Gib Lewis
| Gibson Donald "Gib" Lewis | |
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Gib Lewis applauds Governor Mark White's address to a joint session of the Texas Legislature.
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| Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1983–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Bill W. Clayton |
| Succeeded by | Pete Laney |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from Tarrant County (districts vary) | |
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In office 1971–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Robert M. Burnett (District 52) |
| Succeeded by | Homer Dear (District 89) |
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August 22, 1936 Oletha, Limestone County, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Majors Lewis |
| Residence | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Cleveland (Texas) High School |
| Occupation | Businessman; lobbyist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1957-1961 |
Cleveland (Texas) High School
Gibson Donald Lewis, known as Gib Lewis (born August 22, 1936), is a political consultant and a Democratic former politician from Fort Worth, Texas. He was the first person to be elected five times as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, but he did not seek reelection in 1992, in compliance with a plea bargain agreement connected with his misdemeanor conviction of a violation of Texas financial disclosure law.
Lewis was born in Oletha in Limestone County and reared partly in Mexia in east central Texas. He spent his formative years in Cleveland, Texas, where he graduated in 1955 from Cleveland High School. He then enrolled at Sam Houston State College in Huntsville in Walker County in East Texas. Lewis later enlisted in the United States Air Force and went on to serve as a B-52 aerial gunner. While stationed at Carswell Air Force Base, he continued his studies at Texas Christian University. Lewis was discharged from the U.S. Air Force in 1961. He then took a job as a salesman for a paper company and three years later, opened his own firm specializing in pressure-sensitive labels and decals. It grew into a multimillion-dollar business. Lewis continues as president of Lewis Label Products, Inc., today, three decades after its founding.
Since leaving the state legislature, he has lobbied state government on behalf of private clients.
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