Ted Poe
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Turner |
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Lloyd Poe September 10, 1948 Temple, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Poe |
| Residence | Humble, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Abilene Christian University, University of Houston |
| Occupation | Attorney, judge |
| Religion | Church of Christ |
| Website | Campaign website |
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 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1970–1976 |
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 Reserves
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Lloyd Theodore "Ted" Poe (born September 10, 1948) is an American Republican politician who represents Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district includes many eastern and northern Houston suburbs. He is the first Republican to represent this particular district.
Poe was born in Temple in Bell County, Texas, but attended Spring Woods High School in Houston. Poe resides in Humble, Texas. He graduated in 1970, with a degree in political science from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas; he was his class president. In 1973, he graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center. He participated in the school's honor society. From 1970 to 1976, he served in the United States Air Force Reserve’s C-130 Unit at Houston’s Ellington Air Force Base.
After serving as a chief felony prosecutor in Harris County (Houston) for eight years, Poe was appointed a felony court judge in Harris County in 1981, becoming one of the youngest judges in the state. In this position, he gained national prominence for his unusual criminal sentences that included ordering thieves to carry signs in front of stores from which they stole. However, in at least one case, Poe amended the sentence afterwards without notifying the victim's family.
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