By Nixon H.R. No. 730 75R12952 BNL-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Over the past three decades, Jim Culberson has 1-2 earned great renown for his expertise in the field of campaign 1-3 planning and political graphics and design, and the Texas House of 1-4 Representatives is proud to honor him for his many achievements; 1-5 and 1-6 WHEREAS, Born October 23, 1928, in the community of Lone Oak, 1-7 Mr. Culberson grew up among the Piney Woods of East Texas; like 1-8 many of his generation, he interrupted his education to answer his 1-9 country's call to arms during World War II, and he also served with 1-10 distinction in the Korean War; and 1-11 WHEREAS, While a student at the University of New Mexico, he 1-12 fell in love with Eleanor Abney, and the couple married in 1950; he 1-13 completed his college education at the University of Houston, and 1-14 after working as an art director for a Houston advertising agency, 1-15 he established his own graphics studio in 1953; and 1-16 WHEREAS, He went on to teach art and photography at the 1-17 University of Houston, St. Thomas University, and the Museum of 1-18 Fine Arts, but his career took a new path when he handled the 1-19 photography, cinematography, and graphic design for Senator John 1-20 Tower's reelection campaign in 1966; his remarkable talent and 1-21 media savvy quickly became apparent, and he has become a much 1-22 sought after force in the campaign world; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career as a political 1-24 counselor, Mr. Culberson has performed voter analysis and strategic 2-1 campaign planning for nearly 200 congressional, gubernatorial, and 2-2 other statewide races around the nation, and he worked with several 2-3 aspiring presidential candidates as well, including former 2-4 President Ronald Reagan; known for his unrelenting perfectionism 2-5 and dedication to quality, he has limited his work in recent years 2-6 to local races, enabling him to work directly with candidates while 2-7 maintaining full creative involvement, and his impressive resume 2-8 includes work on the following campaigns: 2-9 John Tower for U.S. Senate, Texas, 1966, 1972; 2-10 Rubel Phillips for Governor, Mississippi, 1967; 2-11 Paul Eggers for Governor, Texas, 1968; 2-12 Richard Nixon for President, partial, 1968; 2-13 Hagen Thompson for Congress, Mississippi, 1968; 2-14 Louie Welch for Mayor, Houston, 1969; 2-15 Winston Prouty for U.S. Senate, Vermont, 1970; 2-16 Cloud for U.S. Senate, Ohio, 1970; 2-17 Jack Eckerd for Governor, Florida, 1970; 2-18 Edmundson for Governor, Kentucky, 1970; 2-19 Art Busch for Congress, Houston, 1970; 2-20 Fred Hofheinz for Mayor, Houston, 1971, 1973, 1975; 2-21 Trent Lott for Congress, Mississippi, 1972; 2-22 Judson Robinson for City Council, Houston, 1973; 2-23 Judson Robinson for Congress, Houston, primary, 1980; 2-24 Johnny Goyen for City Council, Houston, 1973; 2-25 Ronald Reagan for President, Texas Primary, 1974; 2-26 Alvin Zimmerman for District Judge, 1978; 2-27 Pat Lykos for District Judge, 1978-1980; 3-1 John Peavey for District Judge, 1978-1994; 3-2 Geraldine Tennant for District Judge, 1978; 3-3 Christin Hartung for City Council, Houston, 1979-1991; 3-4 Mickey Leland for Congress, Houston, 1980, 1982; 3-5 Louis Macey for Mayor, Houston, 1981; 3-6 Jim Greenwood for City Council, Houston, 1981; 3-7 George Greanias for City Council, Houston, 1981; 3-8 Frank Hartung for State Rep., District 92, Houston, 3-9 1978, 1980; 3-10 Frank Hartung for State Senate, Houston, 1982; 3-11 Frank Hartung for State Rep., District 135, Houston, 3-12 1988; 3-13 Rodney Ellis for City Council, Houston, 1983; 3-14 Eleanor Tinsley for City Council, Houston, 1983-1989; 3-15 Mike Boylan for City Council, Houston, 1983; 3-16 Doug McLeod for Mayor, Galveston, 1984; 3-17 Bill Archer for U.S. Congress, Houston, 1984-1996; 3-18 Harold Dutton for State Rep., District 142, Houston, 3-19 1984; 3-20 Randy Pennington for State Rep., District 130, 3-21 Houston, 1984; 3-22 Reagan-Bush '84, Harris County newspaper ads, 1984; 3-23 Buster Brown for State Senate, Harris and Ft. Bend 3-24 Counties, 1982-1994; 3-25 Buster Brown for Attorney General, Texas, 1988 and 3-26 primary 1992; 3-27 Milton Fox for Railroad Commissioner, Texas, 1986; 4-1 Brad Raffle for Houston School Board, 1986; 4-2 Bill Allen for District Judge, Houston, 1986; 4-3 John Culberson for State Rep., Houston, 1986-1996; 4-4 Mark Price for Spring Branch School Board, Harris 4-5 County, 1987; 4-6 Ken Lloyd for Spring Branch School Board, Harris 4-7 County, 1987; 4-8 Sharolyn Wood for District Judge, Houston, 1984-1996; 4-9 Bill Bailey for Constable, Harris County 4-10 Pct. 8, 1988-1996; 4-11 Elaine Bristow for District Judge, Houston, 1988; 4-12 Steve Radack for Constable, Harris County Pct. 5, 4-13 1984; 4-14 Steve Radack for Commissioner, Harris County Pct. 3, 4-15 1988-1996; 4-16 Glen Cheek for Constable, Harris County 4-17 Pct. 5, 1988-1996; 4-18 J.C. Mosier for Sheriff, Harris County, 1988; 4-19 Mike Jackson for State Rep., District 129, Houston, 4-20 1988, 1990; 4-21 Mike Jackson for State Rep., District 129, Houston, 4-22 1992, 1994; 4-23 Richard Stephanow for Judge, Court of Appeals, 1988; 4-24 Bob Hilsher for County Clerk, Harris County, 1990; 4-25 Helen Huey for Houston City Council, 1989-1995; 4-26 Ken VanderVoort for State Rep., District 139, Houston, 4-27 1989, 1990; 5-1 Mark Ramsey for Spring Branch School Board, Harris 5-2 County, 1989; 5-3 Republican Party of Texas (tabloids for eight state 5-4 representative campaigns), 1990; 5-5 Republican Party of Texas (brochure for 11 5-6 state representative campaigns), 1990; 5-7 Bob May for District Judge, Ft. Bend County, 1990; 5-8 David West for District Judge, Houston, 1990, 1994; 5-9 Gayle West for Vice Chairman, Republican Party of 5-10 Texas, 1990, 1994; 5-11 Mike Schneider for District Judge, Houston, 1990, 5-12 1994; 5-13 Mike Schneider for Chief Justice, Houston, 1996; 5-14 Scott Brister for District Judge, Houston, 1990; 5-15 Al Calloway for City Council, Houston, 1991; 5-16 Bob Lanier for Mayor, Houston, 1991; 5-17 Dub Wright for Spring Branch School Board, Harris 5-18 County, 1991; 5-19 Tim Timmons for Spring Branch School Board, Harris 5-20 County, 1991; 5-21 John Kelly for City Council, Houston, 1991; 5-22 Peggy Hamric for State Rep., District 126, Houston, 5-23 1991-1996; 5-24 Betsy Lake for Chairman, Republican Party of Harris 5-25 County, 1992; 5-26 Ted Kamel for State Rep., District 6, Tyler, Texas, 5-27 1990, 1992; 6-1 Vernon Krueger for State Senator, Tyler, primary, 1992; 6-2 Tim Turner for State Rep., District 134, Houston, 6-3 primary, 1992; 6-4 Talmadge Heflin for State Rep., District 149, Houston, 6-5 1992, 1994; 6-6 Scott Link for District Judge, Houston, 1992; 6-7 John Privett for County Tax Assessor, Harris County, 6-8 1992; 6-9 Jerry Hall for State Rep., District 137, Houston, 6-10 1992; 6-11 Orlando Sanchez for State Rep., District 132, Houston, 6-12 1992; 6-13 Dan Shelley for State Senate, District 6, Houston, 6-14 1992; 6-15 Harris County Republican Party Joint Campaign, 1992, 6-16 1994; 6-17 Russell Austin for Probate Court No. 1, Houston, 1994; 6-18 Georgia Dempster for District Judge, Houston, 1994; 6-19 Mary Craft for District Judge, Houston, 1994; 6-20 Cynthia Crowe for Harris County Civil Court, Houston, 6-21 1994; 6-22 Wanda McKee Fowler for Appeals Court, Houston, 1994; 6-23 Mike Wood for Probate Judge, Houston, 1994; 6-24 Beverly Woolley for State Rep., District 136, 6-25 Houston, 1994; 6-26 Joe Nixon for State Rep., District 133, 6-27 Houston, 1994; 7-1 Pat Curran for State Rep., District 135, 7-2 Houston, 1994; 7-3 Richard Paquette for Judge, Houston, 1994; 7-4 Tommy Thomas for Sheriff, Houston, 1996; 7-5 Mark Fury for Justice of the Peace, Houston, 1996; 7-6 Michael Fleming for County Attorney, Houston, 1996; 7-7 Kim Ogg for District Judge, Houston, 1996; 7-8 Carol Davies for District Judge, Houston, 1996; 7-9 Gerald Zimmerer for Appeals Court, Houston, 1996; 7-10 Helen Huey for Mayor, Houston, 1997; 7-11 Georgia Akers for Probate Judge, Houston, 1997; 7-12 Linda Motherall for District Judge, Houston, 1997; 7-13 Mike Anderson for District Judge, Houston, 1997; and 7-14 WHEREAS, While Mr. Culberson has had great influence over the 7-15 policies of this state through the election of many of this body's 7-16 members, his greatest contribution to this state has been to send, 7-17 with enthusiasm and learned counsel, his own son, Representative 7-18 John Culberson, to the Texas Legislature; and 7-19 WHEREAS, In all aspects of his life and career, Jim Culberson 7-20 has embodied the highest standards of integrity and excellence; his 7-21 example of hard work and dedication has been an inspiration to all 7-22 who know him, and he is indeed deserving of legislative recognition 7-23 at this time; now, therefore, be it 7-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 7-25 Legislature hereby honor Jim Culberson for his many professional 7-26 and civic contributions and extend to him warmest best wishes for 7-27 continued success and happiness; and, be it further 8-1 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 8-2 prepared for Mr. Culberson as an expression of high regard by the 8-3 Texas House of Representatives.