Tom Craddick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tom Craddick

American politician

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1943

Place of Birth: Beloit, Wisconsin, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Thomas Russell Craddick Sr., known as Tom Craddick (born September 19, 1943), is member of the Texas House of Representatives representing the 82nd district.
Craddick was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from January 2003 to January 2009.
He was the first Republican to have served as Speaker since Reconstruction.
Craddick resides in Midland, the largest city in his district.
Craddick was first elected in 1968 at the age of twenty-five.
By 2012, he was already the longest-serving member of the Texas state legislature and the second-longest-serving representative in the history of the state. In the general election held on November 6, 2018, Craddick won his 26th term in the legislature.
With 37,504 votes (80.3 percent), he defeated the Democratic candidate, Spencer Bounds, who polled 9,207 votes (19.7 percent).
In this same election, Craddick's daughter, Christi Craddick, won her second term as a Republican member of the Texas Railroad Commission.