George Pierce (Texas politician)

George Boyd Pierce, also known as George B. Pierce (born August 19, 1941),[1] is a businessman from his native San Antonio, Texas, who was a Democrat-turned-Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 57-G from 1979 to 1983 and District 122 from 1983 until 1993. He switched parties in 1981.[2]

George Boyd Pierce
Texas State Representative from District 122 (Bexar County)
In office January 1979 – January 1993
Preceded by	Abraham D. Ribak (former District 57-G)
Succeeded by	John Shields (District 122)
Personal details
Born	(1941-08-19) August 19, 1941 San Antonio, Texas, USA
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Debra Lynne "Debbie" Pierce (married 1978)
Parents	George Walter "Dub" Pierce Alice Pearl Beckner Pierce
Residence	San Antonio, Texas Formerly, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Alma mater	Harlandale High School University of Texas at Austin
Occupation	President of the Texas Southern Railroad, Inc.

In his last five sessions in the House, Pierce was the chairman of the Urban Affairs Committee.[2] On March 10, 1992, Pierce with 4,407 votes (10.6 percent) finished a weak fourth in the Republican primary for the District 26 seat in the Texas State Senate.[3] Victory ultimately went to Jeff Wentworth, a Moderate Republican, who defeated state Representative Alan Schoolcraft in a runoff election[4] and then topped the Democrat Carlos Higgins in the general election.[5]

Pierce was the only child of George Walter "Dub" Pierce (1905-1981) and the former Alice Pearl Beckner (1917-2002), a native of Charlotte in Atascosa County south of San Antonio.[6] George and Pearl Pierce are interred at Mission Burial Park North in San Antonio.[7] Pierce is named for his father and a maternal uncle, Boyd Beckner. He graduated in 1959 from Harlandale High School in the Harlandale Independent School District in San Antonio, at which his mother, an employee of the credit department at Sears, was active in the Parent-Teacher Association.[6]

In 1965, Pierce obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin.[8] In 1978, Pierce married his wife, Debra Lynne.

Pierce is the president of the Texas Southern Railroad, Inc., in San Antonio.

Upon their deaths, the Pierces will be interred at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, a prerogative of state lawmakers and their spouses.[1]

References

1. "George Boyd Pierce". Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
2. "George B. Pierce". Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
3. "Texas Republican primary election, March 10, 1992". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
4. "Republican runoff election returns, April 14, 1992". electionssos.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
5. "Texas general election returns, November 3, 1992". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
6. "Alice Pearl Beckner Pierce". porterloring.com. October 7, 2002. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2002.
7. "George Walter "Dub" Pierce". findagrave.com. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
8. The Alcalde. University of Texas at Austin. September 1966. p. 25. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

Preceded by Abraham D. Ribak (District 57-G)	Texas State Representative from Districts 57-H (since abolished) and 122 (Bexar County) George Boyd Pierce 1979–1993	Succeeded by John Shields (District 122)