Jim Reese (Texas politician)
| James O'Quinn Reese | |
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| Mayor of Odessa, Texas | |
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In office 1968–1974 |
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| Preceded by | Preston Parker |
| Succeeded by | Daniel B. Hemphill |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 14, 1929 Comanche County, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Democratic-turned-Republican (1964) |
| Spouse(s) | Jayne Damron Reese |
| Children |
Greta Jayne Reese Rigney |
| Alma mater |
Gustine High School |
| Occupation | Former Broadcaster; Businessman |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Air Force |
Greta Jayne Reese Rigney
James Rockney "Rocky" Reese
Gustine High School
Howard Payne University
University of Texas at Austin
James O’Quinn Reese, known as Jim Reese (born December 14, 1929), is a businessman who served from 1968 to 1974 as the mayor of Odessa, Texas. From the 1960s to the 1980s, he was a figure in the development of the two-party system in West Texas. In 1978, he lost the Republican nomination to future U.S. President George W. Bush for Texas' 19th congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives. Bush was then defeated in the 1978 general election by the then Democrat, later Republican, Kent Hance.
An only child, Reese was born to Arvil Lloyd Reese (1911-1968) and the former Mary Louise Pearce (1910-1980) in the defunct community of Hasse in Comanche County near Abilene, Texas. The Reese family moved repeatedly during Jim’s childhood as Arvil searched for employment amid the Great Depression. Arvil worked for the Texas Department of Highways for a time, having been assigned to place finich concrete on bridges. He also held various jobs in the oil industry and was during the end of his working years a Butane dealer in Gustine in Comanche County. During his boyhood, Jim Reese attended eighteen different schools and resided in such locations as Sidney in Comanche County, Bronte in Coke County, Monahans, Brady, Corpus Christi and Odessa, Texas, as well as McAlester, Oklahoma.
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