Ralph Sheffield
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 55th district
In office
November 20, 2008  January 13, 2015
Preceded byDianne White Delisi
Succeeded byMolly White
Personal details
Born
Ralph Edgar Sheffield

(1955-01-11) January 11, 1955
Waco, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1]
SpouseDebbie Sheffield[2]
Children4[2]

Ralph Edgar Sheffield (born January 11, 1955)[2] is an American politician. He was a Republican member for the 55th district of the Texas House of Representatives from 2010 to 2015.[3]

Sheffield was born in Waco, Texas.[2] He attended Richfield High School, graduating in 1973.[2] Whithin two years he had established his first restaurant.[2] Sheffield is the owner of the Las Casas Restaurant and All Occasion Catering.[2] In 2008[4] he was elected for the 55th district of the Texas House of Representatives. In 2014 he was defeated in the Republican primary for the 55th district by Molly White,[5] who succeeded him as representative in 2015.

References

  1. Ramsy, Ross (December 9, 2013). "Shared Name May Be Hurdle to Keeping Post". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ralph Sheffield's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. "Ralph Sheffield". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. Pelt, Tiffany (March 15, 2014). "White Beats Incumbent Sheffield, Her Plans For Dist. 55". KCEN-TV. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. McKeon, Deborah; Wukman, Alex (March 5, 2014). "Texas House District 55: White defeats incumbent Sheffield". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved July 24, 2022.


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