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David E. Bernsen (b. 1950) —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, April 8,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
developer; member of Texas
state senate 4th District, 1999-2002; candidate for Texas land
commissioner, 2002.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; National Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2003.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Bernsen and Helen (Freeman) Bernsen; married to Dinah
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Kearie Lee Berry (1893-1965) —
also known as K. L. Berry —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Denton
County, Tex., July 6,
1893.
Democrat. Adjutant
General of Texas, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Shriners;
American
Legion; National Rifle Association.
Died in April, 1965
(age 71
years, 0 days).
Interment at Fort
Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Tex.
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Jack Bascom Brooks (1922-2012) —
also known as Jack B. Brooks —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Crowley, Acadia
Parish, La., December
18, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1953-95 (2nd District 1953-67, 9th
District 1967-95); defeated, 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle Association.
Died, in Baptist Hospital,
Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex., December
4, 2012 (age 89 years, 352
days).
Cremated.
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Martin Daneman —
of Texas.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Texas.
Jewish.
Member, National Rifle Association; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 2001.
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Lyda Green (b. 1938) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska; Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Born in Livingston, Polk
County, Tex., October
16, 1938.
Republican. School
teacher; business
owner; member of Alaska
state senate District N, 1995-.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle Association; Soroptimists.
Still living as of 2001.
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Oliver Laurence North (b. 1943) —
also known as Oliver L. North; Ollie North —
of Virginia.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
7, 1943.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
central figure in the Iran-Contra scandal
of 1986; he was in charge of a secret (and illegal) government
operation to sell
weapons to Iran and provide the profits to the then-unrecognized
Nicaraguan "contras", who were fighting a civil war against the
"Sandinista" government there; convicted
in 1989 on federal charges of obstructing
Congress, destroying documents, and accepting an illegal
gratuity; an appeals court later overturned the guilty verdict;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1994; host of a radio talk
show in 1995-2003, and is a television
commentator.
Member, National Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stephen Ernest Stockman (b. 1956) —
also known as Steve Stockman —
of Beaumont, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Born in Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich., November
14, 1956.
Republican. Accountant;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 9th District, 1995-97; defeated, 1992
(9th District), 1996 (9th District), 2006 (22nd District); candidate
for Texas
railroad commissioner, 1998; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2014; arrested
in March 2017 and charged
in federal court on multiple counts, including obtaining $1.25 millon
under
false pretenses, money
laundering, making false
statements to the FEC, not reporting income on his tax
return; tried
starting in January 2018; convicted
in April of 23 felonies; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and ordered to pay more than $1 million restitution.
Baptist.
Member, National Rifle Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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