Kenny Marchant
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 24th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Martin Frost |
| Mayor of Carrollton, Texas | |
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In office 1984–1986 |
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Kenny Ewell Marchant February 23, 1951 Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Donna Marchant |
| Children | Four children |
| Residence | Coppell, Texas |
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R.L. Turner High School Southern Nazarene University Nazarene Theological Seminary |
| Religion | Church of the Nazarene |
Kenny Ewell Marchant (born February 23, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 24th congressional district, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes several areas around Dallas and Fort Worth.
Marchant was born in Bonham, Texas, but grew up in Carrollton, a Dallas suburb. He graduated from R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton and attended college at Southern Nazarene University (SNU) in Bethany, Oklahoma, at which he graduated with a Business Administration degree. He worked as a real estate developer and he owned a home-building company prior to entering politics.
Marchant served on the Carrollton City Council from 1980 to 1984, and was mayor of Carrollton from 1984 to 1986, both nonpartisan positions.
He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1987 to 2004. During three of his nine terms in the Texas House, Marchant served as chairman of the Committee on Financial Institutions. He pushed for legislation that reorganized the Texas Banking Code. In 2002, he was chosen as Chairman of the Texas House Republican Caucus. In 2004, he was named a Top Ten Legislator by Texas Monthly and Legislator of the Year by the Texas Municipal League.
In the 110th Congress, Marchant served on the United States House Committee on Financial Services, Committee on Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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