Jim Dunnam | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 57th district | |
| In office January 14, 1997 – January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Rusling |
| Succeeded by | Marva Beck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Robert Dannam December 12, 1963 McLennan County, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Michelle (Mansfield) |
| Residence(s) | Moody, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Baylor University |
| Profession | Attorney |
James Robert Dunnam[1] (born December 12, 1963) is an American state politician and prominent trial lawyer from Texas. He was a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 57th District since his election in 1996 from January 14, 1997, until January 11, 2011.[2] He is the grandson of William Vance Dunnam, who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Coryell County in the 35th Legislature, 1917–1918.[2]
In history, Dunnam will be best known as "the leader of the Democrats in the lower chamber, distinguished for years as the sharpest and most persistent thorn in the conservative paw," as the New York Times reported in November, 2010.[3] He is acknowledged as engineering the "Killer Ds" walkout to Ardmore, Oklahoma in 2003, to postpone consideration of Tom DeLay's mid-decade redistricting plan. The walkout is credited with starting serious media inquiry into DeLay's actions as majority leader of the United States House of Representatives, which ultimately led to DeLay's resignation in 2006.
Dunnam was educated at Baylor University, where he earned an undergraduate business degree in 1986 and a J.D. degree in 1987. Born in McLennan County, Texas, Dunnam is the second son of Clyde Vance Dunnam and Elnora Eveline Hohertz. He began working in 1988 as a member of his family's law firm, Dunnam & Dunnam, L.L.P., which was founded by his grandfather in 1925.[4]
- ^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ a b Library, Texas Legislative Reference. "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". www.lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Ramsey, Ross (2010-11-19). "THE TEXAS TRIBUNE; The Bell Tolls for Waco, Caught in Election Day Seismic Shift". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Personal Injury Lawyers, Waco Texas, Central Texas". Attorneys since 1925. Retrieved 2018-03-27.