Jim Keffer
| James Lloyd "Jim" Keffer | |
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| Texas State Representative from District 60 (Eastland County) | |
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In office January 1997 – January 9, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | John R. Cook |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 20, 1953 San Angelo, Tom Green County Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie Keffer |
| Children | Three sons |
| Residence |
Eastland, Eastland County Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Baptist |
James Lloyd "Jim" Keffer (born January 20, 1953) is a businessman from Eastland, Texas, who is a former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 60, which includes Eastland County located east of Abilene, as well as Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Shackelford, Stephens Palo Pinto, and Hood counties.
Keffer was born in San Angelo in Tom Green County in West Texas. A lifelong Republican, Keffer is a former Eastland County GOP chairman. A graduate of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Keffer is president of EBAA Iron Sales in Eastland. He was initially elected to the House in 1996. As of 2013, he was the chairman of the House Committee on Energy Resources and a member of the Natural Resources and Redistricting committees. Keffer previously served as chairman of the House Ways and Means and Economic Development Committee.
In 2011, Texas Monthly magazine named Keffer one of the "Top Ten Legislators" in the state. In 2010, he co-founded the "Debt Busters Program" for the Texas Republican Party, an endeavor that brought solvency to party coffers under the administration of GOP state chairman Steve Munisteri.
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