PETE LANEY

(James Earl Laney)


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  • Born: March 20, 1943
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Farmer, Businessman
Biography

James Earl Laney, known as Pete Laney, is a U. S. Democratic Party politician from West Texas. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 to 2007. A resident of Hale Center, near Plainview in Hale County, Laney served as House Speaker from 1993 to 2003. As of 2020, Laney is the most recent Democrat to serve as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives; Republicans have held this position ever since.

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