Four Price
Walter Thomas Price, IV, known as Four Price (born October 8, 1967), is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 87, which includes Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, and Sherman counties in the Texas Panhandle.[1]
Four Price | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 87th district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | David Swinford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Thomas Price IV October 8, 1967 Amarillo, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Karen (m. 2003) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Amarillo |
| Alma mater | Tascosa High School St. Mary's University School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Website | Campaign website |
Background
Price and his wife, Karen, have four children. The Price family worships at the First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo, where Price has served as a deacon.
Price graduated from Amarillo's Tascosa High School in 1986. He went on to earn a BBA from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a member of the Texas Cowboys, and a Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio. Price is a Vice President & Trust Officer for Amarillo National Bank in Amarillo. He was a partner in the Amarillo law firm of Irwin, Merritt, Hogue, Price & Carthel, P.C., where he advised clients on real estate, probate, trust, and business matters.
Price served as an ex officio member and director for both the Texas Water Foundation and the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, respectively. He has also served as a director of the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation, president of the Amarillo Area Bar Association director of Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Foundation, and director of the Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center.
Election history
Price was first elected to the Texas House in 2010. After winning a contested primary, he won 77 percent of the vote in the 2010 general election. In December 2011, Price was appointed to serve as one of five state representatives on the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission.
On January 8, 2013, Price was again sworn into the Texas House for a two-year. He won the Republican primary election with 80 percent of the vote, and secured re-election with 77 percent of the vote in the general election.
On November 4, 2014, Price was reelected to the Texas House for a two-year term, earning 84 percent of the vote, defeating Democrat Abel Bosquez. On January 13, 2015, Price was again sworn into the Texas House for a two-year term for Texas' 84th Legislative Session.
Price ran without opposition in the general election held on November 6, 2018. Shortly thereafter, he withdrew his candidacy for Texas House Speake, having unsuccessfully, along with several others, sought to succeed the retiring Joe Straus of San Antonio. Instead, Price endorsed Republican Dennis Bonnen of Angleton in Brazoria County, who emerged as the consensus choice for the speakership.[2]
References
- http://fourprice.org/
- Matthew Watkins (November 12, 2018). "Texas Rep. Four Price drops out of Speaker race, endorses Dennis Bonnen". ABC in Amarillo, Texas. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
External links
| Texas House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by David Swinford |
Texas State Representative for District 87 (Carson, Moore, Sherman, and Potter counties) 2011– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
