Jeb Hensarling
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| Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Spencer Bachus |
| Chairman of the House Republican Conference | |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Leader | John Boehner |
| Preceded by | Mike Pence |
| Succeeded by | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 5th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Pete Sessions |
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Thomas Jeb Hensarling May 29, 1957 Stephenville, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Hensarling |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Texas A&M University, College Station (BA) University of Texas, Austin (JD) |
Thomas Jeb Hensarling/ˈhɛnsərlɪŋ/ (born May 29, 1957), known as Jeb Hensarling, is an American politician who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 5th congressional district since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Hensarling currently chairs the House Financial Services Committee, and has previously served as the chairman of the House Republican Conference from 2011 to 2013. He has endorsed Donald Trump for President of the United States. A well-known opponent of regulating the financial industry, Hensarling has extensive ties to Wall Street, having received campaign donations from every major Wall Street bank as well as various payday lenders.
Hensarling was born in Stephenville, the seat of government of Erath County in Central Texas; he was reared on the family farm in College Station. He is the son of Mary Ann (Brock) and Charles Andrew "Chase" Hensarling (1928–2014), a 1949 graduate of Texas A&M University and a United States Army officer, who was engaged in the poultry business. His parents married in 1953. Jeb Hensarling has one brother, James Andrew Hensarling (born 1954), and a sister, Carolyn Hensarling Arizpe.
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