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Congresswoman Kay Granger has served the 12th Congressional District in Texas (which includes Wise County in the CoServ service territory) since 1997. She is one of the most recognized leaders on national security and foreign policy, and currently serves as the Chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations. Congresswoman Granger also serves on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and on the Subcommittee of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. She also co-chairs the Anti-Terrorism Caucus and serves as a deputy whip. For more information, visit www.kaygranger.house.gov/.

Congressman Ralph M. Hall represents the 4th Congressional District in Texas (which includes portions of Collin and Grayson counties in the CoServ service territory). He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 and has been re-elected to each succeeding Congress. Congressman Hall was selected as Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology for the 112th Congress. Prior to his election to U.S. Congress, he served in the Texas Senate from 1962 to 1972, where he was President Pro Tempore in 1968–1969. For more information, visit www.ralphhall.house.gov/.

Congressman Sam Johnson serves the 3rd Congressional District of Texas (which includes portions of Frisco and McKinney in the CoServ service territory). A decorated war hero and native Texan, Congressman Johnson ranks among the few members of Congress to fight in combat. During his 29-year career in the U.S. Air Force, Representative Johnson flew combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He endured nearly seven years as a Prisoner of War in Hanoi, including 42 months in solitary confinement. Holding a House leadership role as one of the few deputy whips, Johnson is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he serves as the Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee and sits on the Health Subcommittee. In the 112th Congress, House leaders appointed him to the Joint Committee on Taxation. For more information, visit www.samjohnson.house.gov/.

U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry represents the 13th district, which includes communities in the northwest portion of CoServ’s service territory. Congressman Thornberry is a Texas Tech graduate whose background is in agriculture and law.

Before he was elected to Congress, Thornberry served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs in the State Department. He currently serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; he is also Vice Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and he leads the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats. Learn more at www.thornberry.house.gov.

U.S. Representative Kenny Marchant serves the constituents of the 24th district, which covers portions of CoServ’s service area to the south and west. Congressman Marchant began his career as a small business owner and transitioned to public service in 1980 when he was elected to the Carrollton City Council.

He subsequently served as Mayor of Carrollton and as a State Representative on the Texas Legislature. Marchant currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Subcommittee on Oversight, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures (Tax), the Subcommittee on Social Security, and he is an active member of the Republican Study Committee (RSC). To learn more, visit www.marchant.house.gov.

U.S. Representative Michael Burgess represents the 26th district, which includes the majority of Denton County, Cooke County, and parts of suburban Dallas and Fort Worth. Doctor Burgess practiced medicine in North Texas for 30 years before being elected to Congress in 2002.

He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Oversight and Investigations Committee, and the Energy and Power Subcommittee. He’s also the Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and a member of the Joint Economic Committee. Dr. Burgess founded and currently serves as Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus. For more information, visit http://burgess.house.gov.

With a background in several judiciary positions, Senator John Cornyn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, succeeding Senator Phil Gramm. In 2006, he was elected to the Republican Senate Leadership team as Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. He was re-elected in 2008.

Senator Cornyn serves on the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Budget Committee. Senator Cornyn is also the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security. For more information about Senator Cornyn, visit www.johncornyn.com.

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected to the U.S. Senate in a special election in 1993. She was elected to her first full term in November 1994, and has served as a U.S. Senator since that time.

Senator Hutchison is one of 16 women serving in the U.S. Senate. She is the senior Republican on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; she also serves on the Appropriations Committee and the Committee on Rules and Administration. In the 110th Congress, Hutchison served as the Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. For more information about Senator Hutchison, visit www.hutchison.senate.gov.

	Congresswoman Kay Granger has served the 12th Congressional District in Texas (which includes Wise County in the CoServ service territory) since 1997. She is one of the most recognized leaders on national security and foreign policy, and currently serves as the Chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations. Congresswoman Granger also serves on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and on the Subcommittee of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. She also co-chairs the Anti-Terrorism Caucus and serves as a deputy whip. For more information, visit www.kaygranger.house.gov/.

	Congressman Ralph M. Hall represents the 4th Congressional District in Texas (which includes portions of Collin and Grayson counties in the CoServ service territory). He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 and has been re-elected to each succeeding Congress. Congressman Hall was selected as Chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology for the 112th Congress. Prior to his election to U.S. Congress, he served in the Texas Senate from 1962 to 1972, where he was President Pro Tempore in 1968–1969. For more information, visit www.ralphhall.house.gov/.

	Congressman Sam Johnson serves the 3rd Congressional District of Texas (which includes portions of Frisco and McKinney in the CoServ service territory). A decorated war hero and native Texan, Congressman Johnson ranks among the few members of Congress to fight in combat. During his 29-year career in the U.S. Air Force, Representative Johnson flew combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He endured nearly seven years as a Prisoner of War in Hanoi, including 42 months in solitary confinement. Holding a House leadership role as one of the few deputy whips, Johnson is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he serves as the Chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee and sits on the Health Subcommittee. In the 112th Congress, House leaders appointed him to the Joint Committee on Taxation. For more information, visit www.samjohnson.house.gov/.

	U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry represents the 13th district, which includes communities in the northwest portion of CoServ’s service territory. Congressman Thornberry is a Texas Tech graduate whose background is in agriculture and law. Before he was elected to Congress, Thornberry served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs in the State Department. He currently serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; he is also Vice Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, and he leads the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats. Learn more at www.thornberry.house.gov.

	U.S. Representative Kenny Marchant serves the constituents of the 24th district, which covers portions of CoServ’s service area to the south and west. Congressman Marchant began his career as a small business owner and transitioned to public service in 1980 when he was elected to the Carrollton City Council. He subsequently served as Mayor of Carrollton and as a State Representative on the Texas Legislature. Marchant currently serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Subcommittee on Oversight, the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures (Tax), the Subcommittee on Social Security, and he is an active member of the Republican Study Committee (RSC). To learn more, visit www.marchant.house.gov.

	U.S. Representative Michael Burgess represents the 26th district, which includes the majority of Denton County, Cooke County, and parts of suburban Dallas and Fort Worth. Doctor Burgess practiced medicine in North Texas for 30 years before being elected to Congress in 2002. He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Oversight and Investigations Committee, and the Energy and Power Subcommittee. He’s also the Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and a member of the Joint Economic Committee. Dr. Burgess founded and currently serves as Chairman of the Congressional Health Care Caucus. For more information, visit http://burgess.house.gov.

	With a background in several judiciary positions, Senator John Cornyn was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, succeeding Senator Phil Gramm. In 2006, he was elected to the Republican Senate Leadership team as Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference. He was re-elected in 2008. Senator Cornyn serves on the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Budget Committee. Senator Cornyn is also the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security. For more information about Senator Cornyn, visit www.johncornyn.com.

	Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected to the U.S. Senate in a special election in 1993. She was elected to her first full term in November 1994, and has served as a U.S. Senator since that time. Senator Hutchison is one of 16 women serving in the U.S. Senate. She is the senior Republican on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; she also serves on the Appropriations Committee and the Committee on Rules and Administration. In the 110th Congress, Hutchison served as the Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee. For more information about Senator Hutchison, visit www.hutchison.senate.gov.