Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 128th district | |
| Assumed office January 10, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1986 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Bergundi Cain |
| Children | Three children |
| Parent(s) | Briscoe R., Jr., and Melissa Cain |
| Residence(s) | Deer Park, Harris County Texas, USA |
| Alma mater | University of Houston–Downtown South Texas College of Law |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | https://www.briscoecain.com |
Briscoe Rowell Cain, III (born February 1986),[1] is an attorney from Harris County, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 128. In the 2016 Republican primary election, Cain unseated incumbent Wayne Smith by 23 votes. In the general election, Cain defeated Libertarian candidate Ken Lowder.[2][3][4]
In December 2015, Cain successfully defended the religious rights of Beaumont police officers when the city banned them from having Bible study during lunch breaks.[5] In 2016, Cain released invoices exposing four Texas Medical Schools for using tax dollars to purchase aborted fetal tissue in coordination with Planned Parenthood.[6]
In 2017, Cain obtained House passage of an appropriations bill amendment which prohibits elective surgery for Texas convicts, including abortions and sex-change operations.[7] In 2017, Mark Jones from Rice University in Houston released a study of votes in the 85th Texas legislature that indicated Cain was considered the "most conservative" legislator in the Texas House.[8]
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References
- ^ "Briscoe Cain". Mylife.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ "Texas 128th District State House Results: Briscoe Cain Wins". The New York Times. December 13, 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Hollis, Matt (January 8, 2017). "District 128's new rep ready for duty". The Baytown Sun. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Svitek, Patrick (June 3, 2016). "Challenger's Win Over Rep. Wayne Smith Stands After Recount". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Scott, Brandon (19 December 2015). "City changes stance on BPD officers Bible study". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Curtis, Genevieve (29 January 2016). "Local medical school accused of purchasing fetal tissue from abortions". CBS 4 News. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Texas House Refuses to Vote on Swanson Amendment: "No Men in Women's Bathrooms!"". crtnews.com. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Mark P. (29 June 2017). "The 2017 Texas House, from left to right". The Texas Tribune. TribTalk. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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