Ralph Sheffield
Ralph Sheffield | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 55th district | |
In office November 20, 2008 – January 13, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Dianne White Delisi |
Succeeded by | Molly White |
Personal details | |
Born | Ralph Edgar Sheffield January 11, 1955 Waco, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Spouse | Debbie Sheffield[2] |
Children | 4[2] |
Ralph Edgar Sheffield (born January 11, 1955)[2] is an American politician. He was a Republican member for the 55th district of the Texas House of Representatives from 2010 to 2015.[3]
Sheffield was born in Waco, Texas.[2] He attended Richfield High School, graduating in 1973.[2] Within two years he had established his first restaurant.[2] Sheffield is the owner of the Las Casas Restaurant and All Occasion Catering.[2] In 2008[4] he was elected for the 55th district of the Texas House of Representatives. In 2014 he was defeated in the Republican primary for the 55th district by Molly White,[5] who succeeded him as representative in 2015.
References
- ^ Ramsy, Ross (December 9, 2013). "Shared Name May Be Hurdle to Keeping Post". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ralph Sheffield's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Ralph Sheffield". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Pelt, Tiffany (March 15, 2014). "White Beats Incumbent Sheffield, Her Plans For Dist. 55". KCEN-TV. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ McKeon, Deborah; Wukman, Alex (March 5, 2014). "Texas House District 55: White defeats incumbent Sheffield". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved July 24, 2022.