Robin Armstrong | |
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Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas | |
In office June 3, 2006 – June 12, 2010 |
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Preceded by | David Barton |
Succeeded by | Melinda Fredricks |
Personal details | |
Born |
Texas City, Galveston County, Texas, USA |
April 22, 1969
Spouse(s) | Martha Armstrong M.D. |
Children | Daniel and Gabriel Armstrong |
Residence | Dickinson, Galveston County, Texas |
Alma mater |
La Marque High School |
Occupation | Physician |
Religion | Nondenominational Christian |
La Marque High School
Texas A&M University
Robin Armstrong (born April 22, 1969) is an African-American politician and physician who served as vice chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2006 to 2010. He was elected at the state convention held in San Antonio on June 3, 2006, to succeed the term-limited David Barton from Aledo in Parker County west of Fort Worth. Armstrong defeated Internet grassroots organizer, Bobby Eberle of Pearland near Houston.
Armstrong was born in Texas City and reared in nearby La Marque in Galveston County. He has a bachelor's degree in microbiology from Texas A&M University in College Station and a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He did his residency in internal medicine. He is on the staff of Mainland Medical Center in Texas City, Texas, which is located down the street from his boyhood home. He is also the 2006 president of the Galveston County Medical Society.