Harvey Hilderbran
| Harvey Ray Hilderbran | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 53 district |
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In office January 1989 – January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Geistweidt (then District 67) |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Murr |
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| Born |
February 9, 1960 Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Tracy Lynn Haegelin Hilderbran |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Residence |
Kerrville, Kerr County Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University |
| Occupation | Businessman; Rancher |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Harvey Ray Hilderbran (born February 9, 1960) is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 53, which includes fifteen counties in central Texas. Hilderbran resides in Kerrville west of San Antonio.
Hilderbran was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to succeed the retiring Susan Combs, who is stepping down after two four-year terms. In the primary election for comptroller held on March 4, 2014, Hilderbran polled 317,731 (26 percent), a weak second position to State Senator Glenn Hegar of Katy, who led the field with 610,512 (50 percent). The two could have met in a May 27 runoff election, but Hildebran announced on March 7 that he was ending his campaign and endorsing Hegar as the Republican nominee. The two other candidates, Debra Medina of Wharton, an activist with the Tea Party movement, and former State Representative Raul Torres of Corpus Christi, trailed with 235,713 (19 percent) and 57,255 (5 percent), respectively.
Hilderbran was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1988 and was most recently re-elected to his last term in 2012.
In 2011, he was appointed by Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Joe Straus as the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which deals will legislation relating to the state’s tax code. As chairman of the committee, Hilderbran sits on the Legislative Audit Committee and the Legislative Budget Board. The board prepares the draft appropriations bill along with budget estimates for each state agency. Hilderban also serves as a member of the Redistricting Committee, State Affairs Committee, and the Select Committee on Voter Identification and Voter Fraud.
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