Chairman James White

Texas State Representative

State of Texas

State Rep White is a native Texan born in Houston, TX. He attended HISD public schools before graduating with honors from Prairie View A&M Univ. in 1986. He completed his doctoral studies at the Univ. of Houston. He served as an Army Infantry Officer from 1987-92. Then he served as a public school educator for 17 years. He was first elected to the Tx House of Representatives in 2010 and represents HD 19: Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Polk, and Tyler. He serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Corrections.