkett (born November 12, 1958) is a businesswoman from Sunnyvale, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. Since 2013, she has represented District 113 in Dallas County. In her first term from 2011 to 2013, she represented a since reconfigured District 101, based about her native Mesquite, also in Dallas County.
Burkett (maiden name not available) received an Associate of Arts degree in business from Eastfield College, a community college in Mesquite. In 2004, at the age of forty-five, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Texas at Arlington. In 2005, she completed the Alternative Dispute Resolution program at the University of North Texas in Denton. She is the president and co-owner of Highline Enterprises, a company that owns and operates several Subway sandwich shops.
Burkett married her high school sweetheart, Michael Andrew "Mike" Burkett (born c. 1954), a veteran of the United States Air Force. The couple have three children, Carissa Renee Burkett, Brandon Dallas Burkett, and Jacob Daniel Burkett, and three grandchildren. She is an active member of Mimosa Lane Baptist Church in Mesquite.
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