Jim Pitts
| James R. "Jim" Pitts | |
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| Texas State Representative for District 10 (Ellis County and part of Henderson County) | |
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In office January 1993 – January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Kenneth Johnson of Nacogdoches |
| Succeeded by | John Wray |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1947 Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Evelyn Eastham Pitts (married 1971-2004, her death in auto accident) |
| Children |
Duffy P. Bloemendal |
| Residence |
Waxahachie Ellis County, Texas |
| Alma mater | SMU Dedman Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Duffy P. Bloemendal
Ashley Pitts
James R. Pitts, known as Jim Pitts (born January 1, 1947) is an American state politician and lawyer who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1993 to 2015. He was the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee for four legislative sessions. He is a Republican from Waxahachie in Ellis County, south of his native Dallas, Texas.
He attended Southern Methodist University where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration, a Master of Business Administration, and a Juris Doctorate. He has practiced law for the past thirty-four years in Waxahachie, with a specialty in general and real estate law. He also owns the Ellis County Abstract and Title Company.
Pitts serves as a director of Citizens National Bank, based in Waxahachie. He has also serves as a director of Waxahachie's Sims Library, and has served as a past-president of the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce and past-president and treasurer of the board of trustees of Presbyterian Children's Services. He also currently serves on the Community Advisory Council for the Scottish Rite Learning Center; was chosen as Waxahachie's "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" in 1999; and was named one of Texas' "Ten Best Legislators" in 2005 by the magazine Texas Monthly.
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