Lois Kolkhorst
| Lois Winkelmann Kolkhorst | |
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| Member of the Texas Senate from the 18th district |
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Assumed office January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Glenn Hegar |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 13th district |
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In office 2001–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Charles B. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Leighton Schubert |
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November 4, 1964 Brenham Washington County Texas, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | James Darren "Jim" Kolkhorst |
| Children | Two children |
| Residence | Brenham, Texas |
| Alma mater | Texas Christian University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Lois Winkelmann Kolkhorst (born November 4, 1964) is an American businesswoman and politician. She is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate.
She was first elected to the state Senate from the 18th District in a special election held on December 6, 2014, to choose a successor to Glenn Hegar.
Kolkhorst is a 1988 graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, at which she studied advertising and public relations and played on the women's golf team.
Kolkhorst is a fifth-generation Texan, with ancestral roots dating back to the Texas War of Independence. After elementary and secondary schooling in Brenham, she graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, at which she played collegiate golf from 1983-87 and was Academic All-Southwest Conference. She also served as assistant director of TCU athletics media relations after her undergraduate golf career ended.
In December 2014, Kolkhorst was elected to the Texas Senate in a special election, after previously serving fourteen years in the Texas House. She is a member of the Senate Finance Committee. She also serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
Kolkhorst is a member of the Senate Committee on Education. Representing all or part of twenty-one Texas counties, she serves on the Senate Transportation Committee as well as the Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports. Kolkhorst serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water and Rural Affairs and the Texas Agriculture Policy Board.
In 2013, she worked closely with Texas Governor Rick Perry and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz to reject a push by members of the Texas Legislature to expand Medicaid in Texas. She has been named among the "Ten Best Legislators" by Texas Monthly magazine. In her race for Senate District 18 in 2014, she received the endorsement of outgoing Governor Rick Perry, incoming Governor Greg Abbott, and incoming Comptroller Glenn Hegar.
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