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Senator Robert Nichols: District 3
Occupation: Engineer -- Plastics manufacturing
Education: Lamar University, B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1968
Legislative Experience: Senate Member, 2007 - present
Hometown: Jacksonville, Texas
Party: Republican
First elected to the Texas Senate in 2006, Robert Nichols represents 16 counties including the greater part of East Texas and Montgomery County.
Nichols serves as vice chair of the Intergovernmental Relations Committee and sits on the Transportation and Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and Nominations Committees.
During his two sessions as a state senator, Nichols authored important legislation to protect landowners' rights, increase educational opportunities in East Texas and reform transportation policies. He was designated as one of 10 best legislators by Texas Insider and a champion of free enterprise by the Texas Association of Business.
Before running for Senate, Nichols served as a transportation commissioner for eight years where he established a reputation for increasing efficiency without compromising quality.
Nichols is a businessman from Jacksonville, Texas. In his hometown he served on city council, was elected mayor, built four successful manufacturing facilities, earned 32 U.S. patents, and created more than 900 jobs for East Texas families.
Working his way through college by selling fireworks and ironing clothes for other students, Nichols earned a bachelor's degree from Lamar University in 1968. He married his high school sweetheart, Donna, and they are the proud parents of three children: Brittney, Joshua, and Collynn'rae. He is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Jacksonville.
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 October 6, 2009
Nichols appointed to Sunset Advisory Committee
June 30, 2009
Nichols files bill to reform/restrict CDAs
May 23, 2009
McReynolds and Nichols pass legislation to keep Texans from losing jobs to prison labor
May 22, 2009
Nichols votes to abolish the Trans Texas Corridor
April 21, 2009
Nichols bill to protect Texas jobs from prison labor passes in committee
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Office Information
| Capitol Address |
Home District Address |
The Honorable Robert Nichols
P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 463-0103 |
329 Neches Street
Jacksonville, Texas 75766
(903) 589-3003
(903) 589-0203 fax |
| District Address |
District Address |
2040 N. Loop 336 West
Suite 107, Box 7
Conroe, Texas 77304
(936) 756-5168
Fax: (936) 756-5170 |
202 E. Pillar St., Ste. 208
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
(936) 564-4252
(936) 564-4276 fax |
| District Address |
2915 Atkinson Drive
Lufkin, Texas 75901
(936) 699-4988 |
81st Session Committee Membership
District Analysis: District 3
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