Don Huffines
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Donald Blaine Huffines is an American politician and businessman from the state of Texas. Huffines co-owns and operates Huffines Communities, a real estate development company in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. A conservative,[1] Tea Party[2] Republican, Huffines represented District 16 in the Texas Senate from 2015 to 2019. He lost his re-election campaign in 2018.
Don Huffines | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 16th district | |
In office January 13, 2015 – January 8, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John Carona |
Succeeded by | Nathan M. Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-04-26) April 26, 1958 (age 66) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary Catherine Huffines |
Children | 5 |
Education | University of Texas, Austin (BBA) |
Remaining active in politics, Huffines ran for Governor of Texas in the 2022 Republican primary, challenging incumbent Greg Abbott[3] after the COVID-19 pandemic and government lockdowns.[4]
Huffines now serves as president of the Huffines Liberty Foundation, a fiscally conservative Texas think-tank.[5] Huffines has published numerous op-eds with the Foundation in the Houston Chronicle and Dallas Morning News on property taxes.[6][7]