Kent Ronald Hance (born November 14, 1942, in Dimmitt, Texas) is a lobbyist and lawyer who was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from west Texas, having served from 1979 to 1985. After his congressional service, he switched to the Republican Party. As a conservative Democrat, Hance represented the 19th Congressional District, which then stretched from Midland and Odessa to Lubbock. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Dimmitt is a city located in Castro County, Texas. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) English (de facto) See also languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Conservatism is a political philosophy that usually favors traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... Midland is a town in Ontario, Canada Midland is also the name of some places in the United States of America: Midland, Midland, Georgia Midland, Midland, Michigan Midland, Midland, North Carolina Midland, Midland, Pennsylvania Midland, Midland, Texas Midland, Midland, Virginia Midland City, Midland City, Alabama Midland Park, Midland Park, Virginia... For other uses, see Odessa (disambiguation). ... Lubbock is a city located in Lubbock County, in the north west of the state of Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 199,564. ...

Hance has been chosen to succeed David Smith as the chancellor of the his alma mater, the Texas Tech University system in Lubbock. He is taking a leave of absence from his Austin law firm Hance, Scarborough, Wright, Ginsberg and Brusilow but will continue to sit on profit and nonprofit boards and commissions while at the helm of Texas Tech. He will assume his duties on December 1, 2006. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal quoted Tech board chairman Rick Francis: "The regents believed Hance could further the goals that we had for our chancellor, in terms of energizing our alumni, and those legislators in both Austin and Washington, D.C., and provide the vision that we need for the future." Texas Tech University is a nationally recognized doctoral/research university located in Lubbock, Texas (USA). ... Nickname: Hub City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Lubbock County Mayor David Miller Area    - City 297. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County  - Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Federal District District of Columbia  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack Evans...

Early years and election to Congress

Hance obtained his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech in 1965 and went to law school at the University of Texas at Austin. After law school, he was admitted to the Texas bar and became a practicing lawyer in Lubbock in 1968; during this period, he was a law professor at Texas Tech from 1968 to 1973. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is a nationally recognized doctoral/research university located in Austin, Texas. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... Lubbock is a city located in Lubbock County, in the north west of the state of Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 199,564. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Hance unseated Democratic state Senator H.J. "Doc" Blanchard in the 1972 primary. His campaign at the beginning seemed doomed to failure, but Hance quickly made connection with voters in the west Texas district. He served in the Texas State Senate from 1973 to 1978, when he ran successfully as a Democrat for the United States House of Representatives. The seat had been held for a generation by popular Democrat George H. Mahon, long-time chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Hance's opponent in the general election was a young Republican from Midland, George W. Bush. Hance portrayed Bush as "not a real Texan" because of his privileged upbringing and Yale education, in contrast to the folksy image that Bush would seek to project. Hance later said in an interview that for Bush, the lesson was that "he wasn't going to be out-Christianed or out-good-old-boyed again." [1] Hance is the only person ever to have defeated George W. Bush in an election. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... George Herman Mahon (August 22, 1900 - November 19, 1985) was a Texas politician. ... Midland is a town in Ontario, Canada Midland is also the name of some places in the United States of America: Midland, Midland, Georgia Midland, Midland, Michigan Midland, Midland, North Carolina Midland, Midland, Pennsylvania Midland, Midland, Texas Midland, Midland, Virginia Midland City, Midland City, Alabama Midland Park, Midland Park, Virginia... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Yale redirects here. ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... The Good Ol Boy Network describes a system of social networking and perceptions alleged to exist prevalently among certain communities and social strata in the southern United States (commonly, The South). ...

Hance was twice re-elected. Like Mahon, he wore his party ties very loosely, compiling a very conservative voting record even by Texas Democratic standards. He did not run for a fourth term in 1984 because he opted to seek the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Republican John G. Tower. Hance announced within hours of Tower's withdrawal that he would run for the Senate. He was very narrowly defeated by the most liberal candidate in the race, State Senator Lloyd Doggett of Austin, who was later a long-term Democratic congressman. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      Senate composition following 2006 elections The United States Senate is... John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was a conservative Republican United States Senator from Houston, Texas. ... Rep. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County  - Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ...

Hance was succeeded in the U.S. House by a young Republican, Larry Combest, a former aide to Senator Tower. Combest served until his resignation in 2003. The seat had become increasingly friendly to Republicans over the years and has remained in Republican hands since Hance left the U.S. House. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Larry E. Combest Larry Ed Combest (born March 20, 1945) is a Republican U.S. politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985-2003. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hance switches parties

Hance himself became a Republican in 1985. In 1986, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Party voters instead called former Governor William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr., of Dallas out of retirement for the right to challenge Democratic Governor Mark White. Clements defeated White in the general election and served a second nonconsecutive four-year term. In 1988, Hance was a Texas delegate to his first ever Republican National Convention, which met in New Orleans. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Incorporated 2 February 1856  - Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City  385. ... Mark Wells White (born 1940) is an American lawyer and a former Democratic governor of Texas. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the United States Republican Party, is held every four years to determine the partys candidate for the coming Presidential election and the partys platform. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

In 1987, Clements appointed his former intraparty rival Hance to a vacancy on the Texas Railroad Commission. The next year Hance was elected as a Republican to the commission on the coattails of presidential nominee George H.W. Bush, father of the young man Hance had defeated for Congress ten years earlier. He left the Railroad Commission in 1990, once again to seek the GOP nomination for governor but lost out to controversial Midland businessman Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr., who in turn was narrowly defeated in the November general election by the Democrat Dorothy Ann Willis Richards (1933-2006). In the primary against Williams, Hance finished second but with only 15 percent of the ballots. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Texas Railroad Commission was a government agency created in the 1930s to regulate the petroleum industry in the state of Texas. ... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... Midland is a town in Ontario, Canada Midland is also the name of some places in the United States of America: Midland, Midland, Georgia Midland, Midland, Michigan Midland, Midland, North Carolina Midland, Midland, Pennsylvania Midland, Midland, Texas Midland, Midland, Virginia Midland City, Midland City, Alabama Midland Park, Midland Park, Virginia... Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr. ... Dorothy Ann Willis Richards (September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician and teacher from Texas. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

In 2004, against the wishes of Governor Rick Perry, Hance assisted Supreme Court Justice Steven Wayne Smith in the latter's unsuccessful bid for renomination in the Republican primary. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Richard Rick Perry (b. ... Steven Wayne Smith served as a Republican Associate Justice on the Texas Supreme Court from November 2002 through January 2005. ...

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/101906/loc_101906028.shtml