Patricia Harless

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Patricia Harless
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 126th district
In office
January 8, 2007 – January 8, 2017
Preceded byPeggy Hamric
Succeeded byKevin Roberts
Personal details
BornPatricia Fincher
(1963-11-13) November 13, 1963 (age 62)
PartyRepublican
Spouse
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(m. 1985)​
Children1
Residence(s)Spring, Texas, U.S.
Alma materLeTourneau University

Patricia Fincher Harless[1] (born November 13, 1963)[2] is a Texan politician and businesswoman who represented the 126th district in the Texas House of Representatives until 2017.

Political career

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Harless was appointed to the Texas Motor Vehicle Board overseeing the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles by Governor George W. Bush and later re-appointed by Governor Rick Perry, serving from 1998 to 2005.[1]

She was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2006 for the 126th district as a member of the Republican Party. She was sworn in on January 8, 2007 succeeding Republican Peggy Hamric and was subsequently re-elected four times.[1]

In 2016, she declined to seek re-election and was succeeded by Kevin Roberts.[3]

In 2019, Sam Harless was elected to the Texas House of Representatives for her former district.[4]

Electoral history

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2006

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Texas General Election, 2006: House District 126[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Harless 18,112 64.77%
Democrat Chad Khan 9,114 32.59%
Libertarian Oscar J. Palma, Jr. 736 2.63%
Margin 8,998 32.18%

2008

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Texas General Election, 2008: House District 126[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Harless (Incumbent) 32,748 59.40%
Democrat Chad Khan 21,179 38.42%
Libertarian Oscar J. Palma, Jr. 1,204 2.18%
Margin 11,569 20.98%

2010

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Texas General Election, 2010: House District 126[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Harless (Incumbent) 25,534 68.14%
Democrat Casey McKinney 11,938 31.86%
Margin 13,596 36.28%

2012

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Texas General Election, 2012: House District 126[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Harless (Incumbent) 40,311 100.00%
Margin 40,311 100.00%

2014

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Texas General Election, 2014: House District 126[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Harless (Incumbent) 23,899 86.31%
Libertarian Cris Hernandez 3,791 13.69%
Margin 20,108 72.62%

Personal life

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Harless married Sam Harless in 1985 and has one child.[10] She co-owns Fred Fincher Motors, a car dealership group founded by her parents in 1959, with her husband and previously served as CFO.[1][11]

References

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