Kel Seliger
| Kelton Gray "Kel" Seliger | |
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| Member of the Texas Senate from the 31st district |
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Assumed office March 2, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Teel Bivins |
| Mayor of Amarillo, Texas | |
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In office 1993–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Adams |
| Succeeded by | Trent Sisemore |
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June 16, 1953 Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Meredith Seliger |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Amarillo, Texas |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Businessman; Flight instructor |
Kelton Gray Seliger, known as Kel Seliger (born June 16, 1953), is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate representing District 31, which stretches from the Panhandle south to the Permian Basin.
Born in Amarillo and reared in the Panhandle city of Borger in Hutchinson County, Seliger is a graduate of Borger public schools and Dartmouth College in Dartmouth, New Hampshire. He spent 35 years in the steel industry and is co-owner and executive vice-president of Lake Steel, Inc., a steel service center. He is also a licensed commercial pilot and flight instructor.
Seliger is currently a member of the National Rifle Association, the Texas Farm Bureau, and the Harley-Davidson Owners Group.
Seliger and his wife, the former Nancy Caroline Meredith (born October 11, 1960), reside in Amarillo with their two sons, Jonathan and Matthew.
Seliger served four terms in the nonpartisan position as mayor of Amarillo (1993–2001). He is also a former city commissioner and a former member of the Amarillo Civil Service Commission. He also served on former Texas Attorney General John Cornyn's Municipal Advisory Committee and, in 2002, he was appointed to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission by Governor Rick Perry.
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