Gary VanDeaver
| Gary Wayne VanDeaver | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 1st district |
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Assumed office January 13, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | George Lavender |
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| Born |
September 25, 1958 Grimes County, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Sue Nevill VanDeaver (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Texas, USA |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University–Commerce |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Website | http://www.garyvandeaver.com |
Gary Wayne VanDeaver (born September 25, 1958) is a Republican politician who represents District 1 in the Texas House of Representatives. He is a retired educator with the New Boston Independent School District in New Boston, Texas.
Though born in Grimes County, Texas, VanDeaver was reared on a cattle operation near Clarksville in Red River County in northeast Texas and graduated in 1977 from Clarksville High School. He holds a doctorate obtained in 1996 in professional education from Texas A&M University–Commerce, formerly East Texas State University. In December 2014, he retired as superintendent of the New Boston district. Having begun as a vocational agriculture teacher, VanDeaver has worked for thirty-three years in the education profession.
He is a member of the Red River County Fair Association and the Bogata Rodeo Association, also in Red River County, and he sits on the board of the Texas Future Farmers of America. He is a past president of the New Boston Lions International and his local Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the National Rifle Association and a deacon and Sunday school teacher at the First Baptist Church of New Boston. VanDeaver has been married since 1983 to the former Pamela Sue Nevill (born 1963), who is also an educator. The couple has two grown daughters, Kacey and Katelyn VanDeaver.
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