Monthly Luncheon August 2012

Date: Monday, August 27, 2012

Location: The Atrium at the Granville Arts Center

Speaker: Texas State Senator Bob Deuell, District 2

 

About the Speaker:

 

Occupation: Family Physician

Education: George Mason University, Medical College of Virginia

Legislative Experience: Senate Member, 2003 - present

Hometown: Greenville

Party: Republican

 

On January 14, 2003, Senator Robert F. "Bob" Deuell was sworn-in to the Texas State Senate to represent the citizens of Senate District Two, which includes Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Rockwall, Kaufman, Fannin, Rains, and Van Zandt counties and parts of Dallas and Smith counties. Sen. Deuell was unopposed in the March Republican Primary, and likewise has no opposition in the November General Election. In January 2013, he will be sworn in for his fourth term in the Texas Senate.

 

While in office, Sen. Deuell has passed legislation covering a wide range of issues. During the 82nd Legislative Session, he passed bills to help with the detection, assessment and education of students with dyslexia (SB 866 and SB 867); increase the safety of student athletes by improving concussion detection and treatment guidelines (HB 2038); and ensure senior citizens have access to quality, affordable health care services that allow them to maintain their independence (HB 2903). Other key pieces of legislation from Deuell's career include a measure to attract movie and television production to the state (81st Legislative Session); a bill authorizing additional tools to prosecute repeat drunk drivers (81st); and Jessica's Law, which enacted some of the harshest punishments in the nation for child molesters (80th).

 

Currently, Sen. Deuell serves as chairr of the Senate Nominations Committee, vice-chair of both the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services and the Senate Committee on State Affairs. He also sits on the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.

 

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